Big Moose (3 mi SE), New York climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Big Moose (3 mi SE)'s normal year runs from 7°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 49.8 inches of precipitation and 154 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.2°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,264 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBig Moose (3 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00300668
- Location43.80°N 74.87°W
- Elevation1,760 ft (536 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Big Moose (3 mi SE) is 55°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 50%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Big Moose (3 mi SE).
- Jan 28° 7°
- Feb 31° 6°
- Mar 40° 16°
- Apr 54° 29°
- May 68° 41°
- Jun 75° 50°
- Jul 79° 54°
- Aug 78° 53°
- Sep 71° 46°
- Oct 58° 35°
- Nov 44° 25°
- Dec 33° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Big Moose (3 mi SE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 7°F. The most precipitation falls in October (5.52 in), the least in February (2.91 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F | 7°F | 17.4°F | 3.99 | 40.9 | 21 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 31°F | 6°F | 18.9°F | 2.91 | 34.0 | 16 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 40°F | 16°F | 27.9°F | 3.07 | 23.2 | 15 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 29°F | 41.2°F | 3.56 | 6.0 | 14 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 68°F | 41°F | 54.5°F | 4.71 | 0.2 | 14 | <1 | 9 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 75°F | 50°F | 62.6°F | 4.57 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 79°F | 54°F | 66.5°F | 4.69 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 78°F | 53°F | 65.4°F | 4.47 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 71°F | 46°F | 58.6°F | 4.43 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 3 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 35°F | 46.4°F | 5.52 | 2.0 | 15 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 44°F | 25°F | 34.6°F | 3.78 | 12.5 | 16 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 33°F | 14°F | 23.4°F | 4.07 | 34.7 | 19 | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 31°F | 43.1°F | 49.77 | 153.5 | 182 | 2 | 193 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −14°C | −8.1°C | 101 mm | 104 cm |
| February | 0°C | −14°C | −7.3°C | 74 mm | 86 cm |
| March | 4°C | −9°C | −2.3°C | 78 mm | 59 cm |
| April | 12°C | −2°C | 5.1°C | 90 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 20°C | 5°C | 12.5°C | 120 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 24°C | 10°C | 17.0°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 12°C | 19.2°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 11°C | 18.6°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 8°C | 14.8°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | 2°C | 8.0°C | 140 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 7°C | −4°C | 1.4°C | 96 mm | 32 cm |
| December | 0°C | −10°C | −4.8°C | 103 mm | 88 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00300668; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Big Moose (3 mi SE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (13).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00300668.
When is the last frost at Big Moose (3 mi SE)?
In Big Moose (3 mi SE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 21 in half of years and after June 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 24 in half of years and before September 12 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 211 year in 10 after June 4; 9 in 10 after May 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 241 year in 10 before September 12; 9 in 10 before October 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 127 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 150 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 7 in half of springs and before October 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Big Moose (3 mi SE) in zone 4a in ZIP code 13360, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 3b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −32°F (17 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New York · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00300668; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Big Moose (3 mi SE)?
In a normal year in Big Moose (3 mi SE), 2 days a year reach 90°F, 193 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 182 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 193a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 63high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 182a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 53a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00300668.
How sunny is it at Big Moose (3 mi SE)?
Over a year 67% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Big Moose (3 mi SE), 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (74%) and December the cloudiest (52%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 57% | 1.5 |
| February | 60% | 2.3 |
| March | 64% | 3.5 |
| April | 65% | 4.5 |
| May | 66% | 5.2 |
| June | 69% | 5.7 |
| July | 74% | 5.8 |
| August | 74% | 5.1 |
| September | 74% | 4.1 |
| October | 61% | 2.5 |
| November | 60% | 1.6 |
| December | 52% | 1.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Big Moose (3 mi SE) record?
A normal year at Big Moose (3 mi SE) brings 8,194 heating degree days, 53% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 252 cooling degree days, 72% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,930 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,476 | 0 |
| February | 1,291 | 0 |
| March | 1,152 | 0 |
| April | 716 | 0 |
| May | 341 | 14 |
| June | 118 | 46 |
| July | 48 | 94 |
| August | 62 | 74 |
| September | 214 | 22 |
| October | 577 | 2 |
| November | 911 | 0 |
| December | 1,291 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,194 | 252 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00300668. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Big Moose (3 mi SE)'s climate compare?
Big Moose (3 mi SE) is warmer than 8 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 104. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.1°F is warmer than 12%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Big Moose (3 mi SE) is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Big Moose (3 mi SE) share this climate record?
Eagle Bay has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Eagle Bay, NY97 people · 3 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Big Moose (3 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Big Moose (3 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of 28°F and a normal low of 7°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow at Big Moose (3 mi SE)?
Yes: 154 inches in a normal year, falling on 56 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (40.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Big Moose (3 mi SE)?
October, with 5.52 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.91 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Big Moose (3 mi SE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Big Moose (3 mi SE) in zone 4a in ZIP code 13360, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −32°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 3b.
How late can frost come at Big Moose (3 mi SE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 21; in one year in ten it comes after June 4. Waiting until June 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- New York climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Old Forge, NY9 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Stillwater Reservoir, NY11 miles from this station, 41.3°F a year
- Wanakena Ranger School, NY24 miles from this station, 43.1°F a year
- Indian Lake (2 mi SW), NY30 miles from this station, 41.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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