Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet, Oklahoma climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.1°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 35°C.
- NOAA stationBreckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet
- Station IDUSC00341083
- Location36.41°N 97.69°W
- Elevation1,154 ft (352 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet is 70°F and the normal low 45°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet.
- Jan 48° 25°
- Feb 52° 27°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 70° 45°
- May 79° 56°
- Jun 89° 66°
- Jul 94° 70°
- Aug 93° 69°
- Sep 85° 60°
- Oct 73° 48°
- Nov 60° 36°
- Dec 49° 27°
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 Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 25°F | 36.4°F | – | <1 | 26 | 10 h |
| February | 52°F | 27°F | 39.7°F | – | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 37°F | 49.0°F | – | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 45°F | 57.6°F | – | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 79°F | 56°F | 67.3°F | – | 4 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 89°F | 66°F | 77.6°F | – | 19 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 94°F | 70°F | 82.3°F | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 93°F | 69°F | 80.9°F | – | 20 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 85°F | 60°F | 72.7°F | – | 12 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 48°F | 60.3°F | – | 1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 36°F | 47.7°F | – | <1 | 11 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 49°F | 27°F | 37.7°F | – | <1 | 24 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 47°F | 59.1°F | – | 81 | 99 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −4°C | 2.4°C |
| February | 11°C | −3°C | 4.3°C |
| March | 16°C | 3°C | 9.4°C |
| April | 21°C | 7°C | 14.2°C |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.6°C |
| June | 32°C | 19°C | 25.3°C |
| July | 35°C | 21°C | 27.9°C |
| August | 34°C | 20°C | 27.2°C |
| September | 30°C | 16°C | 22.6°C |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 15.7°C |
| November | 15°C | 2°C | 8.7°C |
| December | 9°C | −3°C | 3.2°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Enid (10 miles away), gets 9 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00341083; 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 Breckinridge 3 mi SE 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 USC00341083.
When is the last frost at Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet?
In Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 10 in half of years and after April 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 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 101 year in 10 after April 25; 9 in 10 after March 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 202 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 222 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 31 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet in zone 7a in ZIP code 73736, 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 USC00341083; 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 Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet?
In a normal year in Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet, 81 days a year reach 90°F (16 of them 100°F or more) and 99 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 81a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 16a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 99a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 11high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00341083.
How sunny is it at Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 2.7 |
| February | 74% | 3.4 |
| March | 74% | 4.4 |
| April | 76% | 5.5 |
| May | 77% | 6.1 |
| June | 86% | 7.0 |
| July | 87% | 6.9 |
| August | 86% | 6.1 |
| September | 84% | 5.1 |
| October | 80% | 3.9 |
| November | 80% | 2.9 |
| December | 74% | 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 Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet record?
A normal year at Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet brings 4,032 heating degree days, 25% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,917 cooling degree days, 2.1 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 4,865 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 888 | 0 |
| February | 710 | 1 |
| March | 505 | 7 |
| April | 253 | 31 |
| May | 77 | 150 |
| June | 1 | 380 |
| July | 0 | 536 |
| August | 0 | 493 |
| September | 23 | 254 |
| October | 206 | 62 |
| November | 523 | 4 |
| December | 846 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,032 | 1,917 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00341083. 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 Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 62.0°F, 2.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.1°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.6°F | +0.5°F |
| 2022 | 59.8°F | +0.7°F |
| 2023 | 60.1°F | +1.0°F |
| 2024 | 62.0°F | +2.9°F |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00341083. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet's climate compare?
Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet is warmer than 29 of the 134 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.1°F is warmer than 72%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet share this climate record?
4 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.
- Garber, OK734 people · 7 mi E
- Covington, OK469 people · 9 mi SE
- Breckenridge, OK200 people · 4 mi NW
- Fairmont, OK131 people · 4 mi S
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 Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet's climate
What is the coldest month at Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow at Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Enid (10 miles away), records 9 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet in zone 7a in ZIP code 73736, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Breckinridge 3 mi SE Mesonet?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 10; in one year in ten it comes after April 25. Waiting until April 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Enid, OK10 miles from this station, 59.6°F a year
- Billings, OK16 miles from this station, 58.6°F a year
- Jefferson, OK19 miles from this station, 57.5°F a year
- Marshall, OK21 miles from this station, 59.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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