Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet, Oklahoma climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 32.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.7°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 35°C, 820 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMedicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet
- Station IDUSC00345775
- Location34.73°N 98.57°W
- Elevation1,597 ft (487 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet is 71°F and the normal low 51°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet.
- Jan 50° 31°
- Feb 55° 34°
- Mar 64° 43°
- Apr 72° 50°
- May 80° 59°
- Jun 89° 67°
- Jul 94° 72°
- Aug 94° 72°
- Sep 85° 64°
- Oct 74° 53°
- Nov 61° 41°
- Dec 51° 32°
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 Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.81 in), the least in January (1.25 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 31°F | 40.7°F | 1.25 | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 34°F | 44.2°F | 1.39 | – | <1 | 14 | 11 h |
| March | 64°F | 43°F | 53.5°F | 2.22 | – | <1 | 4 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 50°F | 61.2°F | 3.03 | – | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 59°F | 69.8°F | 4.81 | – | 4 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 89°F | 67°F | 78.2°F | 4.22 | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 94°F | 72°F | 83.0°F | 2.43 | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 94°F | 72°F | 82.7°F | 2.88 | – | 24 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 85°F | 64°F | 74.7°F | 3.22 | – | 11 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 53°F | 63.6°F | 3.23 | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 41°F | 51.4°F | 1.93 | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 51°F | 32°F | 41.7°F | 1.69 | – | <1 | 14 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 52°F | 62.1°F | 32.30 | – | 84 | 55 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | 0°C | 4.8°C | 32 mm |
| February | 13°C | 1°C | 6.8°C | 35 mm |
| March | 18°C | 6°C | 11.9°C | 56 mm |
| April | 22°C | 10°C | 16.2°C | 77 mm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 21.0°C | 122 mm |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 25.7°C | 107 mm |
| July | 35°C | 22°C | 28.3°C | 62 mm |
| August | 34°C | 22°C | 28.2°C | 73 mm |
| September | 30°C | 18°C | 23.7°C | 82 mm |
| October | 23°C | 12°C | 17.6°C | 82 mm |
| November | 16°C | 5°C | 10.8°C | 49 mm |
| December | 11°C | 0°C | 5.4°C | 43 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge (8 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 USC00345775; 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 Medicine Park 3 mi W 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 USC00345775.
When is the last frost at Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet?
In Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 21 in half of years and after April 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 12 in half of years and before October 27 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 211 year in 10 after April 8; 9 in 10 after February 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 121 year in 10 before October 27; 9 in 10 before November 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 234 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 257 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 6 in half of springs and before November 22 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet in zone 8a in ZIP code 73557, 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 USC00345775; 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 Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet?
In a normal year in Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet, 84 days a year reach 90°F (20 of them 100°F or more) and 55 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 84a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 20a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 55a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00345775.
How sunny is it at Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 3.0 |
| February | 74% | 3.6 |
| March | 77% | 4.8 |
| April | 79% | 5.9 |
| May | 79% | 6.3 |
| June | 86% | 7.1 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 88% | 6.4 |
| September | 84% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.1 |
| November | 81% | 3.2 |
| December | 76% | 2.6 |
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 Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet record?
A normal year at Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet brings 3,191 heating degree days, 41% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,154 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 5,463 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 752 | 0 |
| February | 585 | 2 |
| March | 373 | 15 |
| April | 163 | 49 |
| May | 38 | 189 |
| June | 0 | 396 |
| July | 0 | 558 |
| August | 0 | 547 |
| September | 11 | 300 |
| October | 134 | 92 |
| November | 414 | 7 |
| December | 720 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,191 | 2,154 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00345775. 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 Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 63.4°F, 1.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 62.1°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.3°F | +0.2°F | 27.46 |
| 2022 | 63.0°F | +0.9°F | 30.41 |
| 2023 | 64.0°F | +1.9°F | 27.55 |
| 2024 | 65.1°F | +3.0°F | 33.07 |
| 2025 | 63.4°F | +1.3°F | 32.97 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00345775. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet's climate compare?
Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet is warmer than 115 of the 134 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 36. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.1°F is warmer than 80%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet 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 Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet share this climate record?
3 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.
- Cache, OK3,179 people · 8 mi S
- Medicine Park, OK474 people · 5 mi E
- Lawtonka Acres, OK113 people · 4 mi NE
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 Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet's climate
What is the coldest month at Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow at Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge (8 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet?
May, with 4.81 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.25 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet in zone 8a in ZIP code 73557, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 21; in one year in ten it comes after April 8. Waiting until April 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, OK8 miles from this station, 62.1°F a year
- Lawton, OK15 miles from this station, 62.6°F a year
- Apache, OK21 miles from this station, 60.6°F a year
- Chattanooga, OK22 miles from this station, 61.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
Download these normals (CSV) · JSON · How these figures are made