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Active Pattern for the Center of the Nation

Critical fire weather conditions, severe thunderstorms capable of producing severe wind gusts, large hail, strong tornadoes and heavy rainfall remain on tap for the central U.S. this evening. Flash flooding is also possible for portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley. Very large hail up to 3 inches in diameter will be possible this evening across western Kansas. Read More >

McAlester, Oklahoma
December Climate Data (Page 2)

 

    |-- Temp. Records --||-- Precip Records --||------ Degree Day Normals -------|
     Hi        Lo         Record     Record     Heating          Cooling
Day  Mean Year Mean Year  Rain  Year Snow  Year Day Month Season Day Month Season  Day
 1    71  2012  26  1985  0.70  1991   T   1985  19   19    577    0    0      0    1 
 2    72  2012  21  1985  1.30  1982  2.0  1971  20   39    597    0    0      0    2 
 3    71  2012  28  2006  1.66  1993  0.0   --   20   59    617    0    0      0    3 
 4    66 *2017  28 *2009  0.84  1998   T   1964  20   79    637    0    0      0    4 
 5    70  1998  29  2013  0.70  1969   T   1972  21  100    658    0    0      0    5 
  
 6    65  1980  17  1972  1.41  1976   T   1972  21  121    679    0    0      0    6 
 7    67  1980  17  2013  0.99  1986   T   1989  21  142    700    0    0      0    7 
 8    67  1991  17  2005  2.35  1980  0.2  1989  22  164    722    0    0      0    8 
 9    65 *2021  20  1977  1.67  1992   T   1972  22  186    744    0    0      0    9 
10    64  2021  20  1972  1.86  1960   T   1955  22  208    766    0    0      0   10 
 
11    65  1965  24  1957  1.34  1954   T   1960  22  230    788    0    0      0   11 
12    71  2015  16  1962  1.16  1979  2.0  1958  23  253    811    0    0      0   12 
13    66  1975  15  1958  2.19  1992  0.7  1958  23  276    834    0    0      0   13 
14    63  2021  13  1958  1.99  1992  3.4  1987  23  299    857    0    0      0   14 
15   (73) 2021  20  1989  1.04  1959  1.0  1972  23  322    880    0    0      0   15 
 
16    68  2006  16  1989  0.50  1959   T   1989  23  345    903    0    0      0   16 
17    66  2006  20  1979  1.94  2021   T   1989  24  369    927    0    0      0   17 
18    58  1970  18  1964  0.92  1987   T   1963  24  393    951    0    0      0   18 
19    63  1978  11  1983  2.27  1987  0.1  1983  24  417    975    0    0      0   19 
20    63  1967  18  1983  2.42  1991   T   1960  24  441    999    0    0      0   20 
 
21    62  2017  12  1989  1.36  2013  0.5  1990  24  465   1023    0    0      0   21 
22    64  1982  (4) 1989  0.56  1991  2.1  1990  24  489   1047    0    0      0   22 
23    68  1982   7  1983  1.52  2002   T  *1998  24  513   1071    0    0      0   23 
24    70  2021  (4) 1983  1.52  2023   T   1962  25  538   1096    0    0      0   24 
25    67  2016   5  1983  1.89  1987  6.0  1975  25  563   1121    0    0      0   25 
 
26    67  2008  19  1983  2.98  2015   T   1983  25  588   1146    0    0      0   26 
27    65  2005  26  1983 (4.68) 2015  2.0  1988  25  613   1171    0    0      0   27 
28    68  1984  21  1983  1.25  1969   T   1954  25  638   1196    0    0      0   28 
29    67  1992  15  1983  2.53  2006  1.9  1954  25  663   1221    0    0      0   29 
30    70  1992  13  1990  1.28  2002  3.1  1969  25  688   1246    0    0      0   30 
31    67  2004  14  1976  2.07  1984  1.0  1958  25  713   1271    0    0      0   31 
 
      * Indicates occurrences in previous years
Period of Record:

Temperature:    1953-Present
Rainfall:       1953-Present
Snowfall:       1953-1998
Normals:        1981-2010 (30 Year Average)

 

Updated: January 19, 2024