At 5:25 p.m., 72 degrees at Mt. Herman in McCurtain Co., 105 degrees Grandfield, Tillman Co., Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma City record tied for this date, National Weather Service, Norman
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT
HAS BEEN 102 DEGREES… WHICH HAS TIED THE RECORD FOR THE WARMER
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE 30. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 102 DEGREES
HAD BEEN SET BACK IN 1925.
TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY DATE BACK TO 1890.
U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday
Red Flag Warning, National Weather Service, Norman
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
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1210 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL… BENEATH A MID-LEVEL RIDGE.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY JUL 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES MAY REACH 105 TODAY OVER SOUTHWESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE
OUTDOORS FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED WILDFIRE
POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
HEAT INDICES WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. USE
CAUTION TO AVOID HEAT STRESS… AND MONITOR INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES EACH
AFTERNOON.
On this last day of June, statistics thus far from the Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Oklahoma precipitation facts
JUNE
— The statewide average precipitation total for June was 1.17 inches
3.09 inches below normal
4th driest since 1895
The driest June on record was 1933 with 0.46 inches
— Southwestern Oklahoma had its driest June on record with an average total of 0.23 inches
4.41 inches below normal
JANUARY-JUNE
— The Panhandle had its driest January-June on record with an average of 2.74 inches
8.2 inches below normal
— Southwestern Oklahoma had its driest January-June on record with an average of 5.97 inches
10.48 inches below normal
— Statewide, 7th driest January-June in Oklahoma with an average of 11.24 inches
7.91 inches below normal
The driest was 1936 with 8.69 inches
Source: Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
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COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
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WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1141 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DISCUSSION…
A FEW ISOLATED STORMS COULD DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING DUE TO AFTERNOON HEATING. THE MOST LIKELY AREA WOULD BE IN
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA WHERE THE RICHER MOISTURE IS
LOCATED AND THE AIRMASS WAS LESS DISRUPTED BY THE EARLY MORNING
CONVECTION. AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN OTHER
LOCATIONS NEAR ANY RESIDUAL BOUNDARY LEFT IN THE AREA. HOWEVER…
MOST OF THESE BOUNDARIES ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. IF STORMS DO DEVELOP… STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO END AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY JUN 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…20 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…40 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO APPROACH 110 IN PARTS OF
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS… WITH HEAT INDICES
IN MANY AREAS APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING 105.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH SEVEN DAYS. HEAT INDICES WILL
GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. PEOPLE SHOULD USE
CAUTION TO AVOID HEAT STRESS AND MONITOR INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF
WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SPRINKLES TO LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE
SOUTH PRODUCING AMOUNTS OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OR LESS.
OVERALL… THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT
THE MORNING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH A FEW OF THE
DIMINISHING SHOWERS.
OTHERWISE… THE CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY. TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALSO INCREASE BECOMING VERY HOT THIS AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS AT MANY LOCATIONS.
Wildfire potential, National Weather Service, Norman
