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Tulsa July versus Tulsa August: Which weather is hottest and driest?

By ALTHEA PETERSON Staff Writer on Aug 8, 2012, at 9:00 AM  Updated on 8/08 at 9:00 AM



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Oklahoma drought update: Central and south improvements

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I watch the rain on television and for some reason I think that it's raining here in Tulsa, also. And then I remember that it's August in Tulsa. Spectators huddle under umbrellas as rain falls on the rowing venue in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, Saturday at the 2012 Summer Olympics. CHRIS CARLSON/AP Photo


Let's look at our climatology, according to the National Weather Service:

Average high temperature:
July: 93.1
August: 93.1
Winner: Tie

Average low temperature:
July: 72.7
August: 71.3
Winner: July

Average mean temperature:
July: 82.9
August: 82.2
Winner: July

Record high temperature:
July: 113
August: 115
Winner: August

Record low temperature:
July: 51
August: 48
Winner: July

Average days above 100 degrees:
July: 3.3
August: 4.9
Winner: August

Average days above 90 degrees:
July: 22.6
August: 21.9
Winner: July

Average rainfall:
July: 3.36
August: 2.90
Winner: August

Record rainfall:
July: 11.39
August: 11.80
Winner: July

Record 24-hour rainfall:
July: 7.54
August: 5.37
Winner: August

Record lowest rainfall:
July: Trace amounts
August: None
Winner: August

Tulsa's July wins the hot categories, 5-2. August wins the dry categories, 3-1.

But are there really winners when the weather is so hot and dry?

--Althea Peterson
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What is the U.S. Drought Monitor?
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Althea Peterson

918-581-8361
Email

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