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Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

McAlester, Oklahoma
December 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   56/35   46   .10   .10  39.16   (80) 1970  33  1985  63  2012  15  2006    1 
 2   56/35   45   .10   .20  39.26    78 *2021  27  1985  66  2012  15  1985    2 
 3   55/35   45   .10   .30  39.36    78 *2017  35  1966  64  2012  19  2006    3 
 4   55/34   45   .10   .40  39.46    78  2017  29  1972  58  1956  18 *2009    4 
 5   55/34   44   .10   .50  39.56    78  1956  35  2013  63  1998  19 *2009    5 
 
 6   54/34   44   .11   .61  39.67    77  1956  22 *2013  62  1980  12  1972    6 
 7   54/34   44   .10   .71  39.77   (80) 1966  24  2013  64  1980  10  2013    7 
 8   54/33   44   .10   .81  39.87    79  1991  24  1978  55  1991   6  2005    8 
 9   53/33   43   .10   .91  39.97    77  2020  26  1977  58  1970   1  2005    9 
10   53/33   43   .09  1.00  40.06   (80) 2021  23  1972  63  1965   6  2013   10 
 
11   53/32   43   .10  1.10  40.16    77  2017  31  1961  58  1965  13 *2012   11 
12   53/32   42   .09  1.19  40.25    74 *2015  23  1962  67  2015   9  1962   12 
13   52/32   42   .09  1.28  40.34    75  1995  22  1958  63  1975   8  1958   13 
14   52/32   42   .10  1.38  40.44    79  1995  26  1958  58  1995   0  1958   14 
15   52/32   42   .10  1.48  40.54    77  2021  30  1989 (69) 2021   5  1958   15 
 
16   52/31   42   .10  1.58  40.64    75  1977  23  1989  62  2006   8  1989   16 
17   52/31   41   .10  1.68  40.74    74 *2021  27  1964  59  1957   8  1979   17 
18   51/31   41   .10  1.78  40.84    74  1980  24  2016  51  1970   9  1964   18 
19   51/31   41   .09  1.87  40.93    72  2012  12  1983  56  1962   6  2016   19 
20   51/31   41   .10  1.97  41.03    73  1966  25  1983  58  1967  10  1983   20 
 
21   51/31   41   .11  2.08  41.14    75  2017  22  1989  55  1979   2  1989   21 
22   51/31   41   .10  2.18  41.24    71 *2015   9  1983  58  1979  -1  1989   22 
23   51/30   41   .09  2.27  41.33    74  1982  14  1983  62  1982 (-5) 1989   23 
24   51/30   41   .10  2.37  41.43    79  1955  (7) 1983  62  2021   1  1983   24 
25   51/30   40   .09  2.46  41.52    75 *2021  12  1983  59 *2016  -2  1983   25 
 
26   51/30   40   .10  2.56  41.62    78  2008  27  1983  57  1954  10  1983   26 
27   51/30   40   .09  2.65  41.71    77  2005  29  1983  53  2021  15  2022   27 
28   50/30   40   .08  2.73  41.79    75  2016  29  1983  65  1984  13  1983   28 
29   50/30   40   .09  2.82  41.88    74  1964  25  1983  63  1992   4  1983   29 
30   50/30   40   .08  2.90  41.96    74  1992  16  1990  66  1992   0  1983   30 

31   50/30   40   .08  2.98  42.04    73  2004  21  1976  63  1965   5  1969   31 
 
     *Indicates occurrences in previous years
December Monthly Normals 1981-2010: 
 
Normal Max Temperature:   52.3F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       713 
Normal Min Temperature:   31.8F   Season Total Heating Degree Days: 1271 
Normal Mean Temperature:  42.1F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         1 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  2.98"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days: 2052 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   0.8"

 Updated: January 19, 2024