Harrisburg snow in 2017-18
Harrisburg recorded 38.0 inches of snow in 2017-18, against a 1991-2020 normal of 29.9 inches. Measurable snow, at 0.1 inch or more, fell on 20 days at Harrisburg International Airport, and the largest single fall was 11.9 inches on Mar 21, 2018. The total was 8.1 inches above the 1991-2020 normal, 27% above normal. In the station record, the season ranks 16th snowiest among 59 complete seasons, with data from 1941.
Earlier season: 2016-17Later season: 2018-19Back to the Harrisburg snow page
Harrisburg snow in 2017-18
| Season total | 38.0 inches | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991-2020 normal | 29.9 inches | Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI. |
| Departure vs normal | +8.1 inches (+27%) | 127% of normal |
| Season rank | 16th of 59 | Complete seasons, snowiest first, record from 1941 |
| Measurable days | 20 | |
| Largest day | 11.9 inches |
Snow by month in 2017-18
Every measurable snow day in 2017-18
The readings come from Harrisburg International Airport, a GHCN-Daily station whose record begins in 1941. Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.
Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.