Oldfield, Missouri climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Oldfield's normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 48.5 inches of precipitation and 17 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.4°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,232 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationOldfield
- Station IDUSC00236302
- Location36.98°N 93.02°W
- Elevation1,240 ft (378 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Oldfield is 65°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 35%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Oldfield.
- Jan 41° 20°
- Feb 47° 21°
- Mar 56° 30°
- Apr 67° 39°
- May 74° 50°
- Jun 81° 57°
- Jul 86° 61°
- Aug 85° 59°
- Sep 79° 51°
- Oct 68° 40°
- Nov 55° 30°
- Dec 45° 21°
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 Oldfield each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in April (5.22 in), the least in January (2.60 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F | 20°F | 30.4°F | 2.60 | 5.1 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 21°F | 33.8°F | 2.84 | 3.6 | 9 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 56°F | 30°F | 42.9°F | 4.00 | 3.6 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 39°F | 52.8°F | 5.22 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 61.9°F | 5.11 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 81°F | 57°F | 69.2°F | 4.65 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 86°F | 61°F | 73.6°F | 4.71 | 0.0 | 10 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 85°F | 59°F | 72.3°F | 4.29 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 51°F | 64.8°F | 4.75 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 40°F | 53.9°F | 3.17 | 0.1 | 10 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 30°F | 42.4°F | 4.01 | 0.4 | 11 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 21°F | 32.8°F | 3.15 | 3.8 | 11 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 40°F | 52.6°F | 48.50 | 16.7 | 125 | 22 | 135 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −7°C | −0.9°C | 66 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 8°C | −6°C | 1.0°C | 72 mm | 9 cm |
| March | 13°C | −1°C | 6.1°C | 102 mm | 9 cm |
| April | 19°C | 4°C | 11.6°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.6°C | 130 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 14°C | 20.7°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 16°C | 23.1°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 11°C | 18.2°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | −1°C | 5.8°C | 102 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 7°C | −6°C | 0.4°C | 80 mm | 10 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00236302; 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 Oldfield?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00236302.
When is the last frost at Oldfield?
In Oldfield, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 26 in half of years and after May 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 13 in half of years and before September 29 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 261 year in 10 after May 8; 9 in 10 after April 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 131 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before October 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 167 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 186 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before October 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Oldfield in zone 6b in ZIP code 65753, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Missouri · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00236302; 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 Oldfield?
In a normal year in Oldfield, 22 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 135 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 125 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 22a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 135a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 20high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 125a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 5a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1963) is 105°F, on July 31, 1980; the lowest is −17°F, on February 5, 1996.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1973, with 59.58 in; the snowiest season is 2002–03, with 35.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00236302; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00236302. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Oldfield?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Oldfield, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.5 |
| February | 67% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.1 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 73% | 5.8 |
| June | 81% | 6.6 |
| July | 81% | 6.4 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 4.9 |
| October | 77% | 3.7 |
| November | 74% | 2.7 |
| December | 69% | 2.1 |
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 Oldfield record?
A normal year at Oldfield brings 5,302 heating degree days, 1% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 798 cooling degree days, 12% fewer 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 3,250 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,074 | 0 |
| February | 875 | 0 |
| March | 687 | 1 |
| April | 374 | 8 |
| May | 145 | 50 |
| June | 27 | 151 |
| July | 3 | 270 |
| August | 5 | 233 |
| September | 85 | 77 |
| October | 353 | 8 |
| November | 679 | 1 |
| December | 996 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,302 | 798 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00236302. 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 Oldfield's climate compare?
Oldfield is warmer than 19 of the 134 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri, and wetter than 112. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.6°F is warmer than 52%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Oldfield is Dfa: continental, 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 Oldfield share this climate record?
2 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.
- Rogersville, MO5,344 people · 10 mi N
- Sparta, MO1,956 people · 4 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 Oldfield's climate
What is the coldest month at Oldfield?
January, with a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow at Oldfield?
Yes: 17 inches in a normal year, falling on 13 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (5.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Oldfield?
April, with 5.22 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 2.60 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Oldfield in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Oldfield in zone 6b in ZIP code 65753, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Oldfield?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 26; in one year in ten it comes after May 8. Waiting until May 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ozark, MO12 miles from this station, 56.1°F a year
- Ava, MO15 miles from this station, 54.8°F a year
- Ozark Beach, MO21 miles from this station, 58.2°F a year
- Springfield Wbo, MO22 miles from this station, 56.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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