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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

McAlester, Oklahoma
March Climate Data (Page 1)

    |------Normals 1981-2010------| |--------- Record Temperatures ---------|
     Temperature   Precipitation     Hi        Lo        Hi        Lo         
Day  Mx/Mn  Mean  Day  Month  Year   Max  Year Max  Year Min  Year Min  Year   Day
 1   60/38   49   .10   .10   5.08    92  2006  25  1980  63  1976  13  1962    1 
 2   60/38   49   .10   .20   5.18    84  1983  30  1960  65  1976   9  1980    2 
 3   60/39   49   .09   .29   5.27    80  2024  18  2002  65  1974   7  2002    3 
 4   61/39   50   .11   .40   5.38    84  1961  25  1960  63  2024   6  2002    4 
 5   61/39   50   .12   .52   5.50    89  1991  25  1989  63  2022  13  2019    5 
  
 6   61/40   50   .11   .63   5.61    86  1956  30  1989  64  1974  15  1989    6 
 7   62/40   51   .12   .75   5.73    84  1992  36  1996  66  1974  11  1989    7 
 8   62/40   51   .11   .86   5.84    85  1993  31  1996  67  1974  14  1967    8 
 9   62/40   51   .12   .98   5.96    85  1993  39  1964  64  1974  10  1996    9 
10   62/41   52   .11  1.09   6.07    89  1955  39  1975  65  1990  18  1964   10 
 
11   63/41   52   .10  1.19   6.17    93  1967  34  2022  66  1967  20  2022   11 
12   63/41   52   .11  1.30   6.28    92  1967  38  1958  69  2006  15  2022   12 
13   63/42   52   .11  1.41   6.39    90  1967  34  1975  66  2021  21  1968   13 
14   64/42   53   .12  1.53   6.51    87  1967  40  1962  66  2012  11  1975   14 
15   64/42   53   .12  1.65   6.63    83  1961  42  1956  67  2012  21  1962   15 
 
16   64/42   53   .11  1.76   6.74    83  1982  43  1960  66  2012  23  1962   16 
17   65/43   54   .12  1.88   6.86    81  1982  38  1970  67  2012  23  1960   17 
18   65/43   54   .11  1.99   6.97    84  2017  36  1965  67  1982  22  1960   18 
19   65/43   54   .12  2.11   7.09    87  2017  29  1965  63  2007  21 *2023   19 
20   66/43   54   .12  2.23   7.21    91  2017  40  1983  66  2017  12  1965   20 
  
21   66/43   55   .12  2.35   7.33    88  2017  39  2010  64  2007  21  1965   21 
22   66/44   55   .12  2.47   7.45    90  1995  41  2006  63 *2023  20  1955   22 
23   67/44   55   .11  2.58   7.56    85  2017  41  2006  64 *2009  24  1968   23 
24   67/44   56   .12  2.70   7.68    83  2015  32  1965  62  2007  25 *2006   24 
25   67/44   56   .12  2.82   7.80    84  2015  32  1965  63 *2007  20  1955   25 
 
26   67/45   56   .12  2.94   7.92    94  2020  32  1955  69  1991  15  1955   26 
27   68/45   56   .12  3.06   8.04    88  1956  41  1996  71  2020  18  1955   27 
28   68/45   57   .12  3.18   8.16    88  1987  40  2009  70  1985  28  1955   28 
29   68/45   57   .12  3.30   8.28    89  1967  36  1975  66  1998  28 *2009   29 
30   69/46   57   .12  3.42   8.40    83  1974  39  1954  66  1963  24 *2003   30 
 
31   69/46   57   .13  3.55   8.53    94  1974  47  1961  67  2024  24  1987   31 
      
* Indicates occurrence in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
March Monthly Normals 1981-2010:
 
Normal Max Temperature:   64.3F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       381 
Normal Min Temperature:   42.1F   Season Total Heating Degree Days: 2990 
Normal Mean Temperature:  53.2F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:        15 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  3.55"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days:   18 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   0.3"
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: April 10, 2024