Mar 21, 2021 By Jack Hughes for The 2 min read

A look at weather records and where our area fits into the picture:

Record Cold

Uniontown, -22 below zero (City location)

Chalk Hill, -27 below zero (Mountains)

Pennsylvania, -42 below zero (Smethport)

Florida, -2 below zero (Tallahassee)

Alabama, -27 below zero (New Market)

Wyoming, -63 below zero (Moran)

USA record, -70 below zero (Rogers Pass, Montana)

World record, -127 below zero (Antarctica)

Record Heat

Uniontown, 102 (City location)

Chalk Hill, 96 (Mountains)

Pennsylvania, 111 (Phoenixville)

Florida, 109 (Monticello)

Arizona, 128 (Lake Havasu)

USA record, 134 (Death Valley, California)

World record, 136 (Libya, North Africa)

Snowfall

Uniontown, 40 inches (average per season)

Chalk Hill, 88 inches (average per season)

Corry, Pa., 122 inches (per season)

Colorado, 76 inches (24-hour record)

California, 390 inches (one-month record)

Mt. Baker, WA, 1,140 inches (one season)

Rainfall

Uniontown, 38 inches (average per year)

Chalk Hill, 54 inches (average per year)

Texas, 43 inches (24-hour record)

California, 72 inches (one-month record)

USA record, 184 inches (in a year, Washington state)

World record, 1,041 inches (in a year, Cherrapunji, India)

Conclusion

In the scheme of things, Uniontown and Southwestern Pennsylvania are pretty close to ideal, not too hot, cold, snowy or wet. Just the right amount of all kinds of weather to make for a fairly comfortable climate and a great place to live.