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Odessa Schlemeyer Fld, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month

Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score

30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's primary NOAA station, ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD.

The climate verdict for Odessa Schlemeyer Fld

Dryness leads the climate profile for Odessa Schlemeyer Fld, Texas, with 12.9 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 65°F. It scores 80/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 76% of them.

65°F
annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
80/100
comfort score, above 76% of station-mapped location scores
12.9"
yearly precipitation total
237 days
frost-free growing season

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.

Normals record plate

Sheet USW00003031 · Odessa Schlemeyer Fld, TX 65°F mean · 12.9" precip

TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL

Nearest mean-temperature peer: Big Spring, TX (+ 0 °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 TX station list.

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld sits in Texas, the #4 hottest U.S. state at 66.2°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals

Climate Living Index · Odessa Schlemeyer Fld

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld: 63/100 · grade C

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.

C
63/100Climate Living Index

PlainClimate-derived for Odessa Schlemeyer Fld, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 80/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld Living Index dimension scores
DimensionStation valueScore
Annual temperature balance 64.8°F · 2.7° from 67.5°F 92/100 · A
Frost-free season 237 days/year 84/100 · B
Normal heat + freeze calendar 142 calendar days 52/100 · D
Precipitation balance 12.9 in · 22.1 from 35 in 21/100 · F

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSh

Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: hot semi-arid steppe (BSh). Class BSh is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically hot semi-arid steppe.

Köppen code
BSh
Group
Dry (arid or semi-arid)
Warmest month
83.4°F
Coldest month
44.9°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 · balanced station

Where Odessa Schlemeyer Fld sits across the climate record

Three NOAA fields for Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.

Annual temperature
Top 13% warmest
Among 6,861 stations, Odessa Schlemeyer Fld sits in the warmer third of annual means.
Annual precipitation
Drier than 88%
Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
Seasonal temperature swing
Narrower than 71%
Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Odessa Schlemeyer Fld is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.

How Odessa Schlemeyer Fld compares across U.S. station-mapped locations

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations

PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals

80 Top 24% score exceeds 76% 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%). Below this entry. 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry. This location 0 100 every station-mapped location, bucketed by value
  1. 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  2. 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  3. 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
  4. 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
  5. 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
  6. 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
  7. 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
  8. 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
  9. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
  10. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.

Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more station-mapped locations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Monthly Temperatures

Average daily high and low temperatures by month

Month Avg High Avg Low Mean
January 58°F (15°C) 32°F (0°C) 45°F (7°C)
February 63°F (17°C) 35°F (2°C) 49°F (10°C)
March 71°F (22°C) 43°F (6°C) 57°F (14°C)
April 80°F (26°C) 51°F (11°C) 65°F (19°C)
May 88°F (31°C) 61°F (16°C) 74°F (23°C)
June 95°F (35°C) 69°F (21°C) 82°F (28°C)
July 95°F (35°C) 72°F (22°C) 83°F (29°C)
August 94°F (35°C) 71°F (21°C) 82°F (28°C)
September 87°F (30°C) 63°F (17°C) 75°F (24°C)
October 78°F (26°C) 53°F (12°C) 66°F (19°C)
November 67°F (19°C) 40°F (5°C) 54°F (12°C)
December 58°F (15°C) 32°F (0°C) 45°F (7°C)

The year, day by day

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 96°F by July 30 and hold at or above 90°F on 104 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 38 dates, bottoming at 31°F around January 1.

Normal daily high and low temperature for Odessa Schlemeyer Fld, January through December Peaks 96°F around July 30. Bottoms 31°F around January 1. 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 freezing JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal daily high and low across the calendar year. NOAA 1991–2020 daily normals, ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD.

When the heat sits

Normal highs reach 90°F from May 23 through September 3, covering 104 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 13 to November 7.

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 January 22, then returns to freezing around December 16, covering 38 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 September 20, when 19% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 1 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 46 wet dates a year.

The widest day

April 6 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 29°F between the normal high and the normal low.

Look up any date

Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Odessa Schlemeyer Fld.

Where Odessa Schlemeyer Fld Stands Nationally

Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 104 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.

A drier-than-most normal water year — around 13 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.

Monthly Precipitation

Average monthly rainfall

January 0.6"

2.9 days with precipitation

February 0.6"

3.2 days with precipitation

March 0.7"

4.1 days with precipitation

April 0.7"

2.6 days with precipitation

May 1.6"

4.4 days with precipitation

June 1.3"

4.2 days with precipitation

July 1.5"

3.8 days with precipitation

August 1.5"

4.2 days with precipitation

September 1.9"

5.6 days with precipitation

October 1.3"

5.1 days with precipitation

November 0.7"

3.1 days with precipitation

December 0.6"

2.9 days with precipitation

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld spreads its precipitation across the year

Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 33% of the annual total and December through February 13%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Odessa Schlemeyer Fld has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 38.5°F seasonal spread.

The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 1.9" and December 0.6". The three wettest months together take 39% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.

Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.

How Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's precipitation splits across the calendar

About 46 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 12.9" between them, or roughly 0.28 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.

Wet days a year
46
Wettest month by days
September
Driest month by days
April

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.

Frost Dates & Growing Season

First Fall Freeze

November 11

50% probability date

Last Spring Freeze

March 19

50% probability date

Growing Season

237 days

Heating & Cooling Degree Days

Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling

Heating Degree Days

2,512

Higher = more heating needed

Cooling Degree Days

2,478

Higher = more cooling needed

Warmest Month

July

Coldest Month

January

Nationwide similar cities

Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Odessa Schlemeyer Fld 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 (65°F here).

Closest by annual precipitation

Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (12.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.

Texas climate overview →

Scarce-water calendar

Where Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's limited precipitation lands

mixed demand · dry · mid swing

Local precipitation is sparse in this otherwise mixed profile. The station reports 12.9 inches annually, within PlainClimate's dry band. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly distribution matters because the total alone does not reveal the timing.

July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 38.5°F. The annual average is 65°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.

Heating and cooling both register in Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's normal, at 2,512 and 2,478 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.

A roughly 237-day frost-free season sits inside this mixed heating-and-cooling profile. Start and end dates matter because both sides of the thermostat register during a normal year.

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld wettest normal

September

September concentrates the scarce annual total (12.9 inches).

Odessa Schlemeyer Fld driest normal

December

December is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.

Questions about Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's climate

How dry is Odessa Schlemeyer Fld?
Odessa Schlemeyer Fld receives 12.9 inches of precipitation a year, spread across roughly 46 days that record any measurable amount. For reference, the contiguous United States averages near 30 inches. Based on NOAA 30-year climate normals (1991-2020).
How many days above 90°F does Odessa Schlemeyer Fld get?
Odessa Schlemeyer Fld averages about 115 days a year at or above 90°F, concentrated in July and the months either side of it. That is a count of days reaching the threshold, not a measure of how far above it they go.
How much energy does heating and cooling require in Odessa Schlemeyer Fld?
Odessa Schlemeyer Fld has 2,512 heating degree days and 2,478 cooling degree days annually, a fairly balanced heating/cooling split. Degree-day definitions: reading weather data.

Data Sources

Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Odessa Schlemeyer Fld's primary station: ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD (USW00003031). 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 Odessa Schlemeyer Fld; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainClimate

On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Odessa Schlemeyer Fld 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.