Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lawton (USC00345063), Oklahoma, United States, with 112 years of record.
Key Facts for Lawton
Lawton (USC00345063) is a weather station in Oklahoma, United States at 34.61 latitude and -98.46 longitude, 351 m (1,150 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 2023, 112 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lawton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lawton set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 13 December 2022.
About the Station
Location: Oklahoma, United States, 34.61 latitude, -98.46 longitude.
Elevation: 351 m (1,150 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 2023, 112 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lawton. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Lawton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.6 C (114.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
46.1 C (115.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lawton still stand. 1917 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Lawton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1912
4
1913
18
1914
9
1915
23
1916
20
1917
41
1918
39
1919
12
1920
14
1921
27
1922
22
1923
14
1924
23
1925
26
1926
8
1927
28
1928
16
1929
24
1930
21
1931
12
1932
16
1933
12
1934
20
1935
11
1936
36
1937
18
1938
19
1939
33
1940
17
1941
8
1942
8
1943
20
1944
10
1945
10
1946
12
1947
12
1948
21
1949
9
1950
26
1951
18
1952
13
1953
18
1954
23
1955
17
1956
23
1957
12
1958
9
1959
14
1960
10
1961
15
1962
17
1963
15
1964
10
1965
17
1966
22
1967
15
1968
7
1969
15
1970
20
1971
19
1972
14
1973
8
1974
18
1975
7
1976
14
1977
5
1978
10
1979
13
1980
21
1981
9
1982
20
1983
22
1984
8
1985
17
1986
11
1987
9
1988
7
1989
26
1990
14
1991
15
1992
9
1993
11
1994
8
1995
14
1996
21
1997
14
1998
16
1999
7
2000
13
2001
9
2002
7
2003
14
2004
5
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Lawton between 15 July 1956 and 22 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Lawton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1956-07-15
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973-01-09
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
1983-12-20
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1983-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1989-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 199.6 mm (7.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lawton. The most was 199.6 mm (7.9 in) on 12 May 1929.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lawton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
31 January 1923
Feb
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
3 February 2014
Mar
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
29 March 2017
Apr
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
17 April 1992
May
199.6 mm (7.9 in)
12 May 1929
Jun
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
15 June 1928
Jul
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
26 July 2013
Aug
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
4 August 1912
Sep
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
22 September 1969
Oct
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
23 October 1953
Nov
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
5 November 2014
Dec
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
27 December 2018
Period of Record Coverage
1912 to 2004
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
93 years of record at Lawton, 1912 to 2004. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1912, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 72 complete years at Lawton, 1913 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.8 C (62.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1915, at 15.4 C (59.8 F), and the warmest was 1939, at 18.6 C (65.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lawton as warming stripes, 1913 to 2003
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1913
15.8 C
-0.93 C
1914
15.7 C
-1.03 C
1915
15.4 C
-1.35 C
1916
15.9 C
-0.90 C
1917
15.7 C
-1.03 C
1918
17.1 C
+0.31 C
1919
16.2 C
-0.62 C
1920
16.3 C
-0.49 C
1921
18.3 C
+1.51 C
1922
17.6 C
+0.85 C
1923
17.1 C
+0.28 C
1924
16.3 C
-0.51 C
1926
16.8 C
+0.07 C
1927
17.6 C
+0.78 C
1928
16.9 C
+0.09 C
1929
15.9 C
-0.83 C
1930
17.2 C
+0.41 C
1932
16.5 C
-0.26 C
1933
17.8 C
+1.03 C
1934
18.1 C
+1.34 C
1935
17.1 C
+0.31 C
1936
17.3 C
+0.48 C
1937
16.9 C
+0.09 C
1938
18.4 C
+1.61 C
1939
18.6 C
+1.82 C
1940
16.7 C
-0.04 C
1941
17.3 C
+0.57 C
1943
17.6 C
+0.78 C
1944
17.3 C
+0.54 C
1945
16.6 C
-0.13 C
1946
17.8 C
+1.05 C
1947
16.8 C
+0.02 C
1948
16.1 C
-0.68 C
1949
16.0 C
-0.80 C
1950
16.7 C
-0.11 C
1951
16.6 C
-0.14 C
1952
17.1 C
+0.37 C
1953
17.2 C
+0.46 C
1954
18.0 C
+1.26 C
1955
16.8 C
+0.03 C
1956
17.5 C
+0.72 C
1957
16.0 C
-0.78 C
1958
16.1 C
-0.67 C
1959
16.1 C
-0.65 C
1960
16.0 C
-0.82 C
1961
15.9 C
-0.89 C
1962
16.8 C
+0.04 C
1963
17.6 C
+0.80 C
1964
17.0 C
+0.21 C
1965
17.2 C
+0.43 C
1967
17.2 C
+0.46 C
1968
16.2 C
-0.53 C
1969
17.0 C
+0.19 C
1970
17.1 C
+0.34 C
1974
17.2 C
+0.46 C
1975
16.0 C
-0.73 C
1986
16.7 C
-0.03 C
1987
16.1 C
-0.67 C
1988
16.0 C
-0.74 C
1990
16.6 C
-0.13 C
1991
16.4 C
-0.41 C
1993
15.5 C
-1.26 C
1994
16.3 C
-0.46 C
1995
16.1 C
-0.64 C
1996
16.0 C
-0.74 C
1997
15.9 C
-0.84 C
1998
18.0 C
+1.19 C
1999
17.4 C
+0.60 C
2000
16.7 C
-0.07 C
2001
16.8 C
+0.02 C
2002
16.0 C
-0.75 C
2003
16.6 C
-0.14 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1913 to 2003 is -0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 72 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lawton
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.03) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
1913 to 2003
72
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.1) per decade
1913 to 2003
72
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.10 C (0.03 to 0.16) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1913 to 2003
72
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1912 to 2023
Yearly extremes at Lawton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
93
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1930
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
93
Wettest day (Rx1day)
199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1929
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
112
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
246.5 mm (9.7 in)
1929
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
112
Longest dry spell (CDD)
102 days
1950
34 days
112
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lawton, 1912 to 2023. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lawton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1912
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1913
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1914
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1915
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1916
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1918
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1919
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1920
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1921
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1922
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1923
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1924
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1925
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1926
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1927
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1928
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1929
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1933
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1934
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1935
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1936
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1938
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1939
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1940
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1942
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1943
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1944
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1945
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1946
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1947
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1948
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1951
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1952
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1953
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1954
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1955
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1963
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1964
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1965
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1966
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1967
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1970
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1973
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1977
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1981
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1995
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1996
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1997
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2000
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lawton, 1912 to 2023. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lawton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1912
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1913
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1914
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1915
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1916
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1917
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1918
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1919
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1920
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1921
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1922
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1923
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1924
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1925
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1926
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1927
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1928
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1929
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1930
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1931
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1932
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1933
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1935
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1936
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1937
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1939
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1942
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1943
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1944
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1945
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1946
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1947
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1948
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1949
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1952
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1953
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1954
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1955
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1956
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1958
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1959
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1961
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1962
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1963
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1964
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1967
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1968
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1976
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1979
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1980
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1981
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1982
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1983
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1984
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1985
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1986
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1987
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1988
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1991
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1992
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1993
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1994
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1995
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1996
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1997
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1998
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1999
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2000
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2001
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2003
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2004
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lawton, 1912 to 2023. The record is 199.6 mm (7.9 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.6 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lawton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1913
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1914
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1915
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1916
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1917
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1918
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1919
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1920
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1921
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1922
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1923
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1924
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1926
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1929
199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1930
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1931
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1932
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1936
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1938
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1942
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1943
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1944
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1945
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1947
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1948
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1952
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1953
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1954
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1955
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1956
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1960
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1961
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1962
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1964
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1969
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1970
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1971
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1972
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1974
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1975
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1977
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1978
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1979
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1980
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1981
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1982
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1983
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1985
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1986
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1988
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1990
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1991
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1992
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1993
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1995
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1998
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1999
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2000
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2001
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2002
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2003
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2004
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2005
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2006
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2007
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2008
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2009
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2010
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2011
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2012
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2013
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2014
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2015
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2016
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2017
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2018
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2019
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2020
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2021
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2022
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2023
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lawton, 1912 to 2023. The record is 246.5 mm (9.7 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.8 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lawton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912
159.9 mm (6.3 in)
1913
117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1914
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1915
139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1916
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1917
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1918
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1919
212.6 mm (8.4 in)
1920
152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1921
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1922
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1923
189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1924
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1925
161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1926
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1927
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1928
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1929
246.5 mm (9.7 in)
1930
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1931
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1932
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1933
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1934
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1936
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1937
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1938
123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1939
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1940
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1941
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1942
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1943
180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1944
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1945
230.7 mm (9.1 in)
1946
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1947
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1948
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1949
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1950
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1951
231.6 mm (9.1 in)
1952
170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1953
194.4 mm (7.7 in)
1954
114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1955
186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1956
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1957
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1958
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1959
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1960
156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1961
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1962
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1963
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1964
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1965
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1967
103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1968
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1969
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1970
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971
172.9 mm (6.8 in)
1972
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1975
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1976
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1977
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1978
162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1979
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1980
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1981
141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1982
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1983
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1984
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1985
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1986
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1987
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1988
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1989
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1990
171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1991
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1992
124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1993
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1994
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1995
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1996
191.9 mm (7.6 in)
1997
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1998
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1999
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2000
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
2001
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2002
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
2003
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2004
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2005
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2006
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2007
160.4 mm (6.3 in)
2008
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2009
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2010
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
2011
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2012
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2013
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
2014
124.3 mm (4.9 in)
2015
196.3 mm (7.7 in)
2016
160.6 mm (6.3 in)
2017
131.7 mm (5.2 in)
2018
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2019
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
2020
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
2021
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
2022
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2023
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lawton, 1912 to 2023. The record is 102 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lawton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912
30 days
1913
28 days
1914
48 days
1915
34 days
1916
52 days
1917
43 days
1918
24 days
1919
20 days
1920
35 days
1921
52 days
1922
34 days
1923
28 days
1924
24 days
1925
54 days
1926
38 days
1927
27 days
1928
41 days
1929
24 days
1930
48 days
1931
39 days
1932
34 days
1933
31 days
1934
51 days
1935
25 days
1936
77 days
1937
31 days
1938
42 days
1939
39 days
1940
41 days
1941
19 days
1942
29 days
1943
37 days
1944
23 days
1945
41 days
1946
25 days
1947
52 days
1948
42 days
1949
39 days
1950
102 days
1951
26 days
1952
47 days
1953
30 days
1954
37 days
1955
56 days
1956
42 days
1957
30 days
1958
32 days
1959
40 days
1960
24 days
1961
25 days
1962
20 days
1963
40 days
1964
29 days
1965
42 days
1966
29 days
1967
45 days
1968
24 days
1969
40 days
1970
52 days
1971
53 days
1972
41 days
1973
27 days
1974
32 days
1975
30 days
1976
35 days
1977
53 days
1978
31 days
1979
49 days
1980
59 days
1981
31 days
1982
23 days
1983
24 days
1984
22 days
1985
19 days
1986
33 days
1987
28 days
1988
28 days
1989
60 days
1990
38 days
1991
56 days
1992
37 days
1993
23 days
1994
29 days
1995
28 days
1996
76 days
1997
36 days
1998
29 days
1999
31 days
2000
44 days
2001
43 days
2002
28 days
2003
35 days
2004
24 days
2005
42 days
2006
27 days
2007
34 days
2008
45 days
2009
31 days
2010
31 days
2011
73 days
2012
43 days
2013
28 days
2014
32 days
2015
31 days
2016
20 days
2017
41 days
2018
23 days
2019
29 days
2020
41 days
2021
58 days
2022
25 days
2023
17 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
72 years with a frost
Across 72 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lawton falls on 31 March and the median first autumn frost on 4 November, which leaves a median of 219 days between them.
In 1958 to 2003 the median growing season was 231 days. That is 19 days more than in 1913 to 1945.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Lawton
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1913 to 1945)
Recent period (1958 to 2003)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
31 March
5 April
27 March
9 days earlier
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 November
2 November
9 November
7 days later
+1.4 days per decade
Growing days
219 days
212 days
231 days
19 days more
+2.8 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
101 years, 1913 to 2022
A day with at least 78.6 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 164.6 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lawton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
25 years
137.8 mm (5.4 in)
50 years
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
100 years
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1913 to 2022.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 199.6 mm (7.9 in) in 1929; 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1953; 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1930.
Station Changes
3 suspected
3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Lawton, at 1934, 1947 and 1963. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1934 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1947 ran 0.5 C (1.0 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1963 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Lawton, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1934
+0.3
+0.6
possible
5
1947
-0.5
-1.0
possible
5
1963
+0.3
+0.5
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.