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Record Breaking Heat Bakes Western Oklahoma on Sunday
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:56:15 CDT
Oklahoma Mesonet sites at Hollis and Erick reached 115 degrees on Sunday afternoon, the highest temperature recorded in Oklahoma since Buffalo and Freedom did it on July 9 and 10, 2009, respectively. Those two at least had the luxury of doing it during JULY, however.
Here are the top "high" temperatures for the state from Sunday, June 26, 2011- you can see the highs statewide on the weather map above:
1 - Hollis 115
2 - Erick 115
3 - Buffalo 113
4 - Beaver 113
5 - Freedom 113
6 - Hooker 113
7 - Slapout 113
8 - Altus 112
9 - Arnett 112
10 - May Ranch 112
11 - Cheyenne 112
12 - Camargo 111
13 -Woodward 111
14 - Goodwell 111
15 - Retrop 110
The 115 degrees falls two degrees short of the all-time June record in Oklahoma of 117 degrees, also set at Hollis back on June 14, 1953. It ties the record for the day set previously at Mangum and Hammon back in 1980. Erick does not have a long-term climate record, but it did break the all-time record high recorded by the Mesonet site there of 111 degrees. That record has stood for all of ONE day, with the 111-degree mark occurring on Saturday.
Oklahoma City reached 100 degrees again Sunday, placing them on the verge of at least a couple of records for June at that location. Sunday marks the eighth day the high at OKC reached 100 degrees, one short of the record of 9 set back in 1933. Today (Monday) could be the tie with three days left to break the record.
Additionally, reaching 90 degrees today places OKC one behind their previous record of 27 days from back in 1911. That record is a virtual lock to be broken.
While there is a chance of triple digit temperatures in the Oklahoma City area today- it is more likely to be just short. The latest weather service "discussion" about weather conditions explains "so much for an all-time june record high in Oklahoma City today. There is a cold front racing southeast and now looks to arrive in central Oklahoma around midday. There still will be a band of extreme hotness just ahead of the front this afternoon, but the hottest air is now more likely to end up just south of the Lawton and OKC areas. It will still be close- and south sides of both cities may still bake in record heat before the winds shift later this afternoon. the front will bring a temporary end to the excessive heat in northern Oklahoma."
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