Battiest, Oklahoma climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Battiest's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 57.7 inches of precipitation and 3 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.3°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,465 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBattiest
- Station IDUSC00340567
- Location34.38°N 94.90°W
- Elevation822 ft (251 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Battiest is 71°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 27%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Battiest.
- Jan 52° 27°
- Feb 56° 30°
- Mar 64° 37°
- Apr 73° 45°
- May 79° 56°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 91° 67°
- Aug 92° 66°
- Sep 85° 59°
- Oct 74° 47°
- Nov 62° 36°
- Dec 54° 29°
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 Battiest each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in May (6.66 in), the least in January (3.71 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 27°F | 39.1°F | 3.71 | 1.0 | 9 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 56°F | 30°F | 43.0°F | 3.71 | 1.1 | 9 | <1 | 18 | 11 h |
| March | 64°F | 37°F | 50.6°F | 5.15 | 0.5 | 10 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 45°F | 58.7°F | 5.56 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 4 | 13 h |
| May | 79°F | 56°F | 67.3°F | 6.66 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 64°F | 75.0°F | 4.76 | 0.0 | 8 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 67°F | 79.2°F | 4.29 | 0.0 | 7 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 92°F | 66°F | 78.6°F | 3.83 | 0.0 | 7 | 17 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 85°F | 59°F | 71.7°F | 5.00 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 47°F | 60.4°F | 5.27 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 36°F | 49.1°F | 4.59 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 54°F | 29°F | 41.5°F | 5.13 | 0.3 | 9 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 47°F | 59.5°F | 57.66 | 2.9 | 102 | 48 | 92 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −3°C | 3.9°C | 94 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 13°C | −1°C | 6.1°C | 94 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 18°C | 3°C | 10.3°C | 131 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 23°C | 7°C | 14.8°C | 141 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.6°C | 169 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 20°C | 26.2°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 19°C | 25.9°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 15°C | 22.1°C | 127 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 8°C | 15.8°C | 134 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 2°C | 9.5°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | −2°C | 5.3°C | 130 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00340567; 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 Battiest?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00340567.
When is the last frost at Battiest?
In Battiest, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 13 in half of years and after April 29 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 27 in half of years and before October 12 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 131 year in 10 after April 29; 9 in 10 after March 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 271 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 196 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 217 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 1 in half of springs and before November 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Battiest in zone 7b in ZIP code 74722, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (22 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oklahoma · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00340567; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Battiest?
In a normal year in Battiest, 48 days a year reach 90°F (7 of them 100°F or more), 92 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 102 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 48a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 92a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 102a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00340567.
How sunny is it at Battiest?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Battiest, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.6 |
| February | 64% | 3.0 |
| March | 68% | 4.1 |
| April | 71% | 5.1 |
| May | 72% | 5.6 |
| June | 80% | 6.4 |
| July | 82% | 6.3 |
| August | 82% | 5.8 |
| September | 80% | 4.9 |
| October | 76% | 3.8 |
| November | 72% | 2.8 |
| December | 69% | 2.3 |
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 Battiest record?
A normal year at Battiest brings 3,567 heating degree days, 34% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,599 cooling degree days, 76% more than 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 4,671 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 803 | 1 |
| February | 617 | 1 |
| March | 453 | 5 |
| April | 215 | 26 |
| May | 52 | 125 |
| June | 2 | 302 |
| July | 0 | 442 |
| August | 1 | 422 |
| September | 22 | 221 |
| October | 192 | 49 |
| November | 481 | 5 |
| December | 731 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,567 | 1,599 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00340567. 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 Battiest been warmer than normal?
2023 averaged 60.8°F, 1.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.5°F. 2 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.5°F | at normal | 60.18 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 59.8°F | +0.3°F | 47.41 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 60.8°F | +1.3°F | 59.50 | 1.2 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00340567. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Battiest's climate compare?
Battiest is warmer than 40 of the 134 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 89. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.5°F is warmer than 73%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Battiest is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Battiest's climate
What is the coldest month at Battiest?
January, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow at Battiest?
Yes: 3 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (1.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Battiest?
May, with 6.66 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 3.71 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Battiest in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Battiest in zone 7b in ZIP code 74722, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at Battiest?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 13; in one year in ten it comes after April 29. Waiting until April 29 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Smithville, OK16 miles from this station, 59.3°F a year
- Broken Bow, OK25 miles from this station, 61.8°F a year
- Tuskahoma, OK27 miles from this station, 61.1°F a year
- Idabel, OK32 miles from this station, 62.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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