Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 33.6 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.7°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 35°C, 854 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge
- Station IDUSC00349629
- Location34.73°N 98.71°W
- Elevation1,665 ft (508 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge is 73°F and the normal low 48°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge.
- Jan 52° 29°
- Feb 55° 33°
- Mar 65° 42°
- Apr 73° 50°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 89° 68°
- Jul 95° 73°
- Aug 95° 71°
- Sep 86° 63°
- Oct 75° 51°
- Nov 63° 40°
- Dec 53° 31°
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 Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.77 in), the least in January (1.35 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 29°F | 40.3°F | 1.35 | 1.1 | 4 | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 33°F | 44.1°F | 1.67 | 0.2 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 11 h |
| March | 65°F | 42°F | 53.0°F | 2.48 | 0.1 | 5 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 50°F | 61.4°F | 3.15 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 59°F | 69.9°F | 4.77 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 89°F | 68°F | 78.8°F | 3.89 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 95°F | 73°F | 83.7°F | 2.75 | 0.0 | 5 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 95°F | 71°F | 82.9°F | 3.21 | 0.0 | 5 | 24 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 63°F | 74.5°F | 3.35 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 51°F | 62.9°F | 3.40 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 40°F | 51.2°F | 1.97 | 0.1 | 4 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 31°F | 42.1°F | 1.64 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 51°F | 62.1°F | 33.63 | 1.8 | 61 | 77 | 82 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −2°C | 4.6°C | 34 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 13°C | 1°C | 6.7°C | 42 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 18°C | 5°C | 11.7°C | 63 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 23°C | 10°C | 16.3°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.0°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 23°C | 28.7°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 22°C | 28.3°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 17°C | 23.6°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 4°C | 10.7°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 5.6°C | 42 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00349629; 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 Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October. Of those, April 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 USC00349629.
When is the last frost at Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge?
In Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 28 in half of years and after April 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 6 in half of years and before October 21 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
- March 281 year in 10 after April 17; 9 in 10 after March 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 61 year in 10 before October 21; 9 in 10 before November 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 224 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 247 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 11 in half of springs and before November 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge in zone 8a in ZIP code 73552, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oklahoma · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00349629; 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 Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge?
In a normal year in Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, 77 days a year reach 90°F (15 of them 100°F or more), 82 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 61 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 77a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 15a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 82a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 61a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1906) is 112°F, on July 19, 1936; the lowest is −16°F, on January 18, 1930.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2007, with 60.14 in; the snowiest season is 1967–68, with 18.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00349629; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00349629. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 3.0 |
| February | 74% | 3.6 |
| March | 77% | 4.8 |
| April | 79% | 5.9 |
| May | 79% | 6.3 |
| June | 86% | 7.1 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 88% | 6.4 |
| September | 84% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.1 |
| November | 81% | 3.2 |
| December | 76% | 2.6 |
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 Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge record?
A normal year at Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge brings 3,226 heating degree days, 40% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,196 cooling degree days, 2.4 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,464 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 764 | 0 |
| February | 586 | 1 |
| March | 386 | 15 |
| April | 162 | 54 |
| May | 36 | 189 |
| June | 1 | 415 |
| July | 0 | 580 |
| August | 1 | 556 |
| September | 18 | 303 |
| October | 140 | 76 |
| November | 422 | 7 |
| December | 710 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,226 | 2,196 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00349629. 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 Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge's climate compare?
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge is warmer than 115 of the 134 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 40. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.1°F is warmer than 80%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge is Cfa: temperate, 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 Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge 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.
- Snyder, OK1,229 people · 15 mi W
- Mountain Park, OK314 people · 14 mi W
- Indiahoma, OK274 people · 8 mi S
- Cooperton, OK4 people · 13 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 Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge's climate
What is the coldest month at Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge?
January, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge?
May, with 4.77 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.35 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge in zone 8a in ZIP code 73552, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 28; in one year in ten it comes after April 17. Waiting until April 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Medicine Park 3 mi W Mesonet, OK8 miles from this station, 62.1°F a year
- Lawton, OK21 miles from this station, 62.6°F a year
- Chattanooga, OK22 miles from this station, 61.4°F a year
- Hobart, OK26 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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