Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse, Utah climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse's normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 21.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.6°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 34°C, 548 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationOgden Pioneer Powerhouse
- Station IDUSC00426404
- Location41.24°N 111.95°W
- Elevation4,350 ft (1,326 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse is 62°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse.
- Jan 38° 22°
- Feb 44° 24°
- Mar 55° 33°
- Apr 62° 39°
- May 73° 48°
- Jun 83° 56°
- Jul 92° 64°
- Aug 90° 63°
- Sep 80° 53°
- Oct 66° 41°
- Nov 51° 31°
- Dec 39° 23°
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 Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in May (2.58 in), the least in July (0.63 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 22°F | 30.1°F | 2.51 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 44°F | 24°F | 33.8°F | 1.85 | 8 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 55°F | 33°F | 44.2°F | 2.27 | 7 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 39°F | 50.4°F | 2.45 | 8 | <1 | 5 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 60.1°F | 2.58 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 83°F | 56°F | 69.6°F | 1.48 | 5 | 7 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 64°F | 78.4°F | 0.63 | 3 | 23 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 90°F | 63°F | 76.6°F | 0.74 | 4 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 80°F | 53°F | 66.6°F | 1.50 | 5 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 41°F | 53.5°F | 2.12 | 6 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 51°F | 31°F | 40.6°F | 1.67 | 6 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 39°F | 23°F | 31.0°F | 1.76 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 41°F | 52.9°F | 21.56 | 78 | 51 | 117 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −6°C | −1.1°C | 64 mm |
| February | 6°C | −4°C | 1.0°C | 47 mm |
| March | 13°C | 1°C | 6.8°C | 58 mm |
| April | 17°C | 4°C | 10.2°C | 62 mm |
| May | 23°C | 9°C | 15.6°C | 66 mm |
| June | 29°C | 13°C | 20.9°C | 38 mm |
| July | 34°C | 18°C | 25.8°C | 16 mm |
| August | 32°C | 17°C | 24.8°C | 19 mm |
| September | 27°C | 12°C | 19.2°C | 38 mm |
| October | 19°C | 5°C | 11.9°C | 54 mm |
| November | 10°C | −1°C | 4.8°C | 42 mm |
| December | 4°C | −5°C | −0.6°C | 45 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Pineview Dam (6 miles away), gets 108 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00426404; 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 Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00426404.
When is the last frost at Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse?
In Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 23 in half of years and before October 8 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
- April 211 year in 10 after May 6; 9 in 10 after April 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 231 year in 10 before October 8; 9 in 10 before November 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 184 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 212 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 5 in half of springs and before November 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse in zone 6b in ZIP code 84408, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Utah · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00426404; 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 Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse?
In a normal year in Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse, 51 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 117 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 78 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 51a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 117a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 19high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 78a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1902) is 106°F, on July 14, 2002; the lowest is −16°F, on January 26, 1949.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1983, with 42.13 in; the snowiest season is 1948–49, with 104.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00426404; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00426404. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (90%) and December the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.2 |
| February | 72% | 3.1 |
| March | 75% | 4.4 |
| April | 74% | 5.5 |
| May | 77% | 6.5 |
| June | 87% | 7.8 |
| July | 90% | 7.7 |
| August | 89% | 6.7 |
| September | 86% | 5.3 |
| October | 80% | 3.7 |
| November | 72% | 2.4 |
| December | 67% | 1.8 |
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 Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse record?
A normal year at Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse brings 5,508 heating degree days, 3% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,136 cooling degree days, 25% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,438 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,082 | 0 |
| February | 872 | 0 |
| March | 645 | 0 |
| April | 441 | 3 |
| May | 198 | 46 |
| June | 42 | 182 |
| July | 2 | 417 |
| August | 4 | 365 |
| September | 70 | 116 |
| October | 364 | 7 |
| November | 734 | 0 |
| December | 1,055 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,508 | 1,136 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00426404. 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 Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse's climate compare?
Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse is warmer than 80 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 84. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.9°F is warmer than 53%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse is Dsa: continental, dry-summer, 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 Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse share this climate record?
4 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.
- Pleasant View, UT11,337 people · 6 mi NW
- Farr West, UT8,121 people · 6 mi NW
- Harrisville, UT6,947 people · 4 mi NW
- South Willard, UT1,378 people · 9 mi NW
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 Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse's climate
What is the coldest month at Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse?
January, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 64°F at night).
Does it snow at Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Pineview Dam (6 miles away), records 108 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse?
May, with 2.58 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.63 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse in zone 6b in ZIP code 84408, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 6. Waiting until May 6 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ogden NE Bench, UT1 miles from this station, 51.4°F a year
- Ogden, UT5 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Pineview Dam, UT6 miles from this station, 44.3°F a year
- Eden, UT9 miles from this station, 46.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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