Elmira Corning Rgnl, NY Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Elmira Corning Rgnl's primary NOAA station, ELMIRA CORNING RGNL AP.
The climate verdict for Elmira Corning Rgnl
Elmira Corning Rgnl, New York has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 48°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 48°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 32.4"
- annual precipitation
- 153 days
- frost-free growing season
Elmira Corning Rgnl: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00014748 · Elmira Corning Rgnl, NY 48°F mean · 32.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 48°F
- RANK-COOL #2,127
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Prince Gallitzi…
- PRCP-MID 32.4"
- SWING-WIDE 45°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,648 HDD
- STN-1 USW00014748
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Prince Gallitzin State Park, PA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NY station list.
- Elmira Corning… (this station) 48°F
- Cold Milanville, PA 48°F
- Hot Jarvie Rch, UT 48°F
- Near Prince Gallitzi…, PA 48°F
- Near Phillips, WY 48°F
Climate Living Index · Elmira Corning Rgnl
Elmira Corning Rgnl: 50/100 · grade D
Elmira Corning Rgnl publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Elmira Corning Rgnl, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 32.4 in · 2.6 from 35 in | 90/100 · A |
| Summer moisture balance | 59.0°F mean dew point | 71/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 157 calendar days | 41/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 48.0°F · 19.5° from 67.5°F | 32/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 153 days/year | 28/100 · F |
Elmira Corning Rgnl · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Elmira Corning Rgnl is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 25.1°F and warmest-month mean 70.2°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 70.2°F
- Coldest month
- 25.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Elmira Corning Rgnl sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Elmira Corning Rgnl's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 31st percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 43rd percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 59th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Elmira Corning Rgnl compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Elmira Corning Rgnl's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Elmira Corning Rgnl's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 47 complete annual observations from 1946 to 2025, ELMIRA CORNING RGNL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.19°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Elmira Corning Rgnl primary station fitted change +0.19 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F (1°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.7" | 28.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 36°F (2°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 1.3" | 25.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 45°F (7°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 2.4" | 24.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 58°F (15°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 2.8" | 15.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 70°F (21°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.0" | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| June | 78°F (26°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 3.5" | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| July | 82°F (28°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.4" | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| August | 81°F (27°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| September | 73°F (23°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 3.5" | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| October | 61°F (16°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.0" | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| November | 49°F (10°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 2.2" | 20.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 39°F (4°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 2.0" | 25.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 83°F around July 21, short of 90°F on every date, while 157 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 15°F near January 27.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 10, then returns to freezing around November 6, covering 157 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 31, when 48% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 27 at 33%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 154 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Elmira Corning Rgnl.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.6 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
11.4 days with precipitation
12.8 days with precipitation
14.2 days with precipitation
14.5 days with precipitation
14.2 days with precipitation
14.7 days with precipitation
13.5 days with precipitation
14.1 days with precipitation
11.7 days with precipitation
11.7 days with precipitation
Elmira Corning Rgnl spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 32% of the annual total and December through February 16%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Elmira Corning Rgnl has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 45.1°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 3.6" and February 1.3". The three wettest months together take 33% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Elmira Corning Rgnl's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 153 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 32.4" between them, or roughly 0.21 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 9
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 9
50% probability date
Growing Season
153 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,648
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
490
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 6.7 | 29% | 47% |
| February | 67% | 7.2 | 31% | 46% |
| March | 64% | 7.0 | 37% | 41% |
| April | 62% | 6.6 | 42% | 30% |
| May | 70% | 5.6 | 37% | 24% |
| June | 72% | 5.1 | 41% | 15% |
| July | 74% | 4.8 | 39% | 16% |
| August | 75% | 4.6 | 43% | 19% |
| September | 77% | 5.1 | 41% | 27% |
| October | 73% | 6.0 | 36% | 39% |
| November | 72% | 6.4 | N/A | N/A |
| December | 72% | 6.7 | 28% | 55% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NY closest to Elmira Corning Rgnl on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (48°F here).
- Ames, IA 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Barrington, IL 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Big Bear Lake, CA 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Billings, MT 48°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (32.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Prentice, WI 32.4" · 0.0" off
- Burnet, TX 32.3" · 0.0" off
- Fond Du Lac, WI 32.4" · 0.0" off
- San Antonio, TX 32.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Elmira Corning Rgnl's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Elmira Corning Rgnl's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,648 annual heating degree days against 490 for cooling. Its 45.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Elmira Corning Rgnl's frost-free season lasts about 153 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Elmira Corning Rgnl's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 45.1°F. The annual average is 48°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Elmira Corning Rgnl's 32.4 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Elmira Corning Rgnl's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Elmira Corning Rgnl, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Elmira Corning Rgnl's primary station: ELMIRA CORNING RGNL AP (USW00014748). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Elmira Corning Rgnl; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Elmira Corning Rgnl comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.