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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
August 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    93 *2012  70  1971  1.26  1990  0.0    --   0    0      0   18   18   1228    1 
 2    96  2012  71  1971  1.46  1992  0.0    --   0    0      0   18   36   1246    2 
 3   (97) 2011  72  1973  1.74  2003  0.0    --   0    0      0   18   54   1264    3 
 4    96  2011  72  2020  1.68  1955  0.0    --   0    0      0   18   72   1282    4 
 5   (97) 2011  72  1973  2.81  1992  0.0    --   0    0      0   18   90   1300    5 
  
 6    96  2011  73  1971  1.50  2017  0.0    --   0    0      0   18  108   1318    6 
 7    93 *2015  70  1989  1.42  1994  0.0    --   0    0      0   18  126   1336    7 
 8    93  1956  66  1989  1.94  2012  0.0    --   0    0      0   18  144   1354    8 
 9    92  1956  68  1989  0.63  2016  0.0    --   0    0      0   18  162   1372    9 
10    94  2006  70  1974  3.79  1968  0.0    --   0    0      0   18  180   1390   10 
 
11    93  1956  67  2004  1.61  2020  0.0    --   0    0      0   18  198   1408   11 
12    93  1999  67  1967  2.28  2024  0.0    --   0    0      0   18  216   1426   12 
13    93  1956  69  1967  1.76  1961  0.0    --   0    0      0   18  234   1444   13 
14    93  1956  69  2004  2.04  2017  0.0    --   0    0      0   18  252   1462   14 
15    93  1954  69  1992 (4.44) 1964  0.0    --   0    0      0   17  269   1479   15 
 
16    94  1956  69  1992  1.79  1973  0.0    --   0    0      0   17  286   1496   16 
17    94  1956  70  2013  1.66  1975  0.0    --   0    0      0   17  303   1513   17 
18    92 *2006  66  1992  1.86  2012  0.0    --   0    0      0   17  320   1530   18 
19    93 *2011  73 *2015  2.22  2015  0.0    --   0    0      0   17  337   1547   19 
20    92  1980  69  2015  2.01  1960  0.0    --   0    0      0   17  354   1564   20 
 
21    90  2023  70  1956  1.83  1958  0.0    --   0    0      0   17  371   1581   21 
22    89 *2023  72 *2016  2.16  2017  0.0    --   0    0      0   16  387   1597   22 
23    92  2011 (64) 1961  2.10  2019  0.0    --   0    0      0   16  403   1613   23 
24    92  2011  66  1966  0.88  1985  0.0    --   0    0      0   16  419   1629   24 
25    91 *2023  68  1966  3.61  2007  0.0    --   0    0      0   16  435   1645   25 
 
26    91  2006  70  1966  1.71  1960  0.0    --   0    0      0   15  450   1660   26 
27    91  1954  68  1987  2.13  1987  0.0    --   0    0      0   15  465   1675   27 
28    93  1963  69  1992  2.86  1971  0.0    --   0    0      0   15  480   1690   28 
29    93  1984  66  1968  1.02  1955  0.0    --   0    0      0   15  495   1705   29 
30    92  1956  68  1968  1.50  2019  0.0    --   0    0      0   15  510   1720   30 
 
31    94  2011  66  1967  1.96  1994  0.0    --   0    0      0   14  524   1734   31 
 
      * Indicates occurrences in previous years
Period of Record:

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

 

Updated: February 21, 2025