| Month | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Average (inches) | |||
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| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | Snow ❄️ | |
| January | 34.5 | 19.8 | 68 | -21 | 2.6 | 11.6 |
| February | 37.6 | 21.4 | 76 | -16 | 2.1 | 10.9 |
| March | 46.5 | 28.4 | 85 | -4 | 2.8 | 9.6 |
| April | 59.9 | 38.8 | 94 | 14 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| May | 71.1 | 49.1 | 97 | 27 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| June | 78.8 | 57.5 | 101 | 34 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| July | 83.5 | 62.2 | 101 | 41 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| August | 81.3 | 60.6 | 99 | 38 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| September | 74.0 | 53.5 | 101 | 29 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| October | 61.9 | 42.7 | 90 | 19 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| November | 50.0 | 33.7 | 80 | -1 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| December | 39.2 | 25.7 | 71 | -15 | 2.8 | 8.1 |
| Entire year | 60.0 | 41.2 | 101 | -21 | 38.5 | 42.5 |
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More Wilkes-Barre Weather Records
1893–2024
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| Highest daily low | 80 °F | July 22, 2011 |
| Lowest daily high | -2 °F | January 19, 1994 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
55 °F | April 22, 1908 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
48 °F | Jan 6–7, 2014 |
| Most daily precipitation | 7.6 inches | July 31, 1946 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 12.3 inches | July 1946 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 61.1 inches | 2018 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 180 | 2018 |
| Earliest snow in season | October 3 | 1974 |
| Latest snow in season | May 17 | 1973 |
| Most daily snow | 22.1 inches | March 14, 2017 |
| Most monthly snow | 42.3 inches | January 1994 |
| Most yearly snow | 81.5 inches | 1994 |
| Most snow in a winter | 92.8 inches | 1995–1996 |
| Greatest snow accumulation | 29.0 inches | January 13, 1996 |
| Earliest freeze | September 15 | 1895 |
| Earliest day ≥ 80 °F | March 13 | 1990 |
| Earliest day ≥ 90 °F | April 14 | 2023 |
| Latest freeze | May 25 | 1956 |
| Latest day ≥ 80 °F | November 2 | 1982 |
| Latest day ≥ 90 °F | October 6 | 1900 |
| Most days in a year < 0 °F | 11 | 1904 |
| Most days in a year < 32 °F | 143 | 1904 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F | 116 | 1895 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F | 42 | 1900 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F | 3 | 1901 |
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Wilkes-Barre Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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| With precipitation | 13 days | Sep 14–26, 1977 |
| Without precipitation | 39 days | Oct 9 – Nov 16, 1924 |
| With snow | 10 days | Dec 13–22, 1969 |
| High temperature at or below freezing |
28 days | Dec 20, 1969 – Jan 16, 1970 |
| High temperature ≥ 80 °F | 54 days | Jun 29 – Aug 21, 2022 |
| High temperature ≥ 90 °F | 14 days | Jun 25 – Jul 8, 1901 |
| High temperature ≥ 100 °F | 3 days | Jul 1–3, 1901 |