Triple-digit temperatures in the state during this calendar year, Oklahoma Mesonet weather network
Days with triple-digit temperatures in 2011 (Through today, Wednesday)
Grandfield, 96 days
Altus, 94 days
Hollis, 91 days
Tipton, 89 days
Mangum, 85 days
Walters, 83 days
By comparison the record prior to 2011, was 86 days of triple-digit temperatures in Hollis in 1956.
Triple-digits in Oklahoma City during the climatological summer, June 1 to Aug. 31
From June 1 to Aug. 31, Oklahoma City has had 58 days of triple-digit temperatures, according to the National Weather Service, Norman. This includes 21 days of 105 degrees and above. And during this time, Oklahoma City has set 20 daily records, including today. Having already reached 105 degrees, the previous record was 104 degrees in 2000.
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
HOT…DRY…AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND
NORTH TEXAS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS…WHERE SEVERAL MAJOR WILDFIRES
HAVE STARTED.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HIGHLY FAVORABLE FOR DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES
UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER SUNSET. EVERYONE IN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH FIRE AND WITH VERY HOT
OBJECTS…ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Fire Warning, relayed by the National Weather Service, Norman
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FIRE WARNING
OKLAHOMA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
256 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF
OKLAHOMA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
AN ADVANCING WILDFIRE CONTINUES TO THREATEN HOMES IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY
TO THE NORTHWEST OF SPENCER. RESIDENTS OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY BETWEEN
SOONER ROAD AND AIR DEPOT…AND BETWEEN WILSHIRE AND BRITTON
ROAD…SHOULD EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE SHOULD EVACUATE TO THE
WEST OR TO THE EAST.
Red Flag Warning, National Weather Service, Norman
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
225 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011
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MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-
STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-
225 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT…
DRY…AND BREEZY WEATHER FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WIND…SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY…15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURE…98 TO 104 DEGREES.
* THE ONGOING DROUGHT HAS CREATED EXCEPTIONALLY DRY GROUND AND
VEGETATION CONDITIONS FOR THIS TIME OF SEASON ACROSS THE
REGION. THESE CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RISK OF
WILDFIRES.
* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FIRES MAY START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE
TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
&&
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OKZ021>023-033>038-044-TXZ083>090-310200-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110831T0200Z/
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-
COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
225 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR HOT…DRY…AND BREEZY WEATHER FOR SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS…
* WIND…SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY…10 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURE…105 TO 111 DEGREES.
* THE ONGOING DROUGHT HAS CREATED EXCEPTIONALLY DRY GROUND AND
VEGETATION CONDITIONS FOR THIS TIME OF SEASON ACROSS THE
REGION. THESE CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE RISK OF
WILDFIRES.
* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FIRES MAY START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE
TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
HOT…DRY…AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND
NORTH TEXAS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS…WHERE SEVERAL MAJOR WILDFIRES
HAVE STARTED.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HIGHLY FAVORABLE FOR DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES
UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER SUNSET. EVERYONE IN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH FIRE AND WITH VERY HOT
OBJECTS…ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Fire warning, relayed from Oklahoma County Emergency Management by National Weather Service, Norman
FIRE WARNING
OKLAHOMA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
134 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF
OKLAHOMA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
AN ADVANCING WILDFIRE IS THREATENING HOMES IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY TO THE
NORTHWEST OF SPENCER. RESIDENTS OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY BETWEEN SOONER
ROAD AND AIR DEPOT…AND BETWEEN NORTHEAST 63RD STREET AND
WILSHIRE…SHOULD EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE SHOULD EVACUATE TO
THE WEST OR TO THE EAST.
Today is the 100th day for temperatures of 90 degrees and above in Oklahoma this calendar year, according to the National Weather Service, Norman
Tuesday was the 100th day for temperatures of 90 degrees and above in Oklahoma City. The city record is 113 days in 1998.
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
TUE AUG 30 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS THE REGION.
HOWEVER… NO ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TODAY.
EARLY MORNING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE REGION WILL
WEAKEN DURING THE MORNING HOURS. LATER TODAY… DAYTIME HEATING…
COMBINED WITH THE WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE… COULD RESULT IN A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA. ANY REMAINING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THE MORNING ACTIVITY
COULD HELP TO FOCUS STORM DEVELOPMENT. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS ALOFT WILL
BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER TODAY… THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY WILL
REDUCE THE CHANCE FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS. HOWEVER… ANY STORM
THAT MIGHT DEVELOP IN AN AREA EXPERIENCING VERY HOT TEMPERATURES…
MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA… POSES THE RISK OF PRODUCING
BRIEF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY AUG 31.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…50 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…15 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS. THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME WITH A RED
FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. FIRE DANGER WILL
REMAIN HIGH TO VERY HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY… ESPECIALLY WITH DRY AND
WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
800 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…OVERNIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. HOWEVER…SEVERE STORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOPED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING OVER THE HIGH PLAINS WILL MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH PARTS OF NORTHERN AND
WESTERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER…WITH LIMITED INSTABILITY AND
WEAK WIND SHEAR…SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY AUG 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…35 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. FIRE DANGER ALSO REMAINS HIGH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
ON TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. FIRE DANGER WILL
REMAIN HIGH TO VERY HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY… ESPECIALLY WITH DRY AND
WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR TUESDAY.
