Rockefeller WL Refuge, LA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Rockefeller WL Refuge's primary NOAA station, ROCKEFELLER WL REFUGE.
The climate verdict for Rockefeller WL Refuge
Warm-season cooling demand defines Rockefeller WL Refuge, Louisiana, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 70°F. It scores 90/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 91% of them.
- 70°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 90/100
- comfort score, above 91% of station-mapped location scores
- 59.4"
- yearly precipitation total
- 324 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Rockefeller WL Refuge: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00167932 · Rockefeller WL Refuge, LA 70°F mean · 59.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 70°F
- RANK-WARM #6,518
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Houma
- PRCP-WET 59.4"
- SWING-MID 30°F
- COMF-TOP 90/100
- LOAD-COOL 2,986 CDD
- STN-1 USC00167932
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Houma, LA (+ 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 LA station list.
- Rockefeller WL… (this station) 70°F
- Hot Houma, LA 70°F
- Near Thompsons, TX 70°F
- Cold Pensacola Rgnl, FL 69°F
- Near Panama City, FL 69°F
Rockefeller WL Refuge sits in Louisiana, the #3 hottest U.S. state at 67.3°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Rockefeller WL Refuge
Rockefeller WL Refuge: 80/100 · grade B
Rockefeller WL Refuge publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Rockefeller WL Refuge, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 90/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 324 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 69.6°F · 2.1° from 67.5°F | 93/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 42 calendar days | 93/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.0 inches/year | 90/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 59.4 in · 24.4 from 35 in | 14/100 · F |
Rockefeller WL Refuge · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Rockefeller WL Refuge is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 53.1°F and warmest-month mean 83.3°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 83.3°F
- Coldest month
- 53.1°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 · cooling-led station
Where Rockefeller WL Refuge sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Rockefeller WL Refuge's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 5% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Rockefeller WL Refuge sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 6% wettest
- Rockefeller WL Refuge's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 90%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Rockefeller WL Refuge is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Rockefeller WL Refuge compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Rockefeller WL Refuge's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
90 Top 9% score exceeds 91% 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%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Rockefeller WL Refuge's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 45 complete annual observations from 1965 to 2019, ROCKEFELLER WL REFUGE warmed at a fitted rate of 0.13°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Rockefeller WL Refuge primary station fitted change +0.13 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F (16°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 5.7" | 0.0" | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 65°F (18°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.3" | 0.0" | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 71°F (22°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 77°F (25°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 4.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 83°F (29°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 5.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.1 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 7.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.6 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 83°F (29°C) | 7.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 20.4 |
| September | 88°F (31°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 6.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 11.3 |
| October | 81°F (27°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| November | 72°F (22°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 64°F (18°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 2.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Rockefeller WL Refuge runs from a mild 44°F around January 8 to 91°F at the peak near August 7, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 21 through August 31, covering 42 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 11 to November 20.
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.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 44°F around January 8.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 27, when 44% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is May 6 at 22%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 123 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 24 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 19°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Rockefeller WL Refuge.
Where Rockefeller WL Refuge Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 59 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 19°F.
Rockefeller WL Refuge earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
12.8 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
13.3 days with precipitation
13.6 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
Rockefeller WL Refuge spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 34% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Rockefeller WL Refuge has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 30.2°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 7.0" and February 3.3". The three wettest months together take 34% 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 Rockefeller WL Refuge, it arrives in quantity
59.4" of precipitation falls across only about 123 wet days here, averaging 0.48 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 123 a year, 34% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.48 inches
- Most wet days
- August, about 14
- Fewest wet days
- May, about 7
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.
Rockefeller WL Refuge's record shows no measurable snowfall
This station measured snowfall across the 1991-2020 period and recorded none: the annual normal is 0.0 inches. That is a measured zero rather than missing data, which is a meaningful distinction here , most stations in the database simply do not report snow at all, and those pages say nothing about it.
A thirty-year normal of zero describes the typical year at this station. It is not a claim that snow has never fallen in the area.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 23
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 2
50% probability date
Growing Season
324 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,293
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,986
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside LA closest to Rockefeller WL Refuge 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 (70°F here).
- Bushnell, FL 70°F · 0.0°F off
- Floresville, TX 70°F · 0.0°F off
- Hondo, TX 70°F · 0.0°F off
- San Antonio, TX 70°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (59.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Spring City, TN 59.4" · 0.0" off
- Houston, MS 59.3" · 0.0" off
- Lake Lure, NC 59.3" · 0.1" off
- Cleveland, MS 59.3" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Rockefeller WL Refuge's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · wet · mid swing
Air-conditioning demand is the clearest thermal signal here. Rockefeller WL Refuge accumulates 2,986 cooling degree days, more than twice its 1,293 heating total; the monthly table shows when that imbalance builds rather than treating it as a year-round condition.
Warm-season demand is paired with a wet annual normal: 59.4 inches of precipitation at Rockefeller WL Refuge. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. The month-by-month bars distinguish a concentrated wet season from moisture spread across the calendar.
August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Rockefeller WL Refuge's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 30.2°F. The annual average is 70°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
The frost-free window extends for about 324 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Rockefeller WL Refuge's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For Rockefeller WL Refuge that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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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 Rockefeller WL Refuge's primary station: ROCKEFELLER WL REFUGE (USC00167932). 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 Rockefeller WL Refuge; 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 Rockefeller WL Refuge 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.