All-time weather records — Elk City, OK
Climate change signal in Elk City
of Elk City's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (60 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (18 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | · | 5 | ||
| 1910s | 3 | 15 | ||
| 1920s | 18 | 10 | ||
| 1930s | 58 | 38 | ||
| 1940s | 27 | 41 | ||
| 1950s | 71 | 62 | ||
| 1960s | 23 | 50 | ||
| 1970s | 22 | 29 | ||
| 1980s | 24 | 56 | ||
| 1990s | 26 | 28 | ||
| 2000s | 34 | 14 | ||
| 2010s | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2020s | 42 | 13 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1911, the latest in 2025. Period of observation: 1904-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84.0°F — Jan 4, 2006 | -11.9°F — Jan 18, 1930 | 30.00 in — Jan 15, 1982 |
| February | 95.0°F — Feb 11, 2017 | -8.0°F — Feb 8, 1933 | 2.17 in — Feb 21, 1997 |
| March | 98.1°F — Mar 26, 2020 | -2.9°F — Mar 11, 1948 | 3.96 in — Mar 28, 1989 |
| April | 100.0°F — Apr 12, 1972 | 19.0°F — Apr 2, 1936 | 3.40 in — Apr 19, 1957 |
| May | 106.0°F — May 23, 1953 | 30.9°F — May 3, 1954 | 5.22 in — May 26, 1959 |
| June | 111.0°F — Jun 24, 1980 | 42.1°F — Jun 1, 1964 | 4.00 in — Jun 18, 1926 |
| July | 114.1°F — Jul 19, 2022 | 50.0°F — Jul 14, 1950 | 5.58 in — Jul 22, 1960 |
| August | 113.0°F — Aug 12, 1936 | 45.0°F — Aug 6, 1982 | 5.47 in — Aug 17, 1968 |
| September | 108.0°F — Sep 5, 2000 | 28.0°F — Sep 30, 1984 | 5.70 in — Sep 19, 1988 |
| October | 102.9°F — Oct 4, 2000 | 17.1°F — Oct 30, 1993 | 5.15 in — Oct 3, 1986 |
| November | 90.0°F — Nov 4, 2005 | 9.0°F — Nov 17, 1959 | 3.04 in — Nov 2, 2024 |
| December | 88.0°F — Dec 24, 1955 | -9.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 3.55 in — Dec 2, 2015 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Elk City.