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Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

Ralston, Oklahoma Climatology

Ralston, OK   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Average High Temperature   47.6 53.5 62.6 72.3 79.6 87.5 93.1 93.3 84.9 73.7 61.1 48.7 71.6
Average Low Temperature   22.5 26.8 35.4 45.6 56.5 65.1 69.3 67.6 58.4 46.4 34.7 24.6 46.2
Average Mean Temperature   35.0 40.2 49.0 59.0 68.1 76.3 81.2 80.5 71.7 60.1 47.9 36.6 58.9
* Record High Temperature   80 88 93 100 97 105 111 110 107 98 88 80 111
* Record Low Temperature   -11 -10 -1 18 29 44 49 43 30 21 6 -13 -13
Average Days Above 100 Degrees   0 0 0 0 0 0.3 3.6 4.9 0.9 0 0 0 9.7
Average Days Above 90 Degrees   0 0 0 0.5 1.5 10.4 22.2 21.5 8.2 0.5 0 0 64.9
Average Days Below 32 Degrees   26.0 19.6 12.2 2.7 0 0 0 0 0.1 2.5 12.8 23.7 99.6
Average Days Below 10 Degrees   3.1 1.8 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.6 7.9
Average Rainfall   1.31 1.74 3.52 3.75 5.36 4.97 3.39 3.91 3.91 3.18 2.40 1.94 39.38
* Record Rainfall   5.55 5.41 8.24 7.83 11.75 15.55 11.62 11.32 12.80 8.06 5.21 5.36 54.78
Average Number of Rain Days   3.7 4.2 6.5 6.6 8.3 8.0 5.4 5.6 6.2 5.8 4.7 4.8 69.8
Average Snowfall   2.4 2.3 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.5 9.0
* Record Snowfall   15.0 12.5 13.5 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 T 7.5 11.0 33.0
Average Heating Degree Days   928 696 503 223 50 3 0 0 32 200 517 879 4031
Average Cooling Degree Days   0 1 7 42 144 342 502 479 232 46 4 0 1798
Station Information   Elevation: 830 ft / Latitude: 36 30N / Longitude: 96 44W
Temperatures are reported in Fahrenheit and rainfall/snowfall totals are reported in inches.
* Records are for the period 1948-1991. 

Averages are for the period 1981-2010.
(Annual totals may be slightly different than monthly totals due to rounding)

 Updated: September 30, 2011