Ripley Exp Farm, OH 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 Ripley Exp Farm's primary NOAA station, RIPLEY EXP FARM.
The climate verdict for Ripley Exp Farm
Water is the standout signal in Ripley Exp Farm, Ohio: 47.9 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 52°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 52°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 47.9"
- annual precipitation · 17" snow
- 165 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Ripley Exp Farm: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00337120 · Ripley Exp Farm, OH 52°F mean · 47.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 52°F
- RANK-MID #3,225
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Logan
- PRCP-MID 47.9"
- SWING-MID 45°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,620 HDD
- STN-1 USC00337120
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Logan, OH (+ 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 OH station list.
- Ripley (this station) 52°F
- Cold Everett, PA 52°F
- Hot Laurelton Ctr, PA 52°F
- Near Logan, OH 52°F
- Near Homedale, ID 52°F
Climate Living Index · Ripley Exp Farm
Ripley Exp Farm: 49/100 · grade D
Ripley Exp Farm publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Ripley Exp Farm, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 47.9 in · 12.9 from 35 in | 55/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 17.2 inches/year | 53/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 145 calendar days | 50/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 51.6°F · 15.9° from 67.5°F | 47/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 165 days/year | 38/100 · F |
Ripley Exp Farm · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Ripley Exp Farm is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 28.3°F and warmest-month mean 73.1°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 73.1°F
- Coldest month
- 28.3°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 · heating-led station
Where Ripley Exp Farm sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Ripley Exp Farm's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 47th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 25% wettest
- Ripley Exp Farm's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 57th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Ripley Exp Farm compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Ripley Exp Farm's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (4°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 3.4" | 6.5" | 27.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 44°F (6°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 3.2" | 5.2" | 24.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (12°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 4.1" | 2.7" | 20.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 66°F (19°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 5.3" | 0.0" | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| June | 83°F (28°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| July | 86°F (30°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| August | 85°F (30°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| October | 67°F (20°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 3.8" | 0.1" | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 3.3" | 0.6" | 15.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 44°F (7°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 3.9" | 2.1" | 25.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 86°F around July 9, short of 90°F on every date, while 145 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 17°F near January 17.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 3, then returns to freezing around November 11, covering 145 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 April 22, when 46% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 16 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 131 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 24 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 30°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Ripley Exp Farm.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 6.5"
11.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.2"
9.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.7"
11.7 days with precipitation
13.8 days with precipitation
13.1 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
8.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
11.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.1"
11.5 days with precipitation
Ripley Exp Farm spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Ripley Exp Farm has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 44.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.3" and September 3.0". The three wettest months together take 32% 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.
When it rains in Ripley Exp Farm, it arrives in quantity
47.9" of precipitation falls across only about 131 wet days here, averaging 0.37 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 131 a year, 36% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.37 inches
- Most wet days
- April, about 14
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 8
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Ripley Exp Farm
Ripley Exp Farm averages 17.2 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 13 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 17.2 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 13 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 4% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 11
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 29
50% probability date
Growing Season
165 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,620
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
778
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OH closest to Ripley Exp Farm 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 (52°F here).
- Amity, MO 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Carmel, IN 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Eau Claire, MI 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Fairbury, NE 52°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (47.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Danville, KY 47.9" · 0.0" off
- Indiana, PA 47.9" · 0.0" off
- Oak Hill, WV 47.9" · 0.0" off
- Concord, NC 47.9" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Ripley Exp Farm
heating led · wet · mid swing
Ripley Exp Farm's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,620 annual heating degree days against 778 for cooling. Its 44.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Ripley Exp Farm's frost-free season lasts about 165 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Ripley Exp Farm coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 28°F (-2°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Ripley Exp Farm typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Ripley Exp Farm snow peak
January
Ripley Exp Farm averages 17.2 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Ripley Exp Farm's primary station: RIPLEY EXP FARM (USC00337120). 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 Ripley Exp Farm; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Ripley Exp Farm 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.