Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip, Louisiana climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip's normal year runs from 40°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 58.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.7°C, January lows of 4°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,495 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip
- Station IDUSW00053988
- Location31.15°N 92.97°W
- Elevation310 ft (95 m)
On October 14, the normal high in Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip is 82°F and the normal low 57°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip.
- Jan 62° 40°
- Feb 65° 43°
- Mar 72° 49°
- Apr 79° 56°
- May 86° 64°
- Jun 91° 71°
- Jul 93° 73°
- Aug 93° 72°
- Sep 89° 67°
- Oct 81° 57°
- Nov 70° 47°
- Dec 62° 41°
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 Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 40°F. The most precipitation falls in January (5.62 in), the least in August (3.80 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F | 40°F | 50.9°F | 5.62 | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 65°F | 43°F | 53.9°F | 4.91 | – | <1 | 5 | 11 h |
| March | 72°F | 49°F | 60.5°F | 5.28 | – | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 56°F | 67.2°F | 5.32 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 86°F | 64°F | 75.0°F | 4.73 | – | 10 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 91°F | 71°F | 81.0°F | 5.33 | – | 22 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 93°F | 73°F | 83.1°F | 4.61 | – | 24 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 93°F | 72°F | 82.9°F | 3.80 | – | 27 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 89°F | 67°F | 78.1°F | 4.25 | – | 18 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 57°F | 68.6°F | 4.92 | – | 5 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 47°F | 58.0°F | 4.79 | – | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 62°F | 41°F | 51.6°F | 5.28 | – | <1 | 7 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 79°F | 57°F | 67.5°F | 58.84 | – | 107 | 25 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 4°C | 10.5°C | 143 mm |
| February | 18°C | 6°C | 12.2°C | 125 mm |
| March | 22°C | 10°C | 15.8°C | 134 mm |
| April | 26°C | 13°C | 19.6°C | 135 mm |
| May | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 120 mm |
| June | 33°C | 22°C | 27.2°C | 135 mm |
| July | 34°C | 23°C | 28.4°C | 117 mm |
| August | 34°C | 22°C | 28.3°C | 97 mm |
| September | 32°C | 20°C | 25.6°C | 108 mm |
| October | 27°C | 14°C | 20.3°C | 125 mm |
| November | 21°C | 8°C | 14.4°C | 122 mm |
| December | 17°C | 5°C | 10.9°C | 134 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Boyce (22 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053988; 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 Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November.
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 USW00053988.
When is the last frost at Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip?
In Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 1 in half of years and after March 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 23 in half of years and before November 4 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
- March 11 year in 10 after March 24; 9 in 10 after January 31
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 231 year in 10 before November 4; 9 in 10 before December 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 268 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 308 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 7 in half of springs and before December 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip in zone 9a in ZIP code 71438, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Louisiana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00053988; 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 Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip?
In a normal year in Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip, 107 days a year reach 90°F (9 of them 100°F or more) and 25 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 107a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00053988.
How sunny is it at Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.8 |
| February | 65% | 3.2 |
| March | 71% | 4.4 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 79% | 6.0 |
| June | 80% | 6.2 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 82% | 5.8 |
| September | 81% | 5.1 |
| October | 81% | 4.2 |
| November | 78% | 3.2 |
| December | 69% | 2.5 |
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 Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip record?
A normal year at Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip brings 1,751 heating degree days, 67% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,706 cooling degree days, 3.0 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,745 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 448 | 9 |
| February | 329 | 17 |
| March | 187 | 47 |
| April | 56 | 123 |
| May | 5 | 314 |
| June | 0 | 478 |
| July | 0 | 561 |
| August | 0 | 553 |
| September | 1 | 392 |
| October | 54 | 165 |
| November | 242 | 32 |
| December | 431 | 14 |
| Year (annual) | 1,751 | 2,706 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053988. 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.
How does Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip's climate compare?
Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip is warmer than 36 of the 65 places with their own NOAA record in Louisiana, and wetter than 23. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 67.5°F is warmer than 93%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip 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.
Which places near Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip share this climate record?
Simpson has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Simpson, LA549 people · 8 mi N
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 Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip's climate
What is the coldest month at Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip?
January, with a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 40°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Boyce (22 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip?
January, with 5.62 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 3.80 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip in zone 9a in ZIP code 71438, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 1; in one year in ten it comes after March 24. Waiting until March 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Louisiana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Leesville, LA16 miles from this station, 66.2°F a year
- Boyce, LA22 miles from this station, 65.0°F a year
- Rosepine, LA23 miles from this station, 66.5°F a year
- Elizabeth, LA24 miles from this station, 66.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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