Zip 74650 (Ralston, OK) Climate

74650 Ralston, OK has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cold winters. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with the wettest months being April and May. Winters can be quite cold, with temperatures occasionally dropping below freezing. Summers are generally hot and humid in 74650 Ralston, OK, with July being the hottest month of the year. Thunderstorms are common during summer months, bringing heavy rains and occasional hail.

Ralston (zip 74650), Oklahoma gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ralston (zip 74650) averages 7 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 Ralston (zip 74650). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ralston (zip 74650) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 73 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 24
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 74650 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oklahoma.

6 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 74650 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 74650 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In the 74650 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 74650 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 74650 zip code, there are 64.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 74650 zip code with an average of 24.3°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 74650 zip code, there are 88.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 74650 zip code, there are 1.2 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 74650 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 74650 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 74650 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 32% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.7 inches in the 74650 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 74650 zip code with 8.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 72.9 rainy days annually in the 74650 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 6.9 inches in the 74650 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 74650 zip code with 1.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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