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Volcano in Alaska in the midst of extreme cold and activity in Hawaii

12/30/2011 11:42 AM


'I made a joke that at this point, we (Oklahoma) can expect a volcano.'

After asking an Oklahoma climatologist earlier this month (see the story here ) on what ... 

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60s this week in Tulsa? Is that normal?!

12/27/2011 2:28 PM


Every so often, Oklahoma weather fulfills its stereotypes and this week's forecast shows that.

Being a southern state, we are supposed to have wonderful, sunny ... 

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Colorado is really nice this time of year

12/26/2011 3:37 PM


There was no white Christmas for Tulsa this year, which really isn’t that remarkable .

But I had plenty of the white stuff on my recent Colorado vacation.

There ... 

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White Christmas in Tulsa or Oklahoma?

12/23/2011 10:47 AM


I stepped out of a Cherry Street restaurant last night and there were unmistakable snowflakes falling around me.

True, they were so tiny that you could only see ... 

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Challenge: Spot the Oklahoma drought map differences

12/22/2011 11:15 AM


It's time for your favorite game of the week, and this one will be difficult.

But this time I promise it's not impossible.

The maps from Dec. 13 (which once ... 

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So how much snow did the Oklahoma Panhandle area get in that blizzard?

12/21/2011 12:07 PM


Happy Winter Solstice, everyone. And Happy Hanukkah too!

For those of you that have just heard 'winter solstice' in passing, in a nutshell, it's that time of the ... 

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Blizzard photos and how does Tulsa snow compare to rest of the U.S.?

12/20/2011 2:34 PM


To date, Tulsa has received 23.07 inches of snow for 2011. This is also our total for the 2010-11 winter season.

The most we've had in one season was 25.6 inches, ... 

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Is there really a blizzard warning in Oklahoma right now?

12/19/2011 10:59 AM


Yes, right here in Oklahoma, and it lasts through noon Tuesday.

The National Weather Service issued this blizzard warning ('warning' is definitely the key word!) ... 

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Expert mode: Spot the Oklahoma drought map differences, and an odd radar pattern

12/15/2011 1:26 PM


If you enjoyed last week's game of 'spot the drought map differences,' this week's will be especially challenging.

So set the clock to 30 seconds (no cheating!) ... 

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2011: The year of the disaster

12/14/2011 12:55 PM


I’ve said before how expensive disasters have been this year. In August, there were nine disasters with damage estimates totaling $1 billion.

That tied the record ... 

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Meteor shower this week, but don't get your hopes up

12/12/2011 1:06 PM


Three space-related blogs in one week! Well, aren’t you lucky!

If you missed Saturday’s lunar eclipse , there is another chance this week to catch some exciting ... 

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Photos and video of the total lunar eclipse

12/10/2011 12:52 PM


I'll admit, I slept in this morning. I was tired, it was cold, and I'm sorry that I missed it.

From the Associated Press: 'For 51 minutes starting at 6:06 a.m. PST, ... 

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Almanac
View 2012
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
TemperaturePrecipitation
DateHigh TempLow TempTotalMonth to dateHistorical average
1 44° 16° 0 0.00 0.05
2 59° 24° 0 0.00 0.11
3 57° 33° 0 0.00 0.16
4 68° 37° Trace 0.00 0.21
5 69° 29° 0 0.00 0.26
6 66° 33° 0 0.00 0.32
7 59° 38° 0.05 0.05 0.38
8 51° 34° 0 0.05 0.44
9 44° 36° 0.01 0.06 0.51
10 62° 37° 0.07 0.13 0.57
11 54° 28° 0 0.13 0.64
12 44° 30° 0.25 0.38 0.70
13 55° 40° 0.01 0.39 0.76
14 ° ° 0.83
15 ° ° 0.89
16 ° ° 0.95
17 ° ° 1.02
18 ° ° 1.09
19 ° ° 1.16
20 ° ° 1.23
21 ° ° 1.31
22 ° ° 1.38
23 ° ° 1.46
24 ° ° 1.53
25 ° ° 1.61
26 ° ° 1.69
27 ° ° 1.77
28 ° ° 1.85

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Tulsa weather milestones of 2013 (as of Feb. 12)

Highest temperature: 70 on Jan. 11 (Record: 115 on Aug. 15, 1936)
Lowest temperature: 15 on Jan. 16 (Record: Minus-16 on Jan. 22, 1930)
Hottest month (average): 40.5 degrees in January (Record: 91.7 degrees on July 1980)
Coldest month (average): 40. 5 degrees in January (Record: 21.7 in January 1918)
Most snowfall (day): 0.1 of an inch on Feb. 12(Record: 13.2 inches on Feb. 1, 2011)
Most snowfall (month): 0.1 of an inch in February(Record: 22.5 inches in February 2011)
Most rainfall (day): 0.91 of an inch on Jan. 29 (Record: 9.27 inches on May 26-27, 1984)
Most rainfall (month): 1.54 of an inch in January (Record: 18.18 inches on September 1971)
Highest wind speed: 30 mph on Jan. 30
Previous day with any rain: Feb. 12
Previous day with 1 inch or more of rain: Oct. 17, 2012
Previous day with any snow: Feb. 12
Previous day with freezing temperatures: Feb. 12
Read regular updates on Oklahoma's unpredictable weather and learn more about meteorology from the Tulsa office of the National Weather Service.

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Contributors
Staff Writer Althea Peterson started writing for the Tulsa World in March 2007 after previous stops at the Norman Transcript in 2006 and the Oklahoma Gazette in 2005. She followed her older brother from rural Wisconsin (with a public school that never seemed to call snow days) to the University of Oklahoma, but did not follow his pursuit to study meteorology. However, she tries to find as many opportunities to report on the weather as possible.

Staff Writer Jerry Wofford came to the Tulsa World in 2010 from The Manhattan Mercury in Manhattan, Kan. Originally from western Arkansas and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Jerry has lived in Tornado Alley his entire life and is one of those people who goes outside when the sirens go off.

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