Pennsylvania Cities and Towns
The Keystone State  2nd State

Climate & Weather:

Pennsylvania has four distinct seasons, though their length and intensity vary around the state. In general, as you move into the more mountainous regions, the temperatures become cooler, and rain and snow are more frequent.

Spring and summer tend to be wetter than the rest of the year. In the southeast, expect long summers, sometimes uncomfortably hot and humid. Temperatures of 90 F/32 C and higher aren't unusual, though average highs run in the mid 80s F/29 C. Midsummer lows are usually in the 60s F/15-21 C. The western part of the state is somewhat cooler but still tends to be sticky in the summer. Both the humidity and the temperatures are lower in the mountains.

Fall offers warm days -- highs running 66-75 F/17-23 C, with nighttime lows in the 40s and 50s F/4-14 C. Winter is colder and more severe in the north and the mountains. Snowfall ranges from less than 10 in/25 cm in some parts of the state to more than 100 in/255 cm. In the southeast, the winters are rather mild, with snow cover about a third of the time and January temperatures ranging from 21 to 48 F/-5 to -8 C. The mountains are colder, with some days below 0 F/-18 C.

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Firsts, Facts, Trivia:  

Each February national attention is focused on Punxsutawney, where according to lore the emergence of a groundhog from its burrow predicts the number of weeks remaining of winter.

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Featured Tourist Spots:

Hershey Museum - Hershey Museum is as fun and yummy as it's chocolate!  You can see how they make the chocolate in Hershey, visit the exciting Discovery room, walk through the galleries and much more!

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Pennsylvania History:

Rich in historic lore, Pennsylvania territory was disputed in the early 1600s among the Dutch, the Swedes, and the English. England acquired the region in 1664 with the capture of New York and in 1681 Pennsylvania was granted to William Penn, a Quaker, by King Charles II.
Philadelphia was the seat of the federal government almost continuously from 1776 to 1800; there the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 and the U.S. Constitution drawn up in 1787. Valley Forge, of Revolutionary War fame, and Gettysburg, site of the pivotal battle of the Civil War, are both in Pennsylvania. The Liberty Bell is located in a glass pavilion across from Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

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