Selden climate — normals and trends
Selden (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,118 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Selden averages 52 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Selden has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 61 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 6 July 2010) and the coldest -16.5 °C (on 14 February 2016).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
SeldenNew York
- coords
- 40.87°, -73.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
13.9°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,118mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
26.4km/h
Seasonal range
21.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
52 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
42.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
57 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
31.6 °C
6 July 2010
Coldest day
-16.5 °C
14 February 2016
Wettest day
185 mm
14 October 2005
Windiest day
80.5 km/h
29 October 2012
Strongest gust
149.0 km/h
27 September 1985
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
2 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-25.5 °C
30 December 1962
Snowiest day
31.1 cm
28 February 1949
Sunniest day
14.3 h
15 June 1997
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 37 mm | -58 mm |
| Feb | 3.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 83 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 8.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 110 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 12.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 85 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 144 mm | +50 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 53 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 76 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 23.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 44 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 22.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 67 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 151 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 53 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 75 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Selden?
Selden has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,118 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Selden?
The hottest day measured in Selden between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2010, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Selden?
The coldest day measured in Selden between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2016, at -16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Selden?
Yes. Selden gets on average 54.1 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.
Has the climate of Selden warmed?
Yes: Selden warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Selden?
The wettest day measured in Selden between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2005, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Selden?
The windiest day measured in Selden between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2012, with winds reaching 80.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Selden?
The warmest month in Selden is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Selden?
Selden receives on average 1,118 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Selden?
Selden gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Selden?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Selden between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1949, with 31.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Selden?
Yes: Selden has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Selden?
In Selden, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 2 August 1975, and the lowest was -25.5 °C on 30 December 1962.
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