Indian Lake (2 mi SW), New York climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Indian Lake (2 mi SW)'s normal year runs from 6°F January nights to 75°F July afternoons, with 43.5 inches of precipitation and 102 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.0°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 24°C, 1,106 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationIndian Lake (2 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00304102
- Location43.75°N 74.28°W
- Elevation1,670 ft (509 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Indian Lake (2 mi SW) is 51°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 53%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Indian Lake (2 mi SW).
- Jan 25° 6°
- Feb 28° 7°
- Mar 36° 15°
- Apr 49° 28°
- May 63° 40°
- Jun 71° 49°
- Jul 75° 54°
- Aug 73° 53°
- Sep 67° 45°
- Oct 54° 35°
- Nov 41° 25°
- Dec 31° 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 Indian Lake (2 mi SW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 75°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 6°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.51 in), the least in February (2.52 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°F | 6°F | 15.6°F | 3.03 | 23.4 | 17 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 28°F | 7°F | 17.3°F | 2.52 | 22.8 | 13 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 36°F | 15°F | 25.6°F | 3.16 | 18.0 | 14 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 49°F | 28°F | 38.6°F | 3.70 | 4.5 | 15 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 63°F | 40°F | 51.3°F | 3.93 | 0.3 | 16 | <1 | 8 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 71°F | 49°F | 59.9°F | 4.41 | 0.0 | 15 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 75°F | 54°F | 64.3°F | 3.96 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 73°F | 53°F | 63.0°F | 3.99 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 67°F | 45°F | 56.1°F | 3.46 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 54°F | 35°F | 44.4°F | 4.51 | 1.1 | 17 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 41°F | 25°F | 33.3°F | 3.47 | 8.2 | 16 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 31°F | 14°F | 22.4°F | 3.41 | 23.2 | 17 | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 51°F | 31°F | 41.0°F | 43.55 | 101.5 | 179 | <1 | 187 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4°C | −15°C | −9.1°C | 77 mm | 59 cm |
| February | −2°C | −14°C | −8.2°C | 64 mm | 58 cm |
| March | 2°C | −9°C | −3.6°C | 80 mm | 46 cm |
| April | 10°C | −2°C | 3.7°C | 94 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 17°C | 4°C | 10.7°C | 100 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 21°C | 10°C | 15.5°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24°C | 12°C | 17.9°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23°C | 11°C | 17.2°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19°C | 7°C | 13.4°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12°C | 2°C | 6.9°C | 115 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 5°C | −4°C | 0.7°C | 88 mm | 21 cm |
| December | −1°C | −10°C | −5.3°C | 87 mm | 59 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00304102; 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 Indian Lake (2 mi SW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in 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 USC00304102.
When is the last frost at Indian Lake (2 mi SW)?
In Indian Lake (2 mi SW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 23 in half of years and after June 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 27 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 231 year in 10 after June 4; 9 in 10 after May 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 271 year in 10 before September 12; 9 in 10 before October 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 125 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 151 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 9 in half of springs and before October 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Indian Lake (2 mi SW) in zone 4b in ZIP code 12842, 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 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −22°F (29 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New York · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00304102; 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 Indian Lake (2 mi SW)?
In a normal year in Indian Lake (2 mi SW), a 90°F day is rare, 187 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 179 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 187a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 77high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 179a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 30a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1899) is 105°F, on June 5, 1919; the lowest is −42°F, on February 5, 1908.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2011, with 60.80 in; the snowiest season is 2002–03, with 152.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00304102; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00304102. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Indian Lake (2 mi SW)?
Over a year 67% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Indian Lake (2 mi SW), 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 Indian Lake (2 mi SW) record?
A normal year at Indian Lake (2 mi SW) brings 8,865 heating degree days, 65% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 140 cooling degree days, 85% 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 1,541 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,531 | 0 |
| February | 1,336 | 0 |
| March | 1,220 | 0 |
| April | 792 | 0 |
| May | 432 | 6 |
| June | 178 | 26 |
| July | 78 | 55 |
| August | 104 | 40 |
| September | 281 | 13 |
| October | 639 | 0 |
| November | 953 | 0 |
| December | 1,322 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,865 | 140 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00304102. 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.
Have recent years at Indian Lake (2 mi SW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 40.9°F, 0.1°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 41.0°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.8°F | +0.8°F | 47.50 | 88.1 |
| 2022 | 41.2°F | +0.2°F | 48.61 | 115.4 |
| 2023 | 43.2°F | +2.2°F | 49.75 | 116.2 |
| 2024 | 44.2°F | +3.2°F | 40.60 | 112.4 |
| 2025 | 40.9°F | −0.1°F | 40.37 | 117.3 |
Over 91 complete years from 1902 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.9°F per century (+0.16°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00304102; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Indian Lake (2 mi SW)'s climate compare?
Indian Lake (2 mi SW) is warmer than 2 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 65. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 41.0°F is warmer than 7%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Indian Lake (2 mi SW) 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 Indian Lake (2 mi SW) share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- North Creek, NY457 people · 15 mi E
- Speculator, NY400 people · 13 mi S
- Pottersville, NY145 people · 23 mi E
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 Indian Lake (2 mi SW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Indian Lake (2 mi SW)?
January, with a normal high of 25°F and a normal low of 6°F. The warmest is July (75°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow at Indian Lake (2 mi SW)?
Yes: 102 inches in a normal year, falling on 67 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (23.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Indian Lake (2 mi SW)?
October, with 4.51 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.52 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Indian Lake (2 mi SW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Indian Lake (2 mi SW) in zone 4b in ZIP code 12842, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −22°F (29 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come at Indian Lake (2 mi SW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 23; 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
- Newcomb, NY15 miles from this station, 40.8°F a year
- Big Moose (3 mi SE), NY30 miles from this station, 43.1°F a year
- Tupper Lake, NY34 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Conklingville Dam, NY35 miles from this station, 45.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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