By WEATHER WORLD on May 23, 2012, at 4:48 PM Updated on 5/23 at 4:49 PM
WEATHER WORLD
At the cookout I went to Sunday evening, it was tank top, cutoff jean shorts and flip flops. My friend said to me, “you look ...
This blog was inspired by some of our early morning commenters on the weather forecast story .
Yes, as one of you pointed ...
The deluge earlier this month was exciting. For a second, I though that maybe the near-record parched May was just a fluke ...
It's been warm, as Tulsa downtown Mayfest visitors could attest last weekend. Juana Pena of Pena Designs hangs art on the final day of Mayfest. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World File
In 2011, Oklahoma has its
hottest summer on record.Then, Tulsa had its
third-warmest winter on record.If spring was over today, Oklahoma would have its hottest spring on record, said Gary McManus, associate state climatologist with the Oklahoma Climatological Survey.
Here's how the hottest springs stack up:
2012 (as of May 23): 64.4 degrees2006: 62.9 degrees
1963 and 1974: 62.5 degrees
1986: 62.1 degrees
1925: 62 degrees
1967: 61.9 degrees
1991: 61.8 degrees
2004: 61.7 degrees
1985: 61.5 degrees
Remember, that meteorologically, the calendar's four seasons are three months each, so it goes as follows:
Spring: March-MaySummer: June-August
Fall: September-November
Winter: December-February
Is it going to happen? Will Oklahoma have its hottest spring ever? Probably. After all, Tulsa's forecasts are sunny the rest of the week with our next chances of precipitation falling next week. Check out the forecast
here.
Unlike yesterday's tornado tally, this is not a good weather milestone/record to reach. Spring is supposed to be the time when tons of rain means we can make it through the hot, dry summer.
Stay tuned!
--Althea Peterson
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