Weather & Climate
Temperature, rain, sunshine, drought and tornadoes, from a NOAA record that reaches back to 1895 and so can show what has changed.
| Statistic | Typical area | Level | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Precipitation | 42.5 in | County | Total rain and melted snow in an average year, 1991 to 2020, in inches. |
| Average Daily High | 65.9°F | County | Average daily maximum temperature across the year, 1991 to 2020. |
| Average Daily Low | 43.7°F | County | Average daily minimum temperature across the year, 1991 to 2020. |
| Average Temperature | 54.9°F | County | Average temperature across the year, 1991 to 2020. This is an area average over the… |
| Cooling Degree Days | 1,119 | County | How much cooling a year demands, as degree days above 65°F. A rough measure of summer… |
| Damaging Thunderstorm Winds | 4.0 | County | Thunderstorm wind events recorded per year, averaged over 2015 to 2024. The most common… |
| Floods | 1.1 | County | Flood and flash flood events recorded per year, averaged over 2015 to 2024. |
| Hail Storms | 1.6 | County | Hail events recorded per year, averaged over 2015 to 2024. Concentrated along the… |
| Heating Degree Days | 4,769 | County | How much heating a year demands, as degree days below 65°F. A rough measure of winter… |
| Months in Drought | 15.0% | County | The share of months from 1991 to 2020 in moderate drought or worse, by the Palmer… |
| Solar Radiation | 4.3 | County | Sunlight reaching the ground, averaged over the year, in kilowatt hours per square… |
| Storm Damage per Resident | $4 | County | Reported property damage from county-coded storms, per resident per year, averaged over… |
| Storm Deaths and Injuries | 0.0 | County | Deaths and injuries from county-coded storms per 100,000 residents per year, averaged… |
| Strong Tornadoes per Decade | 0.9 | County | Tornadoes of (E)F2 or stronger per decade, per 1,000 square miles, 1950 to 2023. Strong… |
| Summer Temperature | 74.2°F | County | Average temperature in June, July and August, 1991 to 2020. |
| Temperature Change since 1900 | 1.4°F | County | How much warmer the county is now than a century ago: the 1991 to 2020 average minus… |
| Tornado Deaths since 1950 | 0 | County | People killed by tornadoes in the county since 1950. A count, not a rate: single events… |
| Tornadoes per Decade | 4.5 | County | Tornadoes touching the county per decade, per 1,000 square miles, 1950 to 2023… |
| Tornadoes since 1950 | 18 | County | How many tornadoes have touched the county since 1950. A plain count, so large counties… |
| Winter Temperature | 35.1°F | County | Average temperature in December, January and February, 1991 to 2020. |