Acme Mesonet, Oklahoma climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Acme Mesonet's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.2°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 34°C.
- NOAA stationAcme Mesonet
- Station IDUSC00340010
- Location34.81°N 98.02°W
- Elevation1,302 ft (397 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Acme Mesonet is 71°F and the normal low 47°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Acme Mesonet.
- Jan 51° 28°
- Feb 55° 32°
- Mar 64° 40°
- Apr 72° 48°
- May 80° 58°
- Jun 89° 67°
- Jul 94° 71°
- Aug 93° 70°
- Sep 85° 62°
- Oct 74° 50°
- Nov 62° 39°
- Dec 52° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Acme Mesonet each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 28°F | 39.7°F | – | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 32°F | 43.7°F | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 64°F | 40°F | 52.1°F | – | <1 | 7 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 48°F | 60.1°F | – | 1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 58°F | 68.9°F | – | 4 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 89°F | 67°F | 77.9°F | – | 18 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 94°F | 71°F | 82.5°F | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 93°F | 70°F | 81.8°F | – | 24 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 85°F | 62°F | 73.3°F | – | 11 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 50°F | 61.9°F | – | 1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 39°F | 50.4°F | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 30°F | 40.9°F | – | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 50°F | 61.1°F | – | 82 | 76 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −2°C | 4.3°C |
| February | 13°C | 0°C | 6.5°C |
| March | 18°C | 5°C | 11.2°C |
| April | 22°C | 9°C | 15.6°C |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 20.5°C |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.5°C |
| July | 34°C | 22°C | 28.1°C |
| August | 34°C | 21°C | 27.7°C |
| September | 30°C | 16°C | 22.9°C |
| October | 23°C | 10°C | 16.6°C |
| November | 17°C | 4°C | 10.2°C |
| December | 11°C | −1°C | 4.9°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Chickasha (18 miles away), gets 5 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00340010; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Acme Mesonet?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00340010.
When is the last frost at Acme Mesonet?
In Acme Mesonet, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 4 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 31 in half of years and before October 16 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 41 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 311 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 210 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 232 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 21 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Acme Mesonet in zone 7b in ZIP code 73082, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oklahoma · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00340010; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Acme Mesonet?
In a normal year in Acme Mesonet, 82 days a year reach 90°F (17 of them 100°F or more) and 76 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 82a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 17a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 76a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00340010.
How sunny is it at Acme Mesonet?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Acme Mesonet, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 3.0 |
| February | 74% | 3.6 |
| March | 77% | 4.8 |
| April | 79% | 5.9 |
| May | 79% | 6.3 |
| June | 86% | 7.1 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 88% | 6.4 |
| September | 84% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.1 |
| November | 81% | 3.2 |
| December | 76% | 2.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Acme Mesonet record?
A normal year at Acme Mesonet brings 3,424 heating degree days, 36% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,038 cooling degree days, 2.2 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,224 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 783 | 0 |
| February | 599 | 2 |
| March | 412 | 13 |
| April | 194 | 46 |
| May | 51 | 173 |
| June | 0 | 389 |
| July | 0 | 542 |
| August | 0 | 521 |
| September | 21 | 270 |
| October | 172 | 76 |
| November | 446 | 6 |
| December | 747 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,424 | 2,038 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00340010. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Acme Mesonet been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 62.5°F, 1.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 61.1°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.2°F | +0.1°F |
| 2022 | 61.9°F | +0.8°F |
| 2024 | 64.1°F | +3.0°F |
| 2025 | 62.5°F | +1.4°F |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00340010. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Acme Mesonet's climate compare?
Acme Mesonet is warmer than 89 of the 134 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.1°F is warmer than 77%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Acme Mesonet share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Rush Springs, OK1,024 people · 4 mi SE
- Sterling, OK668 people · 9 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Acme Mesonet's climate
What is the coldest month at Acme Mesonet?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow at Acme Mesonet?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Chickasha (18 miles away), records 5 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Acme Mesonet in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Acme Mesonet in zone 7b in ZIP code 73082, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Acme Mesonet?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 4; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Chickasha 2 mi SSE Mesonet, OK17 miles from this station, 60.9°F a year
- Apache, OK17 miles from this station, 60.6°F a year
- Chickasha, OK17 miles from this station, 62.3°F a year
- Anadarko, OK20 miles from this station, 60.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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