My.World.View: September 2011

Oklahoma City of all places has set an incredible amount of record high temperature in 2011 alone

Weather in OKC

Excerpts from the link "Weather in OKC" above:

Single Day Records

Record high OKC temperature Record: 113 degrees - August 11, 1936.
Top 10 highest maximum temperatures in 2011:

110 degrees on July 9. (tied for 3rd in history)
110 degrees on August 5. (tied for 3rd in history)
110 degrees on August 6. (tied for 3rd in history)
109 degrees on August 2. (tied for 9th in history)
109 degrees on August 3. (tied for 9th in history)
108 degrees on July 7.
108 degrees on August 4.
108 degrees on August 8.
108 degrees on August 24.
108 degrees on August 28.

Record warmest low OKC temperature Record: 83 degrees - July 25, 1934; August 1, 1934; August 12 & 13, 1936. 
Top 10 highest low temperatures in 2011:

81 degrees on July 10.
81 degrees on August 3.
81 degrees on August 4.
81 degrees on August 6.
80 degrees on June 27.
80 degrees on July 7.
80 degrees on July 27.
80 degrees on August 28.
80 degrees on August 30.
(11 days at 79 degrees.)

Daily record high temperatures set in 2011:

June 17 - 103
June 18 - 104
June 19 - 101
June 27 - 103
June 30 - 102
July 7 - 108
July 9 - 110
July 10 - 105
July 27 – 107
August 3 – 108
August 4 – 108
August 5 – 110
August 6 – 110
August 8 – 108
August 20 – 105
August 23 – 106
August 24 – 108
August 27 – 105
August 28 – 108
August 31 – 105

Daily record max low temperatures set in 2011:

June 17 - 79
June 18 - 79
June 27 - 80
July 27 – 80
August 3 – 81
August 6 – 81
August 24 – 78
August 28 – 80
August 30 – 80

Record average high temperature in summer (Jun-Aug) - 96.2 degrees in 1998. 
Average high temperature in summer 2011 (Jun - present) - 100.7 degrees.

Average temperature for hottest summer (Jun-Aug) - 85.9 degrees in 1934 and 1980. 
Average temperature in summer 2011 (Jun - present) - 87.4 degrees.

Average first 90 degree day - May 6 (This year was April 3).
 Average first 100 degree day - July 9 (This year was June 14).

Consecutive 90 degree days 
Record: 71 days - June 23-Sept 1, 1980
2011: 71 days so far. (Tied 1st longest in history.)

110 degree days in calendar yearRecord: 3 days in 1936.
2011: 3 days. (tied for 1st most in history.)

105 degree days in calendar yearRecord: 17 in 1980.
2011: 21 days. (1st most in history)

100 degree days in calendar year 
Record: 50 days in 1980. 
2011: 60 days. (1st most in history.)

95 degree days in calendar yearRecord: 81 days in 1980.
2011: 82 days. (1st most in history.)

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