Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York, New York climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 50.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.7°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,269 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationUpton Cooperative - Weather Office New York
- Station IDUSC00308721
- Location40.87°N 72.86°W
- Elevation80 ft (24 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York is 61°F and the normal low 41°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York.
- Jan 38° 21°
- Feb 40° 22°
- Mar 47° 29°
- Apr 58° 38°
- May 68° 48°
- Jun 76° 58°
- Jul 82° 65°
- Aug 81° 63°
- Sep 74° 56°
- Oct 63° 44°
- Nov 53° 34°
- Dec 44° 27°
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 Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in March (4.94 in), the least in May (3.65 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 21°F | 29.7°F | 4.04 | – | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 40°F | 22°F | 31.1°F | 3.86 | – | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 47°F | 29°F | 38.1°F | 4.94 | – | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 38°F | 48.0°F | 4.19 | – | <1 | 8 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 58.0°F | 3.65 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 76°F | 58°F | 67.4°F | 3.94 | – | 1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 82°F | 65°F | 73.1°F | 3.71 | – | 3 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 81°F | 63°F | 71.7°F | 4.52 | – | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 74°F | 56°F | 64.9°F | 4.20 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 44°F | 53.7°F | 4.30 | – | <1 | 2 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 53°F | 34°F | 43.6°F | 3.76 | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| December | 44°F | 27°F | 35.7°F | 4.86 | – | <1 | 23 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 42°F | 51.2°F | 49.97 | – | 5 | 118 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −6°C | −1.3°C | 103 mm |
| February | 5°C | −6°C | −0.5°C | 98 mm |
| March | 8°C | −2°C | 3.4°C | 125 mm |
| April | 14°C | 4°C | 8.9°C | 106 mm |
| May | 20°C | 9°C | 14.4°C | 93 mm |
| June | 25°C | 15°C | 19.7°C | 100 mm |
| July | 28°C | 18°C | 22.8°C | 94 mm |
| August | 27°C | 17°C | 22.1°C | 115 mm |
| September | 24°C | 13°C | 18.3°C | 107 mm |
| October | 17°C | 7°C | 12.1°C | 109 mm |
| November | 12°C | 1°C | 6.4°C | 96 mm |
| December | 7°C | −3°C | 2.1°C | 123 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Islip (13 miles away), gets 32 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00308721; 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 Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September.
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 USC00308721.
When is the last frost at Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York?
In Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 24 in half of years and before October 9 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
- April 211 year in 10 after May 6; 9 in 10 after April 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 241 year in 10 before October 9; 9 in 10 before November 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 184 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 210 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 7 in half of springs and before November 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York in zone 7a in ZIP code 11973, 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 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (24 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 USC00308721; 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 Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York?
In a normal year in Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York, 5 days a year reach 90°F and 118 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 118a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 22high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1995) is 101°F, on July 6, 1999; the lowest is −7°F, on February 21, 2015.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2018, with 70.71 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 86.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00308721; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00308721. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (82%) and December the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 1.8 |
| February | 69% | 2.7 |
| March | 71% | 3.8 |
| April | 73% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.6 |
| June | 77% | 6.1 |
| July | 82% | 6.1 |
| August | 82% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.4 |
| October | 72% | 3.0 |
| November | 70% | 2.1 |
| December | 64% | 1.5 |
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 Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York record?
A normal year at Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York brings 5,665 heating degree days, 5% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 676 cooling degree days, 26% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,876 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,094 | 0 |
| February | 951 | 0 |
| March | 835 | 0 |
| April | 513 | 1 |
| May | 232 | 15 |
| June | 39 | 109 |
| July | 3 | 252 |
| August | 5 | 213 |
| September | 82 | 78 |
| October | 359 | 7 |
| November | 644 | 0 |
| December | 910 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,665 | 676 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00308721. 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 Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 51.4°F, 0.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 51.2°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.6°F | +1.4°F | 49.93 |
| 2022 | 51.9°F | +0.7°F | 45.79 |
| 2023 | 52.9°F | +1.7°F | 48.94 |
| 2024 | 52.8°F | +1.6°F | 53.11 |
| 2025 | 51.4°F | +0.2°F | 41.07 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00308721. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York's climate compare?
Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York is warmer than 115 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in New York, and wetter than 105. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.2°F is warmer than 46%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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 Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York share this climate record?
4 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.
- Manorville, NY12,737 people · 4 mi E
- Ridge, NY12,506 people · 3 mi NW
- East Shoreham, NY7,279 people · 6 mi N
- Gordon Heights, NY4,095 people · 5 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 Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York's climate
What is the coldest month at Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York?
January, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow at Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Islip (13 miles away), records 32 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York?
March, with 4.94 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 3.65 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York in zone 7a in ZIP code 11973, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (24 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 6. Waiting until May 6 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
- Shirley, NY3 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Baiting Hollow, NY8 miles from this station, 51.1°F a year
- Mount Sinai, NY9 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- Riverhead, NY10 miles from this station, 54.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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