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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
February Climate Data (Page 1)

    |------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   53/31   42   .09   .09   2.45    78  1974  17  1985  60  1986   6  1985    1 
 2   53/31   42   .09   .18   2.54    82  1995  17  2011  63  1986  -6  1985    2 
 3   53/31   42   .09   .27   2.63    80  1962  17  1989  60  1986  -1  1985    3 
 4   53/31   42   .09   .36   2.72    79  2008  13  1989  63  2008   1  1996    4 
 5   53/31   42   .08   .44   2.80    76  2019  17  1989  51  1999   6  1985    5 
 
 6   54/32   43   .09   .53   2.89    78  2017  19  2014  54  2017   0  1985    6 
 7   54/32   43   .09   .62   2.98    79  2017  30  1971  59  2009   8  1985    7 
 8   54/32   43   .10   .72   3.08    77  1996  29  1971 (65) 2001   6  1971    8 
 9   54/32   43   .09   .81   3.17    80  1957  25  1994  60  1999  -3  1979    9 
10   54/32   43   .10   .91   3.27    79  1954  26* 2021  62  1999  -4  2011   10 
 
11   55/33   44   .09  1.00   3.36    87  2017  22  2021  63  2017   3  1981   11 
12   55/33   44   .09  1.09   3.45    83  1962  20  2021  57  1962  11  1963   12 
13   55/33   44   .09  1.18   3.54    85  1962  20  2021  56  1962  10  1958   13 
14   55/34   44   .09  1.27   3.63    79  2015  17  2021  61  1954  17  2021   14 
15   56/34   45   .10  1.37   3.73    78  2005  (9) 2021  62  1954  -2  2021   15 
 
16   56/34   45   .09  1.46   3.82    81  2006  20  2021  60  2022(-11) 2021   16 
17   56/34   45   .09  1.55   3.91    75  2020  21  1979  61  2011   9  1979   17 
18   56/35   46   .09  1.64   4.00    79  1986  26  1978  60  2011   1  1978   18 
19   57/35   46   .10  1.74   4.10    83  1986  31  2006  61  2016  -2  1978   19 
20   57/35   46   .09  1.83   4.19    82  1981  34  1978  63  2016  17  2021   20 
 
21   57/36   46   .09  1.92   4.28   (92) 1996  28  1978  59 *2024  10  1963   21 
22   58/36   47   .10  2.02   4.38   (92) 1996  29  1968  60  1985   9  1963   22 
23   58/36   47   .10  2.12   4.48    89  2017  25 *2022  62  2017  17 *2022   23 
24   58/37   47   .09  2.21   4.57    83  1956  23  1960  58  2000  14  1965   24 
25   58/37   48   .10  2.31   4.67    78  2024  26  2003  59  1996  12  1960   25 
 
26   59/37   48   .10  2.41   4.77    86  2024  30  2002 (65) 1996  13  1960   26 
27   59/37   48   .11  2.52   4.88    77 *2024  25  2015  62  1981  10  2002   27 
28   59/38   49   .10  2.62   4.98    83  1980  27  1962  62  2017  11  1962   28 
29   59/38   49   .10  2.72   5.08    78  2000  30  1960  60  1972  19  1960   29 
 
* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
February Monthly Normals 1981-2010: 
 
Normal Max Temperature:   55.6°F  Monthly Heating Degree Days:       570 
Normal Min Temperature:   33.8°F  (leap year use 586) 
Normal Mean Temperature:  44.7°F  Season Total Heating Degree Days: 2609 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:   2.62"  (leap year use 2625) 
            (leap year use 2.72") Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         2
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   1.1"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days:    3
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: March 20, 2024