Zip 73645 (Erick, OK) Climate

73645 Erick, OK has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cooler winters. During the summer months, temperatures tend to reach above 90°F (32°C) with the occasional heat wave pushing temperatures higher. Winters in this area are milder than the rest of the state, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. Precipitation tends to be low, though there is some variation throughout the year. On average, rainfall amounts are quite low but can increase with thunderstorms or during spring and fall months due to weather patterns coming from the Gulf of Mexico.

Erick (zip 73645), Oklahoma gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Erick (zip 73645) averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 253 sunny days per year in Erick (zip 73645). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Erick (zip 73645) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73645 zip code is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

7.3 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73645 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Erick, Oklahoma	United States
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	93.5°	85.8°
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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.

July is the hottest month for the 73645 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. In the 73645 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 73645 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 73645 zip code, there are 71.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 73645 zip code with an average of 23.7°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73645 zip code, there are 98.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73645 zip code, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 73645 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 73645 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.0 inches in the 73645 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the 73645 zip code with 7.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 57.9 rainy days annually in the 73645 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.0 inches in the 73645 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 73645 zip code with 2.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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