Zip 73481 (Ratliff City, OK) Climate

Ratliff City, OK 73481 has a mild climate with hot and humid summers and cool to mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is usually around 85°F, while the average low temperature is around 60°F. The winter temperatures can range from an average high of 57°F to an average low of 24°F. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of 44 inches per year.

Ratliff City (zip 73481), Oklahoma gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ratliff City (zip 73481) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 237 sunny days per year in Ratliff City (zip 73481). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ratliff City (zip 73481) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 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 26
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73481 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

5.8 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 73481 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ratliff City, Oklahoma	United States
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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 73481 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the 73481 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 73481 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 73481 zip code, there are 72.8 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 73481 zip code with an average of 25.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the 73481 zip code, there are 83.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73481 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 73481 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, June and August are the three most humid months in the 73481 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 73481 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in the 73481 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 73481 zip code with 7.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 65.5 rainy days annually in the 73481 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.6 inches in the 73481 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 73481 zip code with 0.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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