Logan County, Oklahoma · Guthrie
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Pipes freeze in Logan County on about 16 nights a year, mostly December to February. Older homes, 16% of the stock here, are most at risk.
Basements flood here mostly in April. Logan County averages 10.8 days a year with an inch of rain or more.
Sewage backups in Logan County spike on heavy-rain days, about 10.8 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Logan County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 5.05 inches, and about 69 freeze-thaw days a year mean ice dams in some winters.
13% of occupied homes in Logan County heat mainly with wood or propane, close to the Oklahoma county median of 12.5%.
About 96 nights a year here stay at 65°F or warmer, so basements and crawl spaces can grow mold even without a leak.
Local risk profile
About 51,938 people live in Logan County, 744 square miles in northern Oklahoma, in roughly 19,479 homes. The county seat is Guthrie, and Langston, Crescent and Coyle round out the largest towns. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1993.
46/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Logan County ranks 51 of 77 Oklahoma counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Logan County ranks highest compared with other Oklahoma counties.
Logan is on the colder side of Oklahoma for pipes. From 2015–2024 it averaged 16 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 75 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 23rd of 77 counties.
Cold snaps are the real risk. The worst in the record lasted 10 days below freezing (ending February 2021), and the low bottomed out near -13°F on February 17, 2021.
The freeze season here runs December to February, with January the coldest. If you travel then, leave the thermostat at 55°F or above and open sink cabinets on outside walls.
On average the first fall freeze arrives around Nov 4 and the last spring freeze around Apr 6.
Rainfall is about average for Oklahoma. About 10.8 days a year bring an inch or more (38th of 77), most often in April, out of 36.3 inches of total precipitation. On May 21, 2019, 5.05 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 5.83 inches (through May 21, 2019).
The temperature crosses 32°F in both directions on roughly 69 days a year. Each cycle melts and refreezes water at roof edges and in foundation cracks, which is how ice dams and basement seepage get started.
Housing
38% of homes in Logan County predate 1980, below the Oklahoma county median of 54.8%, which ranks 69th of Oklahoma's 77 counties.
41% of homes were built in 2000 or later, more than in most of Oklahoma. Newer plumbing rarely corrodes, so damage here tends to come from appliance supply lines, water heaters, sump pumps and storms.
15% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, above the Oklahoma county median of 12.3%. Their water lines run under the floor behind the skirting, so a torn skirt or failed heat tape freezes them faster than lines in a site-built house.
Beyond water
About 96 nights a year in Logan County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (44th of 77 counties). May is the wettest month. Keep indoor humidity under 60%, as the EPA advises, and dry any leak within 24 to 48 hours; in a humid month a wet basement left alone won't dry by itself.
Mold remediation: what to expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Logan County it's 43% utility gas, 42% electric, 12% propane and 1% wood. Fires here are likelier to start in the kitchen or the wiring than in the furnace. After any fire, keep the HVAC off until ducts are checked, or soot will travel through the house.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Garfield and Noble get more pipe-freeze nights than Logan. Garfield County has the oldest housing nearby, with 68% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Logan | Oklahoma median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 16% | 24% | 60 of 77 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 38% | 55% | 69 of 77 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 41% | 22% | 4 of 77 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 15% | 12% | 27 of 77 |
| Vacant homes | 8.4% | 17% | 72 of 77 |
| Wood or propane heat | 13% | 13% | 36 of 77 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 16/yr | 13/yr | 23 of 77 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 11/yr | 11/yr | 38 of 77 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 69/yr | 65/yr | 25 of 77 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 96/yr | 98/yr | 44 of 77 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Oklahoma county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Logan County: freezing from December to February, heavy rain in April, May and October.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology