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CXUS54 KTSA 011311
CLMTUL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
811 AM CST SUN NOV 1 2009
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...THE TULSA OKLAHOMA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 10/02/2003
LOW 23 10/28/1925
HIGHEST 84 10/01 74 10 86 10/01
LOWEST 35 10/18 51 -16 30 10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.5 74.0 -9.5 74.1
AVG. MINIMUM 47.2 51.1 -3.9 49.2
MEAN 55.9 62.6 -6.7 61.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.0 -1.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 16.51 MM
MINIMUM 0.00 MM
TOTALS 6.14 4.05 2.09 2.75
DAILY AVG. 0.20 0.13 0.07 0.09
DAYS >= .01 14 5.0 9.0 5
DAYS >= .10 8 MM MM 3
DAYS >= .50 3 MM MM 1
DAYS >= 1.00 2 MM MM 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.85 10/08 TO 10/09
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.3 1993
TOTALS 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 10/31 TO 10/31
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 284 152 132 145
SINCE 7/1 297 181 116 149
COOLING TOTAL 9 64 -55 51
SINCE 1/1 1874 2042 -168 2000
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/180 DATE 10/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/180 DATE 10/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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YEARLY PRECIPITATION (INCHES):
TOTAL.....................43.66
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.....+7.14
..COLDEST OCTOBER ON RECORD
OCTOBER 2009 TIES WITH OCTOBER OF 1925 FOR THE RECORD COLDEST
OCTOBER. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE OF 55.9 WAS 6.7 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. THE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE THE PRIMARY FACTOR IN
THIS RECORD SETTING EVENT. THE OBSERVED AVERAGE DAILY MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF 64.5 DEGREES WAS 9.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...WHILE THE
DAILY AVERAGE MINIMUM OF 47.2 DEGREES FELL SHORT BY 3.9 DEGREES FROM
THE NORMAL. THERE WERE ONLY 8 DAYS IN THE MONTH WHERE THE AVERAGE
DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS AT OR ABOVE NORMAL...THE REMAINING 23 DAYS
WERE BELOW NORMAL BY -5 TO -18 DEGREES. OCTOBER 2009 WAS ALSO A
WETTER THAN NORMAL MONTH BY 2.09 INCHES. HOWEVER...IT ONLY RANKED AS
THE 21ST WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD.
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