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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
March Climate Data (Page 2)

    |-- Temp. Records --||-- Precip Records --||------ Degree Day Normals -------|
     Hi        Lo         Record     Record     Heating          Cooling
Day  Mean Year Mean Year  Rain  Year Snow  Year Day Month Season Day Month Season  Day
 1    77  2006  20  1980  1.07  1973  1.5  1994  16   16   2522    0    0      4    1 
 2    73  1976  24  1980  1.45  1988  4.0  1971  16   32   2538    0    0      4    2 
 3    72  1974  13  2002  2.10  2008    T  1975  15   47   2553    0    0      4    3 
 4    73  1967  20 *2019  2.11  1959  3.0  1989  15   62   2568    0    0      4    4 
 5    72  1956  22  1989  1.21  1957  4.0  1989  15   77   2583    0    0      4    5 
  
 6    74  1974  23  1989  1.02  1973  4.1  1967  15   92   2598    0    0      4    6 
 7    74  1974  26  1989  1.12  1978    T  1957  14  106   2612    0    0      4    7 
 8    74  1974  29  1967  1.79  1994    T  1998  14  120   2626    0    0      4    8 
 9    73  1990  30  1969  0.88  2006  2.0  1964  14  134   2640    0    0      4    9 
10    76  1955  30  1998  3.07  1974  0.0    --  13  147   2653    0    0      4   10 
 
11    80  1967  27  2022  1.69  1968  1.0  1968  13  160   2666    0    0      4   11 
12    79  1967  30  1998  1.86  1999  4.0  1958  13  173   2679    0    0      4   12 
13    77  1967  29  1975  1.38  1972  2.5  1975  12  185   2691    0    0      4   13 
14    74  2025  28  1975  2.02  1990    T  1999  12  197   2703    1    1      5   14 
15    73  2012  37  1978  2.63  2014  0.0    --  12  209   2715    1    2      6   15 
 
16    72  2012  35  1960  2.12  1970  0.0    --  12  221   2727    1    3      7   16 
17    73  2012  34  1960  1.63  2008    T  1970  11  232   2738    1    4      8   17 
18    72 *2012  30  1965  3.83  2008    T  1981  11  243   2749    1    5      9   18 
19    74  2017  25  1965  2.85  2002    T  1965  11  254   2760    1    6     10   19 
20    79  2017  27  1965  2.19  1968    T  1968  11  265   2771    1    7     11   20 
 
21    76  2017  33  1974  1.87  2022    T  1955  10  275   2781    1    8     12   21 
22    72 *2023  34  1968  1.60  1966  0.2  1968  10  285   2791    1    9     13   22 
23    72  2017  35  2006  2.85  1969    T  1965  10  295   2801    1   10     14   23 
24    72  2015  31  1965  2.11  2023    T  1965  10  305   2811    1   11     15   24 
25    71  2015  29  1965  1.49  1961  0.8  1965   9  314   2820    1   12     16   25 
 
26    81  2020  24  1955  2.74  1977  0.0    --   9  323   2829    1   13     17   26 
27    74  2020  31  1955  3.21  1977  0.0    --   9  332   2838    1   14     18   27 
28    78  1985  36  2009  1.20  1989  0.0    --   9  341   2847    1   15     19   28 
29    75  1963  32  1975  4.03  1985  1.0  1975   9  350   2856    1   16     20   29 
30    73  1967  36  1987  1.22  1961    T  1964   8  358   2864    1   17     21   30 
 
31    79  1974  42  1954  1.88  1968  0.0    --   8  366   2872    1   18     22   31 
 
* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
Period of Record:

Temperature:  1953-Present
Rainfall:     1953-Present
Snowfall:     1953-Present
Normals:      1991-2020 (30 Year Average)
(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 13, 2025