SMITHSBURG, MARYLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		11.4		-1.1		0.3		4.6		10.8		15.7		21.4		23.6		22.8		18.5		12.1		6.7		0.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		17.5		3.7		6		10.4		17.6		22.3		27.9		30.1		29.4		25		18.7		12.6		5.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		5.3		-6		-5.4		-1.3		4.1		9.1		14.8		17.1		16.2		11.9		5.4		0.8		-4.2

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.8		---		---		---		0.1		0.1		4.1		7.2		6.3		0.9		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		92.7		---		---		---		2.7		5.8		18.8		27.4		24.4		11.3		2.3		---		0.1

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		156.4		0.1		0.3		1.6		9.4		18.9		28.2		31		30.4		25		9.6		1.8		0.2

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		212.5		1.2		2.1		7.1		18.3		28.5		30		31		31		29.8		23.2		8.2		2.2

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		261.5		5.2		5.9		14.9		25.8		30.7		30		31		31		30		29.6		21		6.5

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		314.6		12.7		16.5		25.8		29.7		31		30		31		31		30		30.9		28.6		17.4

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		359		31		28		31		30		31		28.8		28.2		29		29.9		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		304.1		31		28		31		29.5		29.1		16.5		9.6		12.7		25.3		30.5		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		233.9		30.9		28		30.9		26.8		17.5		3.3		0.1		1		9.4		26		29.2		30.9

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		175		29.9		27.3		27.2		16.1		5.4		0.2		---		---		1		14.8		23.5		29.5

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		118.6		27.4		24.5		18.3		6		0.3		---		---		---		---		3.8		13		25.4

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40.2		14		10.9		4.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.9		8.6

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.8		4.6		2.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.6

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.9		0.6		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1077		68.6		68.6		94		96.5		104.1		106.7		94		78.7		101.6		81.3		94		86.4

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5438		1087		909		770		416		184		24		1		5		74		361		630		976

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		879		---		---		---		11		39		187		295		254		82		10		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3241		4		4		26		135		328		613		759		714		458		162		35		5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.2		11.2		12.5		13.8		14.9		15.5		15.2		14.1		12.9		11.6		10.5		9.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.1		6.6		9.5		12.5		15.7		18		19.7		19.8		17.4		14.7		11.1		7		5.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.7		2.8		3.9		5.5		7.2		8.4		8.9		8.6		7.6		5.9		4.3		3.1		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.5		10.9		13.2		14.6		15.8		16.5		17.3		17.6		16.9		16.2		14.8		10.5		9.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.8		10.7		13		13.3		14.1		15		16.5		17.3		15.8		15.7		14.6		10.3		9.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.1		6.6		9.5		12.5		15.7		18		19.7		19.8		17.4		14.7		11.1		7		5.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.9		2.9		4		5.7		7.3		8.6		9.1		8.8		7.7		6.2		4.5		3.2		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.5		12.6		17.2		18.1		18.7		19.6		20.3		19.7		19.1		19.6		18.4		14.8		12.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.7		12.7		18.8		18.8		18.9		20.9		23		21.6		19.9		21.1		19.9		16.3		12.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.8		5.7		8.3		10.7		13.5		13		15.9		16.4		15.8		12		9.4		4.8		4.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		2.8		3.5		5.1		6.9		8		8.3		8.2		7.2		5.4		3.8		2.8		2.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.6		8.5		10.9		12		13.5		11.9		14		14.7		15.3		12.8		12		6.2		7.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		9.4		7.8		10		9.7		10.4		7.5		10.6		11.8		13.1		10.5		10.6		4.8		6.3