Heat advisories from the National Weather Service, Norman
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
TUE JUL 31 2012
HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-
KINGFISHER-LOGAN-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…ARNETT…WOODWARD…
FAIRVIEW…CHEYENNE…TALOGA…WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA…
KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…ELK CITY…SAYRE…CORDELL…ANADARKO…
YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…
CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE…
HOLDENVILLE…HOLLIS…MANGUM…HOBART…ALTUS…FREDERICK…
LAWTON…DUNCAN…PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…COALGATE…
WALTERS…WAURIKA…ARDMORE…TISHOMINGO…ATOKA…MARIETTA…
MADILL…DURANT…QUANAH…CHILLICOTHE…CROWELL…VERNON…
WICHITA FALLS…MUNDAY…KNOX CITY…SEYMOUR…ARCHER CITY…
HOLLIDAY…LAKESIDE CITY…HENRIETTA
TUE JUL 31 2012
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FRIDAY…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 110.
* IMPACTS: A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
AND ONLY MODEST COOLING AT NIGHT WILL INCREASE THE DANGER OF
HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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 LIGHTWEIGHT 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. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.
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ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-PAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…PONCA CITY…
ENID…PERRY…STILLWATER
TUE JUL 31 2012
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FRIDAY…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDEX VALUES 105 TO 110.
* IMPACTS: A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
AND ONLY MODEST COOLING AT NIGHT WILL INCREASE THE DANGER OF
HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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 LIGHTWEIGHT 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. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
TUESDAY JUL 31 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-
TUE JUL 31 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.
DISCUSSION…
A HOT AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL PREVENT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY AUG 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…5 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
VERY TO EXTREMELY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE REGION. PLEASE FOLLOW HEAT SAFETY GUIDELINES AND LIMIT
STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the 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-
950 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
A HOT AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL PREVENT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY JUL 31.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…5 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
VERY TO EXTREMELY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE AREA
THROUGH FRIDAY AND A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
REGION. PLEASE FOLLOW HEAT SAFETY GUIDELINES AND LIMIT STRENUOUS
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
Monday’s maximum temperatures, map, Oklahoma Mesonet
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
118 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2012
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
118 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2012
…HEATWAVE CONTINUES…
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK…ELEVATED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK…ELEVATED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.
DISCUSSION…
THE DANGEROUS HEAT CONTINUES TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO
BE IN THE 100 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN
OKLAHOMA. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE
AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE RATHER LOW THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAT AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO
CREATE AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER DANGER RISK THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS IS THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EXTREME
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
IF A THUNDERSTORMS DOES DEVELOP IT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG
DOWNBURST WINDS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY…VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL…DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY…VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL…
DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL…VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL…
DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY…VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL…DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY…DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
OUR CURRENT HEAT WAVE WILL LAST AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY…WITH
ONLY SLIGHT COOLING FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THERE WILL
BE LITTLE OVERNIGHT RELIEF FOR URBAN AREAS. IN ADDITION FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS WILL INCREASE AS THE DROUGHT WORSENS.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT…
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MORE HEAT
RELATED INCIDENTS…AND THE THREAT FOR WILDFIRES…THIS WEEK.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1158 AM CDT MON JUL 30 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-
1158 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
A HOT AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL PREVENT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY JUL 31.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…5 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TODAY. PLEASE
FOLLOW HEAT SAFETY GUIDELINES AND LIMIT STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
VERY TO EXTREMELY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE AREA
THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE FOLLOW HEAT SAFETY GUIDELINES AND LIMIT
STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
Excessive heat warning, from the National Weather Service, Norman
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1107 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2012
ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-PAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…PONCA CITY…
ENID…PERRY…STILLWATER
1107 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2012
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING…
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 110.
* IMPACTS: A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
AND ONLY MODEST COOLING AT NIGHT WILL INCREASE THE DANGER OF
HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.
&&
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HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-
KINGFISHER-LOGAN-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…ARNETT…WOODWARD…
FAIRVIEW…CHEYENNE…TALOGA…WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA…
KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…ELK CITY…SAYRE…CORDELL…ANADARKO…
YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…
CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE…
HOLDENVILLE…HOLLIS…MANGUM…HOBART…ALTUS…FREDERICK…
LAWTON…DUNCAN…PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…COALGATE…
WALTERS…WAURIKA…ARDMORE…TISHOMINGO…ATOKA…MARIETTA…
MADILL…DURANT…QUANAH…CHILLICOTHE…CROWELL…VERNON…
WICHITA FALLS…MUNDAY…KNOX CITY…SEYMOUR…ARCHER CITY…
HOLLIDAY…LAKESIDE CITY…HENRIETTA
1107 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2012
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 110.
* IMPACTS: A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
AND ONLY MODEST COOLING AT NIGHT WILL INCREASE THE DANGER OF
HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.
Temperature and precipitation information, from Gary McManus of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Through yesterday, the statewide average temperature according to the Oklahoma Mesonet was 85.5 degrees. That’s puny compared to last year’s 89.3 degrees, right? Well, yes.
But last July was THE HOTTEST MONTH FOR ANY STATE since records began in 1895.
A tired statistic by now, but out of 67,000+ possible months to compare it with, Oklahoma’s July 2011 tops them all (on the way to the warmest summer on record for any state as well). If we did finish at 85.5 (likely will go up several tenths of a degree), that is still good for ninth warmest July on record in Oklahoma. Anytime you are top-10 in heat for a summer month, or for cold in a winter month, it will end up being highly significant, and usually bad things are happening. Here are the top-10 warmest Julys based upon statewide average maximum and minimum temperatures.
These records date back to 1895.
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2011 89.3
1954 88.1
1980 87.4
1934 87.3
1998 85.9
1936 85.8
2001 85.7
1978 85.6
1901 85.3
1964 84.7
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Please note that these are finalized statewide averages from NCDC, and they are the “official” record. The Mesonet numbers are much quicker, of course, since we are a real-time network. And more than half of our stations are part of NCDC’s final numbers, so we’re usually a pretty fair estimate of what the official numbers will end up looking like.
The record high for the day statewide is 116 degrees from Chickasha back in 1910. Let’s hope we don’t challenge that one.
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Precipitation-wise, we’re going to end up being somewhere in the top-20 probably, but that is deceiving since MOST Of the state has been dry as a bone. The statewide average through this morning was 1.11 inches, 1.54 inches below normal and the 15th driest since 1921. Those statistics will expand back to 1895 when we get to the end of the month. For Spencer, Waurika and Marshall, it has been THE driest July on record with 0.0 in the gauge. Norman and Hollis show up as 0.0 but they actually received 0.02 inches and 0.03 inches, respectively.
It has now been 53 days since Norman or Watonga received at least a tenth of an inch of rain in a calendar day.
There doesn’t look to be any appreciable rainfall in the state anytime soon.
Nothing close to a drought-buster showing up just yet, but August is a whole new month with all new possibilities.
By the way, July 29 was the warmest day of the year with a statewide average temperature of 91.1 degrees. That would only be the 16th hottest day last summer, though.
Since July 9, EMSA paramedics in Oklahoma City metro have responded to 91 heat-related emergencies, according to EMSA spokeswoman Lara O’Leary
From Lara O’Leary, EMSA in Oklahoma City metro:
Since the 2nd Heat Alert of this summer was issued 4 weeks ago, Monday, July 9th, EMSA paramedics have responded to 91 heat-related emergencies. 56 patients were taken to local hospitals. The Heat Alert will remain in place until the heat drops significantly. Extreme caution is urged for anyone going outside.
All time record high minimum temperature for Tulsa set, 88 degrees for a low, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
902 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2012
…ALL TIME RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT TULSA OKLAHOMA…
THE LOW TEMPERATURE IN TULSA THIS MORNING ONLY DROPPED
DOWN TO 88 DEGREES. IF…THE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT DROP LOWER…
BEFORE THE END OF THIS CALENDAR DAY…WHICH IS DOUBTFUL…THIS
TEMPERATURE WILL BE REVIEWED TO AFFIRM AN ALL TIME RECORD HIGH
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR TULSA.
THE EXISTING RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IS 87 DEGREES
SET ON TWO DATES…AUGUST 2 2011 AND JULY 16 1980.
