Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and Upper Midwest Thursday

Heavy thunderstorms will continue areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Friday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding to a part of the Upper Midwest Thursday. Read More >

October 2008

On October 28, McAlester set a record low minimum temperature 24 deg F and a record low mean temperature of 43 deg F set on 10/28. This was also the earliest occurrence of 24 deg F.

Both Fort Smith and Tulsa had the last freeze of the spring and first freeze of the fall on the same dates this year: April 14 and October 28.

No river flooding occurred this month.

Tulsa has dropped to the 5th wettest year so far (Jan. 1-Oct. 31) with 52.36".

Fort Smith is the 3rd wettest year so far (Jan. 1-Oct. 31) with 55.92".

The northeast Oklahoma climate division is now ranked 2nd wettest Jan. 1 - Oct. 31 period according to the Oklahoma Climatological Survey.

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