Oak Ridge, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JACKSON, MO US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Oak Ridge has an annual average temperature of 56.9°F with about 50.5 inches of precipitation per year and 7.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.53 in) and January the driest (3.34 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,296
Cooling need
1,386

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

14 of 366 (3.8%) of Oak Ridge'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.

1890s
0
1900s
32
1910s
84
1920s
36
1930s
62
1940s
19
1950s
54
1960s
10
1970s
9
1980s
18
1990s
9
2000s
8
2010s
20
2020s
5

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 41.2°F 23.7°F 32.4°F 3.34 in 2.2 in 10
February 46.2°F 26.6°F 36.4°F 3.68 in 1.2 in 8
March 56.7°F 35.3°F 46.0°F 5.01 in 1.5 in 11
April 68.6°F 45.7°F 57.2°F 5.51 in 11
May 78.2°F 56.4°F 67.3°F 5.53 in 12
June 87.0°F 65.3°F 76.1°F 4.20 in 9
July 90.2°F 68.9°F 79.6°F 4.29 in 9
August 88.9°F 67.1°F 78.0°F 3.61 in 8
September 81.8°F 58.7°F 70.2°F 3.40 in 7
October 70.1°F 46.5°F 58.3°F 3.65 in 0.1 in 8
November 55.2°F 35.4°F 45.3°F 4.57 in 0.1 in 9
December 44.6°F 27.9°F 36.2°F 3.70 in 2.4 in 9

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