All-time weather records — Lawton, OK
Climate change signal in Lawton
of Lawton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 48 | 69 | ||
| 1920s | 56 | 51 | ||
| 1930s | 66 | 40 | ||
| 1940s | 26 | 34 | ||
| 1950s | 54 | 42 | ||
| 1960s | 34 | 30 | ||
| 1970s | 31 | 26 | ||
| 1980s | 23 | 54 | ||
| 1990s | 16 | 16 | ||
| 2000s | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2010s | · | · | ||
| 2020s | · | · |
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 1913, the latest in 2003. Period of observation: 1912-2023.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84.9°F — Jan 25, 1950 | -11.0°F — Jan 18, 1930 | 3.81 in — Jan 31, 1923 |
| February | 95.0°F — Feb 24, 1918 | -2.9°F — Feb 8, 1933 | 4.40 in — Feb 3, 2014 |
| March | 98.1°F — Mar 27, 1971 | 6.1°F — Mar 11, 1948 | 4.10 in — Mar 29, 2017 |
| April | 100.0°F — Apr 18, 1925 | 21.9°F — Apr 13, 1957 | 4.63 in — Apr 17, 1992 |
| May | 108.0°F — May 24, 2000 | 30.0°F — May 5, 1917 | 7.86 in — May 12, 1929 |
| June | 114.1°F — Jun 28, 1994 | 45.0°F — Jun 2, 1917 | 5.05 in — Jun 15, 1928 |
| July | 114.1°F — Jul 4, 1980 | 52.0°F — Jul 12, 1982 | 5.10 in — Jul 26, 2013 |
| August | 115.0°F — Aug 11, 1936 | 50.0°F — Aug 10, 1994 | 5.10 in — Aug 4, 1912 |
| September | 109.9°F — Sep 1, 1939 | 35.1°F — Sep 26, 1912 | 5.02 in — Sep 22, 1969 |
| October | 104.0°F — Oct 1, 1977 | 16.0°F — Oct 30, 1917 | 6.25 in — Oct 23, 1953 |
| November | 88.0°F — Nov 5, 1924 | 10.9°F — Nov 26, 1975 | 3.70 in — Nov 15, 2015 |
| December | 88.0°F — Dec 24, 1955 | -8.0°F — Dec 22, 1989 | 4.45 in — Dec 27, 2018 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Lawton.