McCurtain (1 mi SE), Oklahoma climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
McCurtain (1 mi SE)'s normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.2°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 34°C.
- NOAA stationMcCurtain (1 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00345693
- Location35.14°N 94.97°W
- Elevation655 ft (200 m)
On October 23, the normal high in McCurtain (1 mi SE) is 73°F and the normal low 50°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for McCurtain (1 mi SE).
- Jan 52° 32°
- Feb 57° 36°
- Mar 65° 44°
- Apr 74° 52°
- May 80° 60°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 94° 73°
- Aug 94° 71°
- Sep 86° 64°
- Oct 76° 52°
- Nov 64° 42°
- Dec 54° 35°
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 McCurtain (1 mi SE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 32°F | 42.1°F | – | <1 | 18 | 10 h |
| February | 57°F | 36°F | 46.4°F | – | <1 | 12 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 65°F | 44°F | 54.4°F | – | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 74°F | 52°F | 63.1°F | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 60°F | 70.3°F | – | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 68°F | 78.1°F | – | 10 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 94°F | 73°F | 83.1°F | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 94°F | 71°F | 82.4°F | – | 24 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 64°F | 75.0°F | – | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | – | 2 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 64°F | 42°F | 53.0°F | – | <1 | 7 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 54°F | 35°F | 44.3°F | – | <1 | 15 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 52°F | 63.0°F | – | 75 | 60 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | 0°C | 5.6°C |
| February | 14°C | 2°C | 8.0°C |
| March | 19°C | 6°C | 12.4°C |
| April | 23°C | 11°C | 17.3°C |
| May | 27°C | 16°C | 21.3°C |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.6°C |
| July | 34°C | 23°C | 28.4°C |
| August | 34°C | 22°C | 28.0°C |
| September | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C |
| October | 24°C | 11°C | 17.8°C |
| November | 18°C | 6°C | 11.7°C |
| December | 12°C | 1°C | 6.8°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Sallisaw (23 miles away), gets 2 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00345693; 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 McCurtain (1 mi SE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, 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 USC00345693.
When is the last frost at McCurtain (1 mi SE)?
In McCurtain (1 mi SE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 23 in half of years and after April 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 5 in half of years and before October 21 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 231 year in 10 after April 10; 9 in 10 after March 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 51 year in 10 before October 21; 9 in 10 before November 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 228 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 254 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 9 in half of springs and before November 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts McCurtain (1 mi SE) in zone 7b in ZIP code 74944, 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 (16 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 USC00345693; 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 McCurtain (1 mi SE)?
In a normal year in McCurtain (1 mi SE), 75 days a year reach 90°F (16 of them 100°F or more) and 60 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 75a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 16a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 60a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1960) is 111°F, on September 4, 1998; the lowest is −9°F, on January 11, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1973, with 76.95 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 26.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00345693; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00345693. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at McCurtain (1 mi SE)?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at McCurtain (1 mi SE), 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (83%) and February the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.5 |
| February | 66% | 3.1 |
| March | 69% | 4.1 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 82% | 6.6 |
| July | 83% | 6.5 |
| August | 83% | 5.9 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 77% | 3.8 |
| November | 75% | 2.8 |
| December | 70% | 2.2 |
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 McCurtain (1 mi SE) record?
A normal year at McCurtain (1 mi SE) brings 2,902 heating degree days, 46% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,205 cooling degree days, 2.4 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 5,633 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 712 | 1 |
| February | 523 | 3 |
| March | 349 | 21 |
| April | 134 | 75 |
| May | 25 | 191 |
| June | 1 | 394 |
| July | 0 | 561 |
| August | 0 | 539 |
| September | 12 | 311 |
| October | 124 | 91 |
| November | 378 | 16 |
| December | 643 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 2,902 | 2,205 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00345693. 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 McCurtain (1 mi SE)'s climate compare?
McCurtain (1 mi SE) is warmer than 128 of the 134 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.0°F is warmer than 83%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near McCurtain (1 mi SE) share this climate record?
5 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.
- Stigler, OK2,784 people · 12 mi NW
- Keota, OK447 people · 8 mi N
- Bokoshe, OK406 people · 10 mi E
- McCurtain, OK360 people · 0 mi N
- Lequire, OK141 people · 9 mi W
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 McCurtain (1 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at McCurtain (1 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at McCurtain (1 mi SE)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Sallisaw (23 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is McCurtain (1 mi SE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts McCurtain (1 mi SE) in zone 7b in ZIP code 74944, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at McCurtain (1 mi SE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 23; in one year in ten it comes after April 10. Waiting until April 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Wilburton, OK17 miles from this station, 61.8°F a year
- Wister, OK21 miles from this station, 61.0°F a year
- Sallisaw, OK24 miles from this station, 60.2°F a year
- Webbers Falls, OK27 miles from this station, 60.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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