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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

McAlester, Oklahoma
December Climate Data (Page 1)

 

    |------Normals 1991-2020------| |--------- 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   58/36   47   .10   .10  39.69   (80) 1970  33  1985  63  2012  15  2006    1 
 2   57/36   47   .10   .20  39.79    78 *2021  27  1985  66  2012  15  1985    2 
 3   57/36   46   .10   .30  39.89    78 *2017  35  1966  64  2012  19  2006    3 
 4   57/35   46   .10   .40  39.99    78  2017  29  1972  58  1956  18 *2009    4 
 5   56/35   46   .10   .50  40.09    78  1956  35  2013  63  1998  19 *2009    5 
 
 6   56/35   45   .10   .60  40.19    77  1956  22 *2013  62  1980  12  1972    6 
 7   56/35   45   .10   .70  40.29   (80) 1966  24  2013  64  1980  10  2013    7 
 8   55/34   45   .09   .79  40.38    79  1991  24  1978  55  1991   6  2005    8 
 9   55/34   45   .10   .89  40.48    77  2020  26  1977  58  1970   1  2005    9 
10   55/34   44   .10   .99  40.58   (80) 2021  23  1972  63  1965   6  2013   10 

11   54/34   44   .09  1.08  40.67    77  2017  31  1961  58  1965  13 *2012   11 
12   54/34   44   .10  1.18  40.77    74 *2015  23  1962  67  2015   9  1962   12 
13   54/33   44   .10  1.28  40.87    75  1995  22  1958  63  1975   8  1958   13 
14   54/33   43   .10  1.38  40.97    79  1995  26  1958  58  1995   0  1958   14 
15   53/33   43   .09  1.47  41.06    77  2021  30  1989 (69) 2021   5  1958   15 
 
16   53/33   43   .11  1.58  41.17    75  1977  23  1989  62  2006   8  1989   16 
17   53/33   43   .10  1.68  41.27    74 *2021  27  1964  59  1957   8  1979   17 
18   53/32   43   .09  1.77  41.36    74  1980  24  2016  51  1970   9  1964   18 
19   53/32   42   .10  1.87  41.46    72  2012  12  1983  56  1962   6  2016   19 
20   52/32   42   .10  1.97  41.56    73  1966  25  1983  58  1967  10  1983   20 
 
21   52/32   42   .10  2.07  41.66    75  2017  22  1989  55  1979   2  1989   21 
22   52/32   42   .10  2.17  41.76    71 *2015   9  1983  58  1979  -1  1989   22 
23   52/32   42   .10  2.27  41.86    74  1982  14  1983  62  1982 (-5) 1989   23 
24   52/31   42   .10  2.37  41.96    79  1955  (7) 1983  62  2021   1  1983   24 
25   52/31   42   .09  2.46  42.05    75 *2021  12  1983  59 *2016  -2  1983   25 
 
26   52/31   41   .10  2.56  42.15    78  2008  27  1983  57  1954  10  1983   26 
27   52/31   41   .10  2.66  42.25    77  2005  29  1983  53  2021  15  2022   27 
28   51/31   41   .09  2.75  42.34    75  2016  29  1983  65  1984  13  1983   28 
29   51/31   41   .09  2.84  42.43    74  1964  25  1983  63  1992   4  1983   29 
30   51/31   41   .09  2.93  42.52    74  1992  16  1990  66  1992   0  1983   30 

31   51/31   41   .09  3.02  42.61    73  2004  21  1976  63  1965   5  1969   31 
 
     *Indicates occurrences in previous years
December Monthly Normals 1991-2020: 
 
Normal Max Temperature:   53.6F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       676 
Normal Min Temperature:   32.9F   Season Total Heating Degree Days: 1229 
Normal Mean Temperature:  43.3F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         2 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  3.02"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days: 2133 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   0.8"

 Updated: February 21, 2025