Hickory, OK

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SULPHUR 4NNE MESONET, OK US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hickory has an annual average temperature of 61.3°F with about 40.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 93.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.69 in) and January the driest (1.84 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,069
Cooling need
1,743

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

214 of 366 (58.5%) of Hickory'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.

2000s
12
2010s
212
2020s
142

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 51.8°F 28.3°F 40.1°F 1.84 in
February 55.9°F 32.8°F 44.3°F 2.19 in
March 64.6°F 41.1°F 52.9°F 3.17 in
April 72.1°F 48.6°F 60.3°F 3.71 in
May 78.7°F 58.6°F 68.7°F 5.69 in
June 87.3°F 67.3°F 77.3°F 4.60 in
July 92.1°F 71.2°F 81.6°F 3.24 in
August 93.4°F 70.0°F 81.7°F 2.63 in
September 85.4°F 62.2°F 73.8°F 4.30 in
October 73.9°F 50.1°F 62.0°F 4.08 in
November 63.1°F 39.2°F 51.1°F 2.59 in
December 53.5°F 30.5°F 42.0°F 2.64 in

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