Newcomb, New York climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Newcomb's normal year runs from 4°F January nights to 77°F July afternoons, with 45.5 inches of precipitation and 105 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.9°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 25°C, 1,155 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNewcomb
- Station IDUSC00305714
- Location43.97°N 74.22°W
- Elevation1,647 ft (502 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Newcomb is 51°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 45%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Newcomb.
- Jan 26° 4°
- Feb 29° 4°
- Mar 37° 13°
- Apr 50° 27°
- May 64° 39°
- Jun 72° 49°
- Jul 77° 53°
- Aug 75° 52°
- Sep 67° 44°
- Oct 54° 34°
- Nov 41° 24°
- Dec 31° 12°
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 Newcomb each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 4°F. The most precipitation falls in October (4.50 in), the least in February (2.73 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°F | 4°F | 14.7°F | 3.33 | 23.9 | 17 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 29°F | 4°F | 16.5°F | 2.73 | 23.4 | 13 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 37°F | 13°F | 25.3°F | 3.09 | 19.6 | 12 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 27°F | 38.6°F | 3.55 | 4.6 | 13 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 64°F | 39°F | 51.8°F | 4.24 | 0.2 | 13 | <1 | 7 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 72°F | 49°F | 60.5°F | 4.35 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 77°F | 53°F | 64.8°F | 4.20 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 75°F | 52°F | 63.0°F | 4.23 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 67°F | 44°F | 55.9°F | 3.70 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 54°F | 34°F | 44.1°F | 4.50 | 0.8 | 14 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 41°F | 24°F | 32.6°F | 3.74 | 8.6 | 14 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 31°F | 12°F | 21.5°F | 3.83 | 23.8 | 16 | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 52°F | 30°F | 40.8°F | 45.49 | 104.9 | 161 | 1 | 186 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4°C | −16°C | −9.6°C | 85 mm | 61 cm |
| February | −2°C | −15°C | −8.6°C | 69 mm | 59 cm |
| March | 3°C | −10°C | −3.7°C | 78 mm | 50 cm |
| April | 10°C | −3°C | 3.7°C | 90 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 18°C | 4°C | 11.0°C | 108 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25°C | 12°C | 18.2°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24°C | 11°C | 17.2°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20°C | 7°C | 13.3°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12°C | 1°C | 6.7°C | 114 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5°C | −5°C | 0.3°C | 95 mm | 22 cm |
| December | −1°C | −11°C | −5.8°C | 97 mm | 60 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00305714; 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 Newcomb?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (11).
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 USC00305714.
When is the last frost at Newcomb?
In Newcomb, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 21 in half of years and after June 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 26 in half of years and before September 13 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 3; 9 in 10 after May 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 261 year in 10 before September 13; 9 in 10 before October 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 126 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 150 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 8 in half of springs and before October 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Newcomb in zone 4b in ZIP code 12852, 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 −24°F (26 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 USC00305714; 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 Newcomb?
In a normal year in Newcomb, 1 day a year reaches 90°F, 186 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 161 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 186a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 78high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 161a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 34a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1967) is 94°F, on August 3, 1988; the lowest is −35°F, on January 20, 1994.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 60.39 in; the snowiest season is 1975–76, with 154.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00305714; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00305714. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Newcomb?
Over a year 67% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Newcomb, 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 Newcomb record?
A normal year at Newcomb brings 8,949 heating degree days, 67% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 147 cooling degree days, 84% 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 1,579 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,561 | 0 |
| February | 1,358 | 0 |
| March | 1,232 | 0 |
| April | 794 | 0 |
| May | 417 | 6 |
| June | 165 | 31 |
| July | 68 | 61 |
| August | 99 | 38 |
| September | 285 | 10 |
| October | 650 | 0 |
| November | 972 | 0 |
| December | 1,350 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,949 | 147 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00305714. 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 Newcomb been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 44.1°F, 3.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 40.8°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.4°F | +1.6°F | 47.40 | 98.6 |
| 2022 | 41.6°F | +0.9°F | 48.85 | 104.4 |
| 2023 | 43.3°F | +2.5°F | 56.25 | – |
| 2024 | 44.1°F | +3.3°F | 44.40 | 95.5 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00305714. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Newcomb's climate compare?
Newcomb is warmer than 2 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 80. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 40.8°F is warmer than 7%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Newcomb 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 Newcomb share this climate record?
Long Lake 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.
- Long Lake, NY648 people · 10 mi W
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 Newcomb's climate
What is the coldest month at Newcomb?
January, with a normal high of 26°F and a normal low of 4°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 53°F at night).
Does it snow at Newcomb?
Yes: 105 inches in a normal year, falling on 58 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (23.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Newcomb?
October, with 4.50 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.73 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Newcomb in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Newcomb in zone 4b in ZIP code 12852, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −24°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come at Newcomb?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 21; in one year in ten it comes after June 3. Waiting until June 3 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
- Indian Lake (2 mi SW), NY15 miles from this station, 41.0°F a year
- Tupper Lake, NY21 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Ray Brook, NY23 miles from this station, 39.9°F a year
- Lake Placid, NY26 miles from this station, 40.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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