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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
May 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    81  2002  51 *2005  2.05  2019  0.0    --   3    3   3047    3    3     85    1 
 2    79  1955 (43) 2011  3.95  1990  0.0    --   3    6   3050    3    6     88    2 
 3    79  2012  47  1954  1.26  2018  0.0    --   2    8   3052    3    9     91    3 
 4    81  2020  44  2013  2.05  2006  0.0    --   2   10   3054    4   13     95    4 
 5    79  2003  53 *2013  1.77  1967  0.0    --   2   12   3056    4   17     99    5 
  
 6    80 *2012  56  1982  2.22  1969  0.0    --   2   14   3058    4   21    103    6 
 7    79  1955  56  1960  1.71  2007  0.0    --   2   16   3060    4   25    107    7 
 8    80  2022  55  1976  1.87  2015  0.0    --   2   18   3062    4   29    111    8 
 9    81  2022  56  2010  3.94  1959  0.0    --   2   20   3064    4   33    115    9 
10    81 *2022  51  1954  2.34  1964  0.0    --   2   22   3066    5   38    120   10 
 
11    81  1963  51  1960  3.11  1992  0.0    --   1   23   3067    5   43    125   11 
12    81  2022  54  2020  3.29  1982  0.0    --   1   24   3068    5   48    130   12 
13    82  1956  57  1971  2.86  1983  0.0    --   1   25   3069    5   53    135   13 
14    80  2018  54  2014  3.98  1983  0.0    --   1   26   3070    5   58    140   14 
15    80  1990  51  1983  2.08  2013  0.0    --   1   27   3071    6   64    146   15 
 
16    82  1974  56  1983  1.02  2009  0.0    --   1   28   3072    6   70    152   16 
17    80  1974  60 *2009  2.42  1957  0.0    --   1   29   3073    6   76    158   17 
18    81 *1998  57  2002  5.79  1960  0.0    --   1   30   3074    6   82    164   18 
19    84  1998  54  1981  2.03  2017  0.0    --   1   31   3075    7   89    171   19 
20    82  1998  58  1968  3.38  1979  0.0    --   1   32   3076    7   96    178   20 

21    82  1987  55  1967  3.81  2013  0.0    --   1   33   3077    7  103    185   21 
22    82  2005  53  1963  1.90  1978  0.0    --   1   34   3078    7  110    192   22 
23    82  2000  55  1963  2.72  1971  0.0    --   0   34   3078    8  118    200   23 
24    83  2000  61  1979 (6.16) 2015  0.0    --   0   34   3078    8  126    208   24 
25    82 *2008  59 *2001  2.78  2020  0.0    --   0   34   3078    8  134    216   25 
 
26    82 *2017  58  1992  3.35  1965  0.0    --   0   34   3078    8  142    224   26 
27    82 *2017  58  1976  2.06  1987  0.0    --   0   34   3078    9  151    233   27 
28    82 *2012  53  1992  2.72  1987  0.0    --   0   34   3078    9  160    242   28 
29    83  1982  59  1992  2.46  2013  0.0    --   0   34   3078    9  169    251   29 
30    84 *2003  59  1983  1.81  1967  0.0    --   0   34   3078    9  178    260   30 
 
31   (86) 1998  60  1983  1.56  2016  0.0    --   0   34   3078   10  188    270   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: January 27, 2025