COOPERSTOWN, NY

Overview:
Cooperstown is directly bordered by Ostego Lake and is in the path of the Susquehanna River. The topography of the area ranges from nearly level to very steep. The steeper areas are commonly near drainage ways or along north-facing limestone escarpments in the northern part of the region.

Higher elevations are markedly cooler than the main agricultural areas, which are at the lower elevations and in valleys. Precipitation is well distributed throughout the year, and the rainfall is usually adequate for all crops. In winter, snow occurs frequently and covers the ground much of the time. The northern part of the area and the higher elevations of most of the region receive slightly more snowfall than the other parts in most years. Areas at high elevations above the Helderberg Escarpment have cooler average annual air and soil temperatures than the lower elevations. As a result, many of these cooler areas have a shorter growing season.

State/ Province ID: NY

Station ID: C00301752

Directory Name: COOPERSTOWN_HCN_NY_C00301752

Elevation: 383.10m

Climatology PDF: Array

The resources presented here were developed in cooperation with the Office of the Michigan State Climatologist using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. For more information regarding our data sources, quality control, and methodology, please see our Historical Climatologies: Quality Control reference guide.

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Recent Climate Summary, 1991-2020

Average Temperature45.8°F7.6°C
Average Low Temperature36.4°F2.4°C
Average High Temperature55.1°12.9°C
Days/Year that exceed 90°F1.3 
Days/Year that fall below 32°F144.5 
Lowest Annual Average Temperature42.5°F5.8°C
Highest Annual Average Temperature48.5°F9.2°C
Average Annual Total Precipitation48.0 in121.9 cm
Lowest Annual Precipitation Total31.5 in80.1 cm
Highest Annual Precipitation Total64.7 in164.3 cm
Days/Year that exceed 1.25" of Precipitation5.6 

Temperature

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  • Monthly Average Temperature
  • How Temperatures are Changing
    • Changes in Average Temperature – Includes a summary table of the average annual and seasonal temperature changes, and time series graphs of how the annual low, average, and high temperatures compare to the long term average plotted for every year on record.
    • Cold Temperatures – View time series plots of the number of days per year below 32°F and the number of heating degree days per year to see how cold days are changing.
    • Hot Temperatures – View time series plots of the number of days per year above 90°F and the number of cooling degree days per year to see how hot days are changing.
    • Growing Season Changes – View a time series of the annual number of days in the freeze-free period.

Monthly Average Temperature

Changes in Average Temperature, 1951-2025.

 °F°C
Annual average temperature0.80.4
Winter average temperature2.41.3
Spring average temperature0.70.4
Summer average temperature1.30.7
Fall average temperature0.30.2

Annual High and Low Temperature Departure

Cold Temperatures

¹Heating Degree Days (HDDs) are indexed units, not actual days, that roughly describe the demand to heat a building. HDDs accumulate on days colder than 65°F when heating is required. Every degree below 65°F is added to the annual total for an annual HDD value, which is plotted in the figure.

Hot Temperatures

²Cooling Degree Days (CDDs) are indexed units, not actual days, that roughly describe the demand to cool a building. CDDs accumulate on days warmer than 65°F when cooling is required. Every degree above 65°F is added to the annual total for an annual CDD value, which is plotted in the figure.

Growing Season Changes

Precipitation

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  • Monthly Average Precipitation – View a graph of the monthly low, average, and high precipitation climatology (average) of the past 30 years
  • How Precipitation is Changing
    • Changes in Total Precipitation – Includes a summary table of the average annual and seasonal precipitation changes.
    • Heavy Precipitation – View a bar chart of how annual number of days receiving more than 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, and 2 inches of precipitation are changing over the period of record.

Monthly Average Precipitation

Changes in Average Precipitation, 1951-2025.

 in.cm.%
Annual total precipitation15.940.539.60
Winter total precipitation3.48.742.40
Spring total precipitation2.87.027.40
Summer total precipitation5.714.551.40
Fall total precipitation4.611.644.80

Heavy Precipitation