New York · county areal climate 1951–2025

Essex County, NY

A 46.3" / 42.6°F normal · 2025 ran 91% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 89% (22.87") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 40th driest start of 76 years. Temperature -0.4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

46.3in
annual precipitation · 42.6°F

2025 vs Normal

91%
41.9" · 42.1°F (-0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

60.8in
2011

Driest Year

31.7in
1965

Biggest Rain Day

4.49in
Sep 17 · 1999

Warmest Year

45.1°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

17°
J
19°
F
28°
M
40°
A
53°
M
61°
J
66°
J
64°
A
58°
S
46°
O
34°
N
24°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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