Oak Ridge Climate Normals and Records
(records began in 1948)

Note: The following monthly climatological data is not considered official. For copies of official data, contact the National Climatic Data Center.

 

Daily and Monthly Climate Normals and Records
('Normals' are thirty year averages based on the period 1981-2010)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

 

Oak Ridge Annual Averages
Precipitation.....50.91 inches Days with 0.01" or more of precipitation.....124.5
Snowfall.....6.6 inches Days with 1.0" or more of snowfall.....3
Days with thunderstorms.....39 Days at or above 90 F.....31
Days with dense fog.....37 Days at or below 32 F.....70.9
Average first freeze.....October 23 Average last freeze.....April 13
Average first frost.....October 13 Average last frost.....April 29

 

Oak Ridge All-Time Records
All Time Highest Temperature 105 F June 30, 2012 and July 28, 1952
All Time Lowest Temperature -17 F January 21, 1985
Most Rain in One Day 7.45" August 10, 1960
Most Rain in One Month 19.27" July 1967
Most Rain in One Year 76.33" 1973
Most Snow in One Day 12.0" March 9, 1960
Most Snow in One Season 41.4" 1959-1960
 Snowfall on Christmas 2.0" 2010
  0.5" 1992
  2.1" 1989
  0.3" 1981
  1.0" 1976
  7.8" 1969

 







Warmest/Coldest Monthly Average Temperatures







 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC




Warmest
47.1
49.1
60.6
63.3
72.5
80.3
82.0
83.6
76.6
65.7
54.5
51.0




 
1974
1957
2012
2006
1962
1952
1993
2007
1998
1947
1985
1956






Coldest
24.7
31.0
36.0
51.0
60.5
67.7
72.1
72.3
64.1
51.7
39.7
30.4




 
1977
1978
1960
1950
1976
1974
1967
1950
1949
1988
1976
1963








Wettest/Driest Monthly Precipitation Totals







 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC




Wettest
13.27
12.78
12.24
14.03
10.70
11.14
19.27
10.46
10.14
6.95
12.22
12.64




 
1954
2003
1975
1998
1984
1989
1967
1960
2011
1972
1948
1990






Driest
0.93
0.84
2.13
0.88
0.80
0.53
1.23
0.54
0.41
0.00
1.14
0.67




 
1981
1968
1957
1976
1970
1988
1995
1953
1961
1963
2012
1965


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