Maximum temperatures today as of 2:10 p.m., Oklahoma Mesonet
Buffalo, 107 degrees
Beaver, Freedom, 106
Slapout 105
Alva 105
Cherokee 105
Seiling 105
Camargo 105
Watonga 105
Butler 105
Tipton 105
A weather Q&A with Gary McManus of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey about the heat
Q&A with Gary McManus of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Q: What is the record high for Oklahoma City for this date (June 25)?
A: The record high for Oklahoma City for June 25 is 105 degrees at OKC, set back in 1980.
Q: What was the high temperature for Oklahoma City on June 25, 2011?
A: 100 degrees a year ago today.
Q: How many 100s had Oklahoma City recorded by the end of the day June 25, 2011?
A: Seven days total, counting June 25. First was 100 degrees on June 14.
2011-06-14 100
2011-06-15 94
2011-06-16 98
2011-06-17 103
2011-06-18 104
2011-06-19 101
2011-06-20 96
2011-06-21 95
2011-06-22 98
2011-06-23 100
2011-06-24 101
2011-06-25 100
Q: What is the normal high temperature for Oklahoma City for June 25:
A: Normal (1981-2010 based) high is 90.6 degrees.
Q: Were the 107 degree highs yesterday at Buffalo and Beaver state records for that date, June 24?
A: Not even close. The state record highs as you get into this portion of summer are usually in the high 110s. Yesterday’s state record high temperature is 117 degrees set in Mangum back in 1980…107 degrees isn’t even top 20!
Q: What is the highest temperature recorded in June, when and where?
A: The highest June temperature, statewide, is 117 degrees from multiple dates: Hollis, June 24, 1953; Mangum, June 24, 27 and 28, 1980.
Q: Has Oklahoma City (Will Rogers World Airport) had a triple-digit temperature this year going into Monday?
A: No. The highest temperature recorded thus far at Oklahoma City this year is 99 degrees (Sunday, June 24).
Q: When was the first triple-digit temperature high recorded this year in Oklahoma and where?
A: The first triple-digit temperatures in Oklahoma this year occurred on April 25. The Oklahoma Mesonet sites and the temperatures recorded from that day:
Erick: 105
Altus: 105
Tipton: 103
Grandfield: 103
Hollis: 101
Q: Going into Monday, Altus had 15 days of triple-digit highs, Hollis and Tipton, 11 days each and Grandfield 9 days. Is that pace ahead of last year?
A: That is well behind last year’s pace. At this time last year, Grandfield, which ended up with 101 days at or above 100 degrees for 2011, had already hit the century mark 31 times. Altus had hit 100, 29 times.
Oklahoma City forecast, from the National Weather Service, Norman
Forecast for Oklahoma City
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southwest wind between 6 and 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 73. South wind between 8 and 11 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South wind between 9 and 11 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Heat safety tips from the National Weather Service, Norman
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
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-
MON JUN 25 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A HOT STABLE AIRMASS WILL PREVENT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY JUN 26.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…ZERO PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
VERY HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.
Area forecast discussion, from the National Weather Service, Norman
WITH THE RAIN EXITING YESTERDAY… IT APPEARS THAT WE WILL NOW GO
INTO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WITH VERY
LITTLE CHANCE OF RAIN. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS BEGUN TO BUILD
NORTH AND EAST OUT OF THE BAJA AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES OUT INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS HIGH WILL BECOME CENTERED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD
THIS WEEKEND WITH VERY HOT TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1149 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 2012
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-
1149 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A HOT AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL PREVENT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY JUN 23.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…10 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. DAYTIME HEAT INDICES MAY APPROACH OR EVEN
EXCEED 110 DEGREES MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
Short-term forecast, from the National Weather Service, Norman
NOW…
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY… FROM NEAR ELK CITY EAST TO
WEATHERFORD… CHOCTAW… MCLOUD AND SHAWNEE WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE
PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS THAT WILL MAKE DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. ALL THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD SOUTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES
TO PUSH SOUTHWARD.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1145 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2012
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-
1145 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THROUGH TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF
OKLAHOMA AND INTO WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER… SEVERE STORMS ARE UNLIKELY.
DISCUSSION…
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEAR AND NORTH OF
A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH OKLAHOMA TODAY.
WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY AND WEAK WIND SHEAR…ORGANIZED SEVERE
STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER…A FEW STRONG STORMS PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH…SMALL HAIL…AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS
ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY JUN 22.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…15 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. DAYTIME HEAT INDICES MAY APPROACH OR EVEN
EXCEED 105 DEGREES MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
The Oklahoma Mesonet station, Fort Cobb has received 2.7 inches of rain since midnight, as of 11:25 a.m.
At Fort Cobb, 2.38 inches of that 2.7 inches since midnight has fallen in the last three hours alone, according to the Oklahoma Mesonet weather network.
