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Leap Day Tornado Outbreak 2012 is rare and deadly

2/29/2012 2:41 PM


Since most weather records began about the turn of the last century, there have been about 29 leap days, give or take depending on the record.

That’s only 29 days ... 

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Springtime for Tulsa

2/28/2012 3:03 PM


I have good news.

The official start of spring is now three weeks away. Three weeks! That’s not too far!

But, walking around outside and looking at the spring-like ... 

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Photos of Daytona 500 rain delay

2/27/2012 4:15 PM


Cheer up, rain-starved Tulsa area. Our chances of rain are coming (check out our forecast here ).

And NASCAR fans can cheer up too, knowing that their once-Sunday ... 

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'Tis the season for Oklahoma fire weather danger

2/24/2012 4:06 PM


I really don't like to be Debbie Downer about our recent sunny days in the 70s.

As Jerry noted yesterday (read it here ), sunlight can actually be healthy (even ... 

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Go outside for your health

2/23/2012 5:53 PM


Did you get outside Wednesday? No? For shame.

If you did, you know what I’m talking about. I walked across downtown for an assignment 1) because driving when I can ... 

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What does Tulsa's weather give up for Lent?

2/22/2012 11:06 AM


Happy Ash Wednesday!

As told to World Scene Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton in her article here , here's what the religious season of Lent is:



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My favorite weather-related smartphone apps

2/21/2012 3:34 PM

The easiest way to know the current conditions exactly where you are is to go outside. Are you wet? It's probably raining. Is your hair acting a fool? It's probably windy. ... 

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Thunderstorms, daffidols and Valentine's Day. Something's off

2/20/2012 4:33 PM


Today was one of those days Oklahomans are used to, where you can lean into the wind and the 30 mph gust will hold you up.

I have long hair for a fella. It’s not ... 

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The fog blog

2/17/2012 4:49 PM


This week, Tulsa has had snow, rain, temperatures in the teens and the 50s and even fog.

In case you missed it (photos to the right if you did), Tuesday morning, ... 

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Is everyone else really receiving all of Tulsa's and northeastern Oklahoma's rain?

2/16/2012 12:27 PM


I once asked if Tulsa had rain repellant.

I will ask Tulsa National Weather Service meteorologists the scientific, statistical questions, of course, but sometimes, ... 

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La Nina: Don't let the door hit you on the way out

2/15/2012 11:33 AM


I don’t even know what’s happening anymore, folks.

Two weeks ago, it was near 70 degrees. Three days ago, it was the coldest temperature of the season (16 degrees.) ... 

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Who got the most snow in Oklahoma?

2/13/2012 2:45 PM


Tulsa just had its coldest and snowiest days so far this winter.

First, let's start with the snow. Since there's so few snow days thus far in Tulsa, let's look ... 

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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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