Zip 73072 (Norman, OK) Climate

73072 Norman, OK has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average high temperatures during the summer months range from the low 80s in June to the mid 90s in August while the average winter lows hover around freezing. Precipitation is fairly balanced throughout the year with an annual average of about 43 inches, most of which falls between April and October. The area does experience moderate thunderstorms in late spring and summer months due to its location near a large body of water.

Norman (zip 73072), Oklahoma gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Norman (zip 73072) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 235 sunny days per year in Norman (zip 73072). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Norman (zip 73072) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 81 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73072 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

6 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73072 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Norman, Oklahoma	United States
	39.2 in.	38.1 in.
	5.7 in.	27.8 in.
	80.9 days	106.2 days
	235 days	205 days
	92.7°	85.8°
	26.4°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	5.3	4.3
	1158 ft.	2443 ft.

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 73072 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In the 73072 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 73072 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 73072 zip code, there are 60.8 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 73072 zip code with an average of 26.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the 73072 zip code, there are 78.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the 73072 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 73072 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 73072 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 73072 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in the 73072 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 73072 zip code with 9.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 80.9 rainy days annually in the 73072 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.7 inches in the 73072 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 73072 zip code with 2.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.