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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

 

  Number of days when the temperature was greater than or equal to 100°F for locations across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas
 
 
Tulsa, OK
Fort Smith, AR
   
 McAlester, OK
Fayetteville, AR
   
 Bartlesville, OK
 
   
 Average days per year with temperatures greater than or equal to 100°F for Oklahoma - courtesy of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey