Rodale Rsch Ctr, PA 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 Rodale Rsch Ctr's primary NOAA station, RODALE RSCH CTR.
The climate verdict for Rodale Rsch Ctr
Water is the standout signal in Rodale Rsch Ctr, Pennsylvania: 48.7 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 52°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 52°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 48.7"
- precipitation, annual total
- 171 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Rodale Rsch Ctr: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00367578 · Rodale Rsch Ctr, PA 52°F mean · 48.7" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 52°F
- RANK-MID #3,225
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Natrona Lock
- PRCP-MID 48.7"
- SWING-MID 45°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,674 HDD
- STN-1 USC00367578
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Natrona Lock, 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 PA station list.
- Rodale Rsch Ctr (this station) 52°F
- Hot Emmett, ID 52°F
- Near Natrona Lock, PA 52°F
- Cold Brockton, MA 51°F
- Near Washington, PA 51°F
Climate Living Index · Rodale Rsch Ctr
Rodale Rsch Ctr: 51/100 · grade D
Rodale Rsch Ctr publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Rodale Rsch Ctr, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 132 calendar days | 58/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 48.7 in · 13.7 from 35 in | 52/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 51.5°F · 16.0° from 67.5°F | 47/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 171 days/year | 43/100 · D |
Rodale Rsch Ctr · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Rodale Rsch Ctr is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 28.8°F and warmest-month mean 73.7°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 73.7°F
- Coldest month
- 28.8°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 Rodale Rsch Ctr sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Rodale Rsch Ctr's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 47th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 22% wettest
- Rodale Rsch Ctr's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 58th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Rodale Rsch Ctr compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Rodale Rsch Ctr'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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F (3°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 3.4" | 27.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 41°F (5°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 2.8" | 24.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 49°F (10°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 3.9" | 20.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 62°F (17°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 4.1" | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| May | 72°F (22°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 3.8" | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| June | 80°F (27°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 4.5" | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| July | 85°F (29°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 5.4" | 0.0 | 6.4 |
| August | 83°F (29°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.4" | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| September | 77°F (25°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 4.8" | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| October | 65°F (18°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 4.3" | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 53°F (12°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 3.6" | 16.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 43°F (6°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 3.8" | 25.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 85°F around July 12, short of 90°F on every date, while 132 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 19°F near January 27.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 27, then returns to freezing around November 17, covering 132 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 May 26, when 36% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 10 at 23%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 104 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 2 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Rodale Rsch Ctr.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
8.2 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
Rodale Rsch Ctr spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Rodale Rsch Ctr has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 44.9°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 5.4" and February 2.8". The three wettest months together take 30% 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.
When it rains in Rodale Rsch Ctr, it arrives in quantity
48.7" of precipitation falls across only about 104 wet days here, averaging 0.47 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 104 a year, 28% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.47 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 11
- Fewest wet days
- February, about 7
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 14
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 26
50% probability date
Growing Season
171 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,674
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
779
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside PA closest to Rodale Rsch Ctr 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 (52°F here).
- Baileyville, KS 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Bluefield, WV 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Caldwell, OH 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Centralia, WA 52°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (48.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Barnwell, SC 48.7" · 0.0" off
- Delhi, NY 48.6" · 0.0" off
- Mullens, WV 48.6" · 0.0" off
- Oceanside, NY 48.6" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Rodale Rsch Ctr's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Rodale Rsch Ctr's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,674 annual heating degree days against 779 for cooling. Its 44.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Rodale Rsch Ctr's frost-free season lasts about 171 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 Rodale Rsch Ctr's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 44.9°F. The annual average is 52°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Rodale Rsch Ctr carries 48.7 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Rodale Rsch Ctr'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 Rodale Rsch Ctr, 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 Rodale Rsch Ctr's primary station: RODALE RSCH CTR (USC00367578). 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 Rodale Rsch Ctr; 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 Rodale Rsch Ctr 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.