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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

McAlester, Oklahoma
January Climate Data (Page 1)

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    |------Normals 1981-2010------| |--------- Record Temperatures ---------|
     Temperature   Precipitation     Hi        Lo        Hi        Lo
Day  Mx/Mn  Mean  Day  Month  Year   Max  Year Max  Year Min  Year Min  Year   Day
 1   50/30   40   .07   .07    .07    77  2023  19  1974  61  2005   6  1979    1 
 2   50/30   40   .08   .15    .15    74 *2023  25 *2018  63 *2023   4  1979    2 
 3   50/30   40   .07   .22    .22   (81) 2009  20  1959 (65) 2004   6  1959    3 
 4   50/30   40   .08   .30    .30    71  1955  18  1959  64  1955   2  1959    4 
 5   50/30   40   .07   .37    .37    72 *2008  27  1973  56  2008   2  1959    5 
 
 6   50/29   40   .08   .45    .45    74  2008  21  1979  61  2008   2  2017    6 
 7   50/29   40   .07   .52    .52    76  2008  18  1968 (65) 2008  -3  2017    7 
 8   50/29   40   .08   .60    .60    77  1969  14  1970  53  1954  -6  1988    8 
 9   50/29   40   .07   .67    .67    80  1957  15  1977  55  2020  -2  1970    9 
10   50/29   40   .08   .75    .75    74  1990  15  1962  56  1960(-14) 1977   10 
 
11   50/29   40   .07   .82    .82    78  2017  20  1997  60  1960  -9  1962   11 
12   50/29   40   .07   .89    .89    77  2000 (13) 1963  57  1960   0  1973   12 
13   51/29   40   .07   .96    .96    76  1996  22  1997  58  1959   2  1963   13 
14   51/29   40   .08  1.04   1.04    74  1996  10  2024  53  2020   0  1964   14 
15   51/29   40   .06  1.10   1.10    74  2020  18  2024  54  1980   4  2024   15 
 
16   51/29   40   .08  1.18   1.18    73  2023  18  1977  59 *2000   4 *2024   16 
17   51/29   40   .07  1.25   1.25    74  2000  23  1978  56  1996   2  2018   17 
18   51/29   40   .08  1.33   1.33    69 *2022  21  1984  52  1972   3  1984   18 
19   51/29   40   .07  1.40   1.40    76  1972  20  1978  58  1972   6  1963   19 
20   51/30   40   .08  1.48   1.48    75 *2017  16  1985  51 *2017   0  1985   20 
 
21   51/30   40   .08  1.56   1.56    76  2005  25  1978  60  1957   3  1984   21 
22   51/30   40   .08  1.64   1.64    76  1967  26  1960  57  1967   2  1959   22 
23   51/30   41   .08  1.72   1.72    73  1967  15  1963  58  1964   2  1963   23 
24   51/30   41   .07  1.79   1.79    77 *2017  30  1963  54  1989   0  1963   24 
25   52/30   41   .08  1.87   1.87    75  1994  23  1961  59  1994  16  1961   25 
 
26   52/30   41   .08  1.95   1.95    72 *2015  25  1957  51  1968  13  1963   26 
27   52/30   41   .08  2.03   2.03    76 *2015  22  1961  59  1968   4  1963   27 
28   52/30   41   .08  2.11   2.11    79  2015  23  1972  65  2013   8  1963   28 
29   52/30   41   .08  2.19   2.19    74 *2011  14  1966  54  1982   2  1966   29 
30   52/30   41   .09  2.28   2.28    75  2017  25  2023  56  1988  -2  1966   30 
 
31   52/31   41   .08  2.36   2.36    77  2017  17  1985  57  2011   4  1979   31 
 
*Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
January Monthly Normals 1981-2010:
 
Normal Max Temperature:   50.9F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       768 
Normal Min Temperature:   29.6F   Season Total Heating Degree Days: 2039 
Normal Mean Temperature:  40.3F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         1 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  2.36"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days:    1 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   3.2"
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: February 8, 2024