Ardmore climate — normals and trends
Ardmore (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 899 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ardmore averages 43 frost days, 102 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Ardmore has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 47 to 39 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -23.3 °C (on 16 February 2021).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ArdmoreOklahoma
- coords
- 34.17°, -97.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
899mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
23.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
43 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
102 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
100 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-23.3 °C
16 February 2021
Wettest day
118 mm
28 September 1980
Windiest day
46.8 km/h
24 February 2007
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
10 April 2008
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
9 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-28.6 °C
16 February 2021
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
1 March 1942
Sunniest day
13.9 h
25 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 34 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 13.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 23 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 22.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 65 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 23.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 210 mm | +99 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 144 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 97 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 75 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 51 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 20 mm | -57 mm |
| Oct | 27.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 44 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 21.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 57 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 15.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 2 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ardmore?
Ardmore has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 899 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ardmore?
The hottest day measured in Ardmore between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ardmore?
The coldest day measured in Ardmore between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2021, at -23.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ardmore?
Yes. Ardmore gets on average 11.0 cm of snow per year and has around 43 frost days.
Has the climate of Ardmore warmed?
Yes: Ardmore warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ardmore?
The wettest day measured in Ardmore between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1980, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ardmore?
The windiest day measured in Ardmore between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2007, with winds reaching 46.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ardmore?
The warmest month in Ardmore is July (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ardmore?
Ardmore receives on average 899 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ardmore?
Ardmore gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ardmore?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ardmore between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1942, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ardmore?
Yes: Ardmore has on average 100 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ardmore?
In Ardmore, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 9 August 2011, and the lowest was -28.6 °C on 16 February 2021.
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