The Poplars, Oregon climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
The Poplars's normal year runs from 18°F December nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 11.2 inches of precipitation and 7 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.2°C, December lows of −8°C, July highs of 29°C, 283 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationThe Poplars
- Station IDUSC00358420
- Location43.26°N 120.94°W
- Elevation4,310 ft (1,314 m)
On October 23, the normal high in The Poplars is 58°F and the normal low 26°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for The Poplars.
- Jan 39° 21°
- Feb 43° 22°
- Mar 51° 25°
- Apr 57° 27°
- May 66° 34°
- Jun 74° 40°
- Jul 85° 45°
- Aug 83° 43°
- Sep 76° 35°
- Oct 61° 28°
- Nov 46° 23°
- Dec 38° 18°
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 The Poplars each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 18°F. The most precipitation falls in December (1.45 in), the least in July (0.43 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 21°F | 30.1°F | 1.29 | 1.0 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 43°F | 22°F | 32.4°F | 0.89 | 3.0 | 6 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 51°F | 25°F | 37.6°F | 1.39 | 0.9 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 27°F | 41.9°F | 0.84 | 0.5 | 7 | <1 | 23 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 66°F | 34°F | 50.0°F | 1.27 | 0.1 | 7 | <1 | 14 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 74°F | 40°F | 56.8°F | 0.70 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 85°F | 45°F | 64.8°F | 0.43 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 83°F | 43°F | 62.9°F | 0.46 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 h |
| September | 76°F | 35°F | 55.4°F | 0.50 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 28°F | 44.5°F | 0.75 | 0.0 | 4 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 46°F | 23°F | 34.6°F | 1.18 | 0.4 | 6 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 38°F | 18°F | 27.9°F | 1.45 | 0.9 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 30°F | 44.9°F | 11.15 | 6.8 | 60 | 24 | 211 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −6°C | −1.1°C | 33 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 6°C | −6°C | 0.2°C | 23 mm | 8 cm |
| March | 10°C | −4°C | 3.1°C | 35 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 14°C | −3°C | 5.5°C | 21 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 19°C | 1°C | 10.0°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23°C | 4°C | 13.8°C | 18 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 7°C | 18.2°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 6°C | 17.2°C | 12 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 2°C | 13.0°C | 13 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | −2°C | 6.9°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 8°C | −5°C | 1.4°C | 30 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 3°C | −8°C | −2.3°C | 37 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00358420; 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 The Poplars?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00358420.
How hot and how cold does it get at The Poplars?
In a normal year in The Poplars, 24 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 211 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 60 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 24a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 211a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 60a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1945) is 104°F, on June 29, 2021; the lowest is −38°F, on January 22, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1983, with 17.50 in; the snowiest season is 1955–56, with 83.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00358420; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00358420. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at The Poplars?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at The Poplars, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (93%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 1.7 |
| February | 69% | 2.7 |
| March | 71% | 4.0 |
| April | 75% | 5.5 |
| May | 78% | 6.5 |
| June | 85% | 7.6 |
| July | 93% | 7.9 |
| August | 91% | 6.8 |
| September | 88% | 5.3 |
| October | 80% | 3.5 |
| November | 70% | 2.0 |
| December | 62% | 1.4 |
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 The Poplars record?
A normal year at The Poplars brings 7,435 heating degree days, 38% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 127 cooling degree days, 86% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,414 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,084 | 0 |
| February | 913 | 0 |
| March | 850 | 0 |
| April | 695 | 0 |
| May | 465 | 2 |
| June | 258 | 12 |
| July | 76 | 69 |
| August | 105 | 40 |
| September | 291 | 5 |
| October | 636 | 0 |
| November | 914 | 0 |
| December | 1,152 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,435 | 127 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00358420. 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.
Have recent years at The Poplars been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 46.3°F, 1.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 44.9°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.8°F | +1.9°F | 8.14 | – |
| 2023 | 45.0°F | +0.1°F | 9.96 | – |
| 2024 | 46.3°F | +1.4°F | – | – |
Over 37 complete years from 1949 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.0°F per century (+0.28°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00358420; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does The Poplars's climate compare?
The Poplars is warmer than 6 of the 105 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 14. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 44.9°F is warmer than 19%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, The Poplars is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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.
Questions about The Poplars's climate
What is the coldest month at The Poplars?
December, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 18°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 45°F at night).
Does it snow at The Poplars?
Yes: 7 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (3.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month at The Poplars?
December, with 1.45 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.43 in.
What plant hardiness zone is The Poplars in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts The Poplars in zone 6a in ZIP code 97735, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Silver Lake, OR11 miles from this station, 45.3°F a year
- Summer Lake (1 mi S), OR22 miles from this station, 48.8°F a year
- Brothers, OR42 miles from this station, 43.1°F a year
- Chemult, OR43 miles from this station, 41.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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