Zip 73860 (Waynoka, OK) Climate

73860 Waynoka, OK has a humid subtropical climate with warm to hot summers and cool winters. Summers are typically characterized by long periods of high temperatures and short thunderstorms while winters are usually mild but can occasionally bring cold air from the north. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year with an average of 36 inches annually. The area is known for its strong winds and frequent dust storms in the springtime.

Waynoka (zip 73860), Oklahoma gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Waynoka (zip 73860) averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 236 sunny days per year in Waynoka (zip 73860). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Waynoka (zip 73860) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 61 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73860 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

6.6 Summer - 6.4 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73860 zip code, while July and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Waynoka, Oklahoma	United States
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	95.0°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.4	Unlock
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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 73860 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In the 73860 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 73860 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 73860 zip code, there are 76.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 73860 zip code with an average of 19.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73860 zip code, there are 120.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73860 zip code, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 73860 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 73860 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 73860 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.8 inches in the 73860 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 73860 zip code with 7.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 61.1 rainy days annually in the 73860 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.8 inches in the 73860 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 73860 zip code with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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