BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8.7		-6.1		-4.9		2.6		7.9		14		18.9		21.8		20.8		17.3		10.3		4.7		-3.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14.7		-0.8		0.9		8.6		14.3		20.9		25.4		28.2		27.1		23.8		16.4		9.6		1.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		2.6		-11.5		-10.7		-3.4		1.7		7.3		12.3		15.4		14.4		10.7		4.1		-0.3		-8.3

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		38.3		15		14.4		29.4		33.3		34.4		35		35.6		38.3		34.4		31.1		23.3		17.8

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-30.6		-27.8		-30.6		-20.6		-10		-3.9		1.1		5.6		2.2		-2.8		-7.8		-14.4		-27.2

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.9		---		---		---		0.1		0.3		4.1		3.7		3.4		1.2		---		---		---

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		49.2		---		---		---		1		1.5		8		20		16		2.7		---		---		---

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		124.7		---		---		---		2.5		15.5		25.5		30.5		29.3		19		2.3		---		---

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		180		---		---		0.5		12		26.5		30		31		31		29.3		16.7		3		---

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		224.8		---		---		7		22		31		30		31		31		30		27.3		12.8		2.7

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		284.3		4.1		7		22.5		28		31		30		31		31		30		31		26.8		12

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		364.2		31		28		31		30		31		30		30.5		30.7		30		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		334.2		31		28		31		30		31		28		14.5		21.3		27.3		31		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		255.3		31		28		31		29.5		25.5		4.5		1		1.3		13.3		29.7		29.5		31

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		198		31		28		31		26.5		5.5		---		---		---		2		16.3		26.7		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		147.4		30.1		27.8		23.7		9.8		1.9		---		---		---		0.9		6.7		17.6		28.9

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		68.3		22.7		23		9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.3		12.3

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		22.8		11.7		6.5		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.7

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.8		6.6		3.5		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1179		88		77		96		98		99		104		108		112		101		99		104		93

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		131		11		9		11		12		13		12		11		10		10		10		12		10

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		582		272		221		192		231		308		245		278		582		275		401		186		204

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		5		18		5		17		25		25		11		23		23		21		14		24		17

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		311.1		61.2		56.9		54.1		71.1		91.4		134.6		70.6		311.1		138.7		159.5		67.6		88.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		83.1		7.1		6.2		7.1		7.2		8		7.5		7.1		6.4		6		6.6		7.3		6.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		83		7		6		7		8		8		7		7		6		6		6		8		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33		2		2		3		3		2		3		3		3		3		3		3		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33.2		2.5		2.4		2.8		2.5		2.5		3		3		2.9		2.7		3.1		3		2.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		133.1		36.3		33		24.9		4.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		5.6		28.2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.8		5.9		4.2		3.4		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		128.3		89.7		92.7		128.3		39.4		---		---		---		---		---		5.1		30.5		84.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14.5		4.6		3.3		2.5		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.7		3.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.1		1.7		1.4		1.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		1.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.7		0.8		0.6		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.6		0.1		0.1		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2470		586.1		497.2		321.1		157.2		41.1		3.9		---		---		11.1		107.8		246.1		498.3

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		319.4		---		---		0.6		1.7		10.6		61.1		113.3		91.7		38.3		2.2		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2400		---		---		1		37		234		469		637		591		348		78		6		---

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		11.1		12.5		13.9		15.2		15.8		15.4		14.3		12.9		11.5		10.3		9.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.3		6.5		9.7		13.1		16.1		18.6		19.7		20.4		18		14.8		10.6		6.9		5.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		2.6		3.5		5.2		7		8.3		8.9		8.4		7.3		5.7		4.1		2.9		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.2		11.9		14.4		16		16.5		17.1		17.2		18.2		17.6		16.8		14.8		11.2		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.1		12.1		14.8		15.7		15.6		16.3		16.9		18.8		17.6		16.9		14.7		11.4		10.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.3		6.5		9.7		13.1		16.1		18.6		19.7		20.4		18		14.8		10.6		6.9		5.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.7		2.7		3.8		5.4		7.2		8.5		9.1		8.7		7.6		6		4.2		3		2.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.1		15.1		18.7		18.3		19.8		19.7		19.6		20.7		20.2		19.5		18.1		13.9		13.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.9		16.2		20.8		19.3		21.3		21.6		21.8		24.3		22.5		21.3		19.7		15		14.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.2		5.5		7.7		11.6		12.7		14.8		16.3		18		16.2		12.6		9		5.5		4.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.1		2.3		3		4.9		6.5		7.9		8.5		7.8		6.8		5.2		3.6		2.7		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.2		9.2		10.8		13.7		12.7		13.5		14.3		16.1		15.8		13.8		11.7		8.2		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		10.6		8.8		9.6		12.3		9.6		10.2		11.4		14.6		14.3		12.3		10.6		7.5		6.6