Will Pipes Freeze in Beaver County, OK? 55 nights a Year
Freeze nights in Beaver County
In a normal year Beaver County, OK gets 55 nights at or below 20°F, the point where bare pipes in a garage, attic or outside wall start to freeze. That is more than 68% of US counties.
Risk level: Severe. The risk season runs November to April, worst in January.
It depends where the pipe is
| Pipe | Freezes near | Nights a year |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor spigot, open crawlspace | 32°F | 134 nights |
| Bare pipe in garage, attic or outside wall | 20°F | 55 nights |
| Insulated pipe in unheated space | 10°F | 13 nights |
| Inside the heated house | 0°F | 2 nights |
Foam-sleeving a bare pipe in unheated space takes it from 55 nights of risk to 13 nights. A 12 ft heat-tape kit runs $17 to $37; an average burst-pipe repair is about $500.
Month by month
Nights at or below 20°F in a normal year.
First 32°F night is usually around 10/21, last around 04/21. For 20°F: 11/15 to 03/19.
How cold Beaver County nights get
Average winter (Dec-Feb) low: 21°F; the coldest month, January, averages 19°F overnight. 8 months normally bring at least one night below 32°F (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec). Nights below 10°F, cold enough to freeze insulated pipe in an unheated space, come in January, February, March, November, December: 13 nights a year, and 2 nights below zero.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19°F | 22°F | 31°F | 39°F | 51°F | 62°F | 67°F | 65°F | 56°F | 42°F | 29°F | 21°F |
Beaver County next to its neighbours
Lipscomb County, TX, 55 km south, gets 57 nights below 20°F to Beaver County's 55 nights. Meade County, KS, 56 km north, gets 49 nights.
| County | Distance | Below 32°F | Below 20°F | Jan low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County, OK | - | 134 nights | 55 nights | 19°F |
| Lipscomb County, TX | 55 km south | 134 nights | 57 nights | 18°F |
| Meade County, KS | 56 km north | 131 nights | 49 nights | 19°F |
| Seward County, KS | 58 km northwest | 129 nights | 45 nights | 20°F |
| Ochiltree County, TX | 60 km southwest | 129 nights | 44 nights | 24°F |
| Harper County, OK | 73 km east | 104 nights | 34 nights | 22°F |
| Clark County, KS | 80 km northeast | 136 nights | 60 nights | 19°F |
Beaver County within OK
Beaver County ranks 1 of 77 OK counties for nights below 20°F. The fewest is Choctaw County, OK: 7 nights, winter lows near 34°F. At 2,521 ft, Beaver County sits 1,512 ft above the state's median county elevation of 1,009 ft.
What to do here
- Treat it as a building fix, not a night-of routine: insulate, heat tape, seal crawlspace vents.
- An automatic leak shutoff pays for itself if one burst is avoided.
- Know where the main shutoff is before the first hard freeze.
Interior pipes have a threshold too: the four freeze points.
Where this comes from
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals, blended from 3 nearby stations and adjusted for elevation; closest is Beaver, OK, 8 km away (close match). A normal year, not tonight's forecast: check the forecast low for the night itself. What a "fair" or "distant" station match means is in the method guide.