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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
April 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  2012  43  1962  1.29  2024  0.0    --   8    8   2894    1    1     24    1 
 2    76  2015  40  1962  2.91  2013  0.0    --   8   16   2902    1    2     25    2 
 3    76 *2001  39  1975  2.54  1957  0.0    --   8   24   2910    1    3     26    3 
 4    77  2001  44  1984  1.88  2025  0.0    --   7   31   2917    1    4     27    4 
 5    76  1954  46  1968  1.60  2025  0.0    --   7   38   2924    1    5     28    5 
  
 6    77  1954  40  2007  0.87  2018  0.0    --   7   45   2931    1    6     29    6 
 7    77  2020  36  2018  4.45  2002  0.0    --   7   52   2938    2    8     31    7 
 8    79  2020  38  2003  0.80  1984  0.0    --   7   59   2945    2   10     33    8 
 9    79  2011  41  1973  3.00  2008    T  1973   6   65   2951    2   12     35    9 
10    78 *2019  42  1989  2.18  2013  0.0    --   6   71   2957    2   14     37   10 
 
11    76  1972  44  1989  1.22  2020  0.0    --   6   77   2963    2   16     39   11 
12    82  1972 (35) 1957  2.22  1967  0.0    --   6   83   2969    2   18     41   12 
13    80  1972 (35) 1957  2.67  2015    T *2020   6   89   2975    2   20     43   13 
14    77  2006  40  2020  2.49  2011  0.0    --   6   95   2981    2   22     45   14 
15    79  1982  44  2018  2.53  1973  0.0    --   5  100   2986    2   24     47   15 
 
16    80  2006  47 *1999  1.05  1970  0.0    --   5  105   2991    2   26     49   16 
17    82  2006  47  1999  2.36  2017  0.0    --   5  110   2996    2   28     51   17 
18   (83) 2006  48  1988  1.53  1977  0.0    --   5  115   3001    2   30     53   18 
19    78  1987  44  1983  2.52  1976  0.0    --   5  120   3006    2   32     55   19 
20    78  1987  44  2021  2.17  1984    T  1955   5  125   3011    2   34     57   20 
    
21    77 *2022  46 *2021  1.15  2017  0.0    --   4  129   3015    2   36     59   21 
22    80  1955  50 *2023 (6.54) 1996  0.0    --   4  133   3019    2   38     61   22 
23    78  1958  53  1968  3.67  1966  0.0    --   4  137   3023    2   40     63   23 
24    76  1965  47  2013  3.07  2022  0.0    --   4  141   3027    2   42     65   24 
25    77  2012  50  1976  1.53  1990  0.0    --   4  145   3031    2   44     67   25 

26    78  1975  48  1980  2.72  1990  0.0    --   3  148   3034    3   47     70   26 
27    77 *2014  52 *2011  1.62  1969  0.0    --   3  151   3037    3   50     73   27 
28    79  1970  50  1979  4.44  2024  0.0    --   3  154   3040    3   53     76   28 
29    76  1962  51  1956  3.81  2016  0.0    --   3  157   3043    3   56     79   29 
30    77  1981  52 *2014  2.95  1954  0.0    --   3  160   3046    3   59     82   30 
 
* 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: May 13, 2025