Cushing, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RUSK, TX US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cushing has an annual average temperature of 64.9°F with about 50.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 91.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 37.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.88 in) and August the driest (3.35 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,031
Cooling need
1,998

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

15 of 366 (4.1%) of Cushing's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
64
1950s
99
1960s
31
1970s
22
1980s
48
1990s
22
2000s
37
2010s
32
2020s
11

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 55.6°F 37.3°F 46.4°F 4.36 in 0.1 in 9
February 59.5°F 40.5°F 50.0°F 4.26 in 10
March 66.9°F 47.3°F 57.1°F 4.46 in 9
April 74.0°F 54.3°F 64.1°F 4.04 in 8
May 80.7°F 62.9°F 71.8°F 4.58 in 8
June 87.1°F 69.9°F 78.5°F 4.51 in 7
July 90.7°F 72.1°F 81.4°F 3.38 in 6
August 91.7°F 71.9°F 81.8°F 3.35 in 7
September 86.2°F 66.8°F 76.5°F 3.67 in 7
October 76.4°F 56.8°F 66.6°F 4.65 in 7
November 65.3°F 46.9°F 56.1°F 3.98 in 8
December 57.5°F 39.8°F 48.6°F 4.88 in 9

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