CHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		46.8		19		23.2		34.4		46.4		58.6		66.5		71.4		68.8		59.4		48.7		39.3		26.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		59.9		31.1		35.7		46.2		60.2		73.1		80.3		85.5		82.3		73.4		63.5		50.8		36.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		33.7		6.9		10.6		22.5		32.6		44		52.6		57.3		55.3		45.4		33.9		27.7		15.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		89.1		39.1		45		54.5		65.1		79.3		85		89.1		87.1		78.4		71.5		58.2		45.2

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-5.1		-5.1		-0.4		15.6		23.7		40.6		47.9		53.3		49.8		38.6		27		20.7		-0.9

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		28.3		---		---		---		0.6		2.8		5		10.7		7.5		1.5		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		179.8		30.7		27.1		26.7		16.4		5.8		0.9		0.1		0.4		5.1		15.6		22		29.2

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29.2		14.1		8.5		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		5.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		61.6		4.5		3.8		5.2		5		6.1		5.5		5.7		5.5		5		5		5.3		5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		114		9		9		10		9		11		10		9		9		8		7		12		11

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		15.3		14		13.2		13.6		11.2		13.9		15.3		11.1		10.9		10		11.1		10.6		11.4

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		0.2		0.4		0.4		0.2		1.9		1.4		0.5		2.8		1.8		1.1		1.6		1.1		1.3

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.1		4.2		3.7		6		5.5		3.9		5.3		5.8		5.1		6.1		4.2		2.8		3.4

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

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		86		7		6		8		6		8		8		7		7		6		6		9		8

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

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		39		3		3		3		3		4		4		3		3		3		3		4		3

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

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19		1		1		1		2		1		2		2		2		1		2		2		2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		84		19.1		19.9		13.7		4.2		0.5		---		---		---		---		0.6		6.3		19.7

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		57		44		47		37		28		8		---		---		---		---		8		28.1		57

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7075		1425		1172		951		557		222		55		7		23		181		506		773		1203

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		480		---		---		---		---		23		99		205		140		13		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2289.8		---		---		---		---		266.6		495		663.4		582.8		282		---		---		---

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
kWh/m2		3.7		1.8		2.7		3.6		4.4		5.1		5.6		5.6		5		4.1		2.9		1.8		1.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		1		1.5		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2		1.6		1.2		0.8		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		3.2		4		4.4		4.5		4.7		4.9		5		4.9		4.6		3.9		2.9		2.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		3.2		4.1		4.3		4.2		4.5		4.8		5.1		4.9		4.6		3.9		2.9		2.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.8		2.7		3.6		4.4		5.1		5.6		5.6		5		4.1		2.9		1.8		1.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.7		1.1		1.5		2		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		4		5.2		4.9		5.4		5.5		5.4		5.6		5.6		5.5		4.9		3.5		3.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		4.3		5.7		5.1		5.7		6		6.1		6.4		6.2		6		5.3		3.7		4.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1.5		2.1		3.2		3.5		4.2		4.7		5		4.5		3.2		2.4		1.4		1.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.7		0.8		1.4		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.2		1.9		1.4		1		0.8		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.5		3		3.8		3.5		3.9		4.1		4.5		4.4		3.5		3.1		1.9		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		2.4		2.6		3.4		2.7		3		3.4		4.1		4		2.9		2.7		1.6		1.9