Bessie weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Bessie, Oklahoma: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Clinton-Sherman Airport, 20 km from Bessie; records cover 1945–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 23.9 in607 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 4
- First fall freeze
- Nov 11
- Heating degree days
- 3,751
- Cooling degree days
- 1,980
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 13°−11° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Bessie in January
Highs average 49°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.61 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2006)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 829
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bessie in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.78 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2017)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 656
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bessie in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 39°4°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 463
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Bessie in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 46°8°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2012)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 240
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Bessie in May
Highs average 80°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2000)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 60
- Cooling degree days
- 168
Bessie in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 67°19°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2011)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 396
Bessie in July
Highs average 94°35° and lows 71°22°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2022)
- Record low
- 53°12° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 550
Bessie in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 70°21°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2012)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 502
Bessie in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2000)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 19
- Cooling degree days
- 262
Bessie in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 49°10°, with 2.3 in59 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2000)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 190
- Cooling degree days
- 62
Bessie in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 38°3°, with 0.91 in23 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2005)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 503
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Bessie in December
Highs average 49°10° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.77 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2025)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 790
- Cooling degree days
- 0