Ames weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Ames, Oklahoma: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Lahoma 1wsw Mesonet, 17 km from Ames; records cover 2007–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 0 in0 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 28
- Heating degree days
- 4,020
- Cooling degree days
- 1,930
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 8°−13° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Ames in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 25°−4°, with — of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2015)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 888
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ames in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 28°−2°, with — of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2017)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 710
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Ames in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 36°2°, with — of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 502
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Ames in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with — of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2024)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 253
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Ames in May
Highs average 80°26° and lows 56°13°, with — of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2011)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 73
- Cooling degree days
- 154
Ames in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 66°19°, with — of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2011)
- Record low
- 49°9° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 382
Ames in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 70°21°, with — of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2009)
- Record low
- 55°13° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 541
Ames in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 69°21°, with — of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2011)
- Record low
- 53°12° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 499
Ames in September
Highs average 85°30° and lows 61°16°, with — of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 260
Ames in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 48°9°, with — of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2024)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 205
- Cooling degree days
- 59
Ames in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 36°2°, with — of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2023)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 522
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Ames in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 27°−3°, with — of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2025)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 846
- Cooling degree days
- 0