Zip 74027 (Delaware, OK) Climate


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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Nowata County / Delaware / Delaware (zip 74027)
74027 Delaware, OK has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation in the area is abundant throughout the year, with spring and summer seeing the highest rainfall averages. The region experiences occasional periods of extreme weather, such as severe thunderstorms and flooding during the summer months and snowfall during winter months. Temperatures vary from an average high of 93°F in July to an average low of 36°F in January.

Delaware (zip 74027), Oklahoma gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Delaware (zip 74027) averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Delaware (zip 74027). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Delaware (zip 74027) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 74027 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Oklahoma.

5.8 Summer - 6.3 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 74027 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for the 74027 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In the 74027 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 74027 zip code are May, October and September.
In the 74027 zip code, there are 58.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 74027 zip code with an average of 23.5°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In the 74027 zip code, there are 92.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In the 74027 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 74027 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 74027 zip code.
May is the wettest month in the 74027 zip code with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 32% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.5 inches in the 74027 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in the 74027 zip code with 9.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 78.3 rainy days annually in the 74027 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.9 inches in the 74027 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 74027 zip code with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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