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Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

Ralston, Oklahoma Climatology

Ralston, OK   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Average High Temperature   47.6 53.5 62.6 72.3 79.6 87.5 93.1 93.3 84.9 73.7 61.1 48.7 71.6
Average Low Temperature   22.5 26.8 35.4 45.6 56.5 65.1 69.3 67.6 58.4 46.4 34.7 24.6 46.2
Average Mean Temperature   35.0 40.2 49.0 59.0 68.1 76.3 81.2 80.5 71.7 60.1 47.9 36.6 58.9
* Record High Temperature   80 88 93 100 97 105 111 110 107 98 88 80 111
* Record Low Temperature   -11 -10 -1 18 29 44 49 43 30 21 6 -13 -13
Average Days Above 100 Degrees   0 0 0 0 0 0.3 3.6 4.9 0.9 0 0 0 9.7
Average Days Above 90 Degrees   0 0 0 0.5 1.5 10.4 22.2 21.5 8.2 0.5 0 0 64.9
Average Days Below 32 Degrees   26.0 19.6 12.2 2.7 0 0 0 0 0.1 2.5 12.8 23.7 99.6
Average Days Below 10 Degrees   3.1 1.8 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.6 7.9
Average Rainfall   1.31 1.74 3.52 3.75 5.36 4.97 3.39 3.91 3.91 3.18 2.40 1.94 39.38
* Record Rainfall   5.55 5.41 8.24 7.83 11.75 15.55 11.62 11.32 12.80 8.06 5.21 5.36 54.78
Average Number of Rain Days   3.7 4.2 6.5 6.6 8.3 8.0 5.4 5.6 6.2 5.8 4.7 4.8 69.8
Average Snowfall   2.4 2.3 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.5 9.0
* Record Snowfall   15.0 12.5 13.5 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 T 7.5 11.0 33.0
Average Heating Degree Days   928 696 503 223 50 3 0 0 32 200 517 879 4031
Average Cooling Degree Days   0 1 7 42 144 342 502 479 232 46 4 0 1798
Station Information   Elevation: 830 ft / Latitude: 36 30N / Longitude: 96 44W
Temperatures are reported in Fahrenheit and rainfall/snowfall totals are reported in inches.
* Records are for the period 1948-1991. 

Averages are for the period 1981-2010.
(Annual totals may be slightly different than monthly totals due to rounding)

 Updated: September 30, 2011