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Hanover Air Quality York/Luzerne Counties |
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. | Good Days | Moderate Days | Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days | Unhealthy Days | Very Unhealthy Days |
2017 | 310 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 236 | 125 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 200 | 156 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 267 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 246 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Hanover Water Quality Gunpowder-Patapsco & Susquehanna Watersheds |
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. | % Good | % Threatened | % Impaired |
2014 | na | na | na |
2012 | na | na | na |
2010 | na | na | na |
2008 | na | na | na |
2006 | 63 | 0 | 37 |
2004 | na | na | na |
2002 | 37 | 0 | 63 |
Hanover Recreation |
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. | # of Parks | # of Parks (99 City Avg) |
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc. (managed by National Park Service) |
Gettysburg National Military Park, Valley Forge National Historical Park plus 62 more | 7 |
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc. (other federal agency-managed sites) |
15 | 26 |
State Parks, Sites, etc. | 17 | 11 |
Hanover Climate (1971-2000) |
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. | . | 99 City Avg | January - Avg Low Temp | 21 F | 27 F |
January - Avg Daily Temp | 30 F | 37 F |
July - Avg Daily Temp | 75 F | 74 F |
July - Avg High Temp | 88 F | 86 F |
Avg Annual Precipitation | 39 in | 35 in |
Hanover Elevation | |
600 feet | GPTR 99 City Average 1,652 feet |
Hanover Natural Hazards |
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. | Risk Level | 99 City Average |
Total Hazard Risk | Higher | Moderate |
Earthquake | .3% | 10.9% |
Tsunami | No Risk | No Risk |
Hurricane | 20-40 | 10 |
Flood | Very High | Very High |
Tornado | Low | Low |
Volcano | No Risk | No Risk |
Wildfire | High | Low |
Hanover Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear) |
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Nuclear Power Stations (# Reactors) |
Distance from City | GPTR 99 City Average |
Three Mile Island (1 | 30 miles | 50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station |
Peach Bottom (2) | 40 miles | |
Salem (2) | 80 miles | |
Limerick (2) | 80 miles | |
Hope Creek (1) | 90 miles | |
Susquehanna (2) | 90 miles |
Hanover Heating and Cooling Degree Days (avg annual) |
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. | . | 99 City Avg |
Total Degree Days | 6,190 | 5,915 |
HDD | 5,257 | 4,662 |
CDD | 933 | 1,253 |
Legend: Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)
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