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October Weather at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport Pennsylvania, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 11°F, from 67°F to 56°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 77°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 49°F to 39°F, rarely falling below 29°F or exceeding 59°F.

For reference, on July 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport typically range from 64°F to 84°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 20°F to 34°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313120°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°FSepNovOct 167°FOct 167°F49°F49°FOct 3156°FOct 3156°F39°F39°FOct 1163°FOct 1163°F45°F45°FOct 2160°FOct 2160°F42°F42°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Odessa, Ukraine (4,930 miles away); Sunzha, Russia (5,578 miles); and Soleh Bon, Iran (6,236 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport (view comparison).

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The month of October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 39% to 48%.

The clearest day of the month is October 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 61% of the time.

For reference, on January 12, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 63%, while on September 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 64%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovOct 161%Oct 161%Oct 3152%Oct 3152%Oct 1159%Oct 1159%Oct 2156%Oct 2156%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is decreasing, starting the month at 28% and ending it at 23%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 41% on June 14, and its lowest chance is 19% on January 14.

Probability of Precipitation in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Probability of Precipitation in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%SepNovOct 2022%Oct 2022%Oct 128%Oct 128%Oct 3123%Oct 3123%Oct 1126%Oct 1126%mixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport is decreasing, starting the month at 3.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.4 inches or falls below 1.4 inches, and ending the month at 2.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.5 inches or falls below 1.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inSepNovOct 13.4 inOct 13.4 inOct 312.8 inOct 312.8 inOct 113.2 inOct 113.2 inOct 213.0 inOct 213.0 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 19 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 37 seconds, and weekly decrease of 18 minutes, 19 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 10 hours, 25 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSepNovnightnightdaydayOct 111 hr, 44 minOct 111 hr, 44 minOct 3110 hr, 25 minOct 3110 hr, 25 minOct 1611 hr, 3 minOct 1611 hr, 3 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport is 7:04 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 33 minutes later at 7:38 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 6:48 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 45 minutes earlier at 6:03 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during October, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:34 AM and sets 15 hours, 9 minutes later, at 8:44 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:30 AM and sets 9 hours, 12 minutes later, at 4:42 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov7:04 AM7:04 AMOct 16:48 PMOct 16:48 PM7:38 AM7:38 AMOct 316:03 PMOct 316:03 PM7:15 AM7:15 AMOct 116:32 PMOct 116:32 PM7:26 AM7:26 AMOct 216:17 PMOct 216:17 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov001010202020303040500001010202030304050
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 29:56 PMSep 29:56 PMSep 1710:35 PMSep 1710:35 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 177:27 AMOct 177:27 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 154:29 PMNov 154:29 PM5:56 AM5:56 AM7:42 PM7:42 PM7:09 PM7:09 PM7:21 AM7:21 AM6:52 AM6:52 AM6:44 PM6:44 PM5:56 PM5:56 PM7:30 AM7:30 AM7:48 AM7:48 AM5:52 PM5:52 PM4:23 PM4:23 PM8:03 AM8:03 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
1%5:52 AME6:26 PMW-12:11 PMS252,330 mi
2
0%6:52 AME6:44 PMW-12:49 PMS252,595 mi
3
1%7:52 AME7:03 PMWSW-1:28 PMS252,429 mi
4
4%8:53 AMESE7:24 PMWSW-2:09 PMS251,824 mi
5
8%9:56 AMESE7:48 PMWSW-2:52 PMS250,752 mi
6
14%11:01 AMESE8:18 PMWSW-3:39 PMS249,174 mi
7
22%12:06 PMSE8:55 PMSW-4:30 PMS247,059 mi
8
31%1:09 PMSE9:41 PMSW-5:25 PMS244,400 mi
9
41%2:07 PMSE10:38 PMSW-6:23 PMS241,236 mi
10
50%2:57 PMSE11:45 PMSW-7:21 PMS237,672 mi
11
63%3:38 PMESE--8:18 PMS233,892 mi
12
74%-12:58 AMWSW4:13 PMESE9:13 PMS230,153 mi
13
84%-2:15 AMWSW4:42 PMESE10:06 PMS226,771 mi
14
92%-3:32 AMWSW5:07 PME10:57 PMS224,086 mi
15
97%-4:50 AMW5:32 PME11:48 PMS222,406 mi
16
99%-6:09 AMW5:56 PME--
17
100%-7:30 AMWNW6:23 PMENE12:39 AMS221,952 mi
18
99%-8:52 AMWNW6:54 PMENE1:32 AMS222,806 mi
19
95%-10:14 AMWNW7:32 PMNE2:28 AMS224,893 mi
20
89%-11:33 AMNW8:19 PMNE3:28 AMS227,985 mi
21
80%-12:43 PMNW9:15 PMNE4:29 AMS231,750 mi
22
70%-1:41 PMNW10:19 PMNE5:29 AMS235,811 mi
23
59%-2:27 PMNW11:27 PMNE6:27 AMS239,811 mi
24
50%-3:02 PMWNW-7:19 AMS243,466 mi
25
38%12:35 AMENE3:31 PMWNW-8:07 AMS246,578 mi
26
29%1:40 AMENE3:54 PMWNW-8:51 AMS249,036 mi
27
21%2:43 AMENE4:14 PMW-9:32 AMS250,800 mi
28
13%3:44 AME4:32 PMW-10:11 AMS251,886 mi
29
7%4:44 AME4:50 PMW-10:49 AMS252,349 mi
30
3%5:44 AME5:09 PMWSW-11:28 AMS252,263 mi
31
1%6:45 AMESE5:29 PMWSW-12:08 PMS251,707 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport is gradually decreasing during October, falling from 4% to 0% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 28, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 40% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 14%Oct 14%Oct 310%Oct 310%Oct 111%Oct 111%Oct 210%Oct 210%muggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortableoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 4.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.5 miles per hour, while on July 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Average Wind Speed in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mphSepNovOct 14.1 mphOct 14.1 mphOct 314.6 mphOct 314.6 mphOct 114.2 mphOct 114.2 mphOct 214.3 mphOct 214.3 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport during October is predominantly out of the south from October 1 to October 19 and the west from October 19 to October 31.

Wind Direction in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Wind Direction in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportSWOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport typically lasts for 5.9 months (180 days), from around April 22 to around October 18, rarely starting before April 3 or after May 11, and rarely ending before October 2 or after November 4.

During October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly decreasing falling from 91% to 17% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airportgrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov91%Oct 191%Oct 1Oct 3117%Oct 3117%71%Oct 1171%Oct 11Oct 2143%Oct 2143%freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport are gradually increasing during October, increasing by 149°F, from 2,788°F to 2,938°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Growing Degree Days in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312,500°F2,500°F2,600°F2,600°F2,700°F2,700°F2,800°F2,800°F2,900°F2,900°F3,000°F3,000°F3,100°F3,100°F3,200°F3,200°FSepNovOct 12,788°FOct 12,788°FOct 312,938°FOct 312,938°FOct 112,858°FOct 112,858°FOct 212,905°FOct 212,905°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport is decreasing during October, falling by 1.5 kWh, from 4.2 kWh to 2.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October at Williamsport-Lycoming County AirportOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSepNovOct 14.2 kWhOct 14.2 kWhOct 312.7 kWhOct 312.7 kWhOct 113.7 kWhOct 113.7 kWhOct 213.2 kWhOct 213.2 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport are 41.242 deg latitude, -76.922 deg longitude, and 522 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,404 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 697 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,614 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,208 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (35%), and cropland (13%), within 10 miles by trees (58%) and cropland (33%), and within 50 miles by trees (71%) and cropland (26%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Penn Valley Airport, Muir Army Air Field / Indiantown, Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, Penn State University Park Airport, Capital City Airport, Harrisburg International Airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, and Lancaster Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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