Goodwell Rsch Stn, OK Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Goodwell Rsch Stn's primary NOAA station, GOODWELL RSCH STN.
The climate verdict for Goodwell Rsch Stn
Dryness leads the climate profile for Goodwell Rsch Stn, Oklahoma, with 16.7 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 56°F. Its climate comfort score of 69/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 65% of station-mapped location scores.
- 56°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 69/100
- comfort score, above 65% of station-mapped location scores
- 16.7"
- annual precipitation · 3" snow
- 178 days
- frost-free growing season
Goodwell Rsch Stn: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00343628 · Goodwell Rsch Stn, OK 56°F mean · 16.7" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 56°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,322
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Versailles
- PRCP-DRY 16.7"
- SWING-MID 44°F
- COMF-MID 69/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,673 HDD
- STN-1 USC00343628
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Versailles, MO ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OK station list.
- Goodwell Rsch (this station) 56°F
- Cold Lawrenceville, IL 56°F
- Hot Bolivar, MO 56°F
- Near Versailles, MO 56°F
- Near Festus, MO 56°F
Climate Living Index · Goodwell Rsch Stn
Goodwell Rsch Stn: 43/100 · grade D
Goodwell Rsch Stn publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Goodwell Rsch Stn, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 69/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 2.7 inches/year | 74/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 55.9°F · 11.6° from 67.5°F | 62/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 178 days/year | 48/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 16.7 in · 18.3 from 35 in | 35/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 198 calendar days | 15/100 · F |
Goodwell Rsch Stn · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Goodwell Rsch Stn's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 78.7°F
- Coldest month
- 34.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Goodwell Rsch Stn sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Goodwell Rsch Stn's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 63rd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 78%
- Goodwell Rsch Stn's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 55th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Goodwell Rsch Stn compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Goodwell Rsch Stn's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
69 Top 35% score exceeds 65% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Goodwell Rsch Stn's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 68 complete annual observations from 1912 to 2021, GOODWELL RSCH STN warmed at a fitted rate of 0.03°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Goodwell Rsch Stn primary station fitted change +0.03 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F (9°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.4" | 0.9" | 29.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 52°F (11°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.3" | 0.1" | 24.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.1" | 0.9" | 18.0 | 0.1 |
| April | 69°F (21°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.4" | 0.0" | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| May | 79°F (26°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 1.9" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| June | 89°F (32°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 74°F (24°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 16.9 |
| July | 93°F (34°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 23.7 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 20.4 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 1.3" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 11.0 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.7" | 0.0" | 5.1 | 2.4 |
| November | 59°F (15°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 19.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 49°F (9°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.6" | 0.8" | 28.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Goodwell Rsch Stn works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 93°F by July 16 and hold at or above 90°F on 66 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 132 dates, bottoming at 20°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 19 through August 23, covering 66 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 20 to October 21.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 20, then returns to freezing around November 10, covering 132 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 3, when 25% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 20 at 8%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 54 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 14 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 31°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Goodwell Rsch Stn.
Where Goodwell Rsch Stn Stands Nationally
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 66 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
Goodwell Rsch Stn earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 0.9"
2.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
2.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.9"
4.2 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
3.9 days with precipitation
2.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
2.9 days with precipitation
Goodwell Rsch Stn runs a summer-peaked wet season
45% of Goodwell Rsch Stn's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 2.6", on a 44.3°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, June, taking 45% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.3".
- Winter share: 8% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Goodwell Rsch Stn's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 54 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 16.7" between them, or roughly 0.31 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Snow reaches Goodwell Rsch Stn, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 2.7 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 1 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 19
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 24
50% probability date
Growing Season
178 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,673
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,380
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OK closest to Goodwell Rsch Stn on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (56°F here).
- Beltsville, MD 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Chanute, KS 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Dodge City, KS 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Elizabethton, TN 56°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (16.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Lewistown, MT 16.8" · 0.0" off
- Minot, ND 16.7" · 0.0" off
- Bushnell, NE 16.7" · 0.0" off
- Chugwater, WY 16.8" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Goodwell Rsch Stn's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Goodwell Rsch Stn's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,673 annual heating degree days against 1,380 for cooling. Its 44.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Goodwell Rsch Stn's frost-free season lasts about 178 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Goodwell Rsch Stn's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 44.3°F. The annual average is 56°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Goodwell Rsch Stn's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 16.7 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 2.7 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Goodwell Rsch Stn's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Goodwell Rsch Stn, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Goodwell Rsch Stn's primary station: GOODWELL RSCH STN (USC00343628). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Goodwell Rsch Stn; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Goodwell Rsch Stn comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.