By ALTHEA PETERSON Staff Writer on Aug 8, 2012, at 9:00 AM Updated on 8/08 at 9:00 AM
WEATHER WORLD
A scene from the Oklahoma-filmed movie 'Twister' to lead-in to this topic:
When the movie's character who doesn't ...
It's not a Tulsa urban legend, myth or a running joke: It really does rain every year (since 2008) at downtown's Mayfest.
And ...
There is a lot to digest on the drought front, so I'll try to cover as much ground as I can.
Before showing this week's ...
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: TieAverage low temperature:July: 72.7
August: 71.3
Winner: JulyAverage mean temperature:July: 82.9
August: 82.2
Winner: JulyRecord high temperature:July: 113
August: 115
Winner: AugustRecord low temperature:July: 51
August: 48
Winner: JulyAverage days above 100 degrees:July: 3.3
August: 4.9
Winner: AugustAverage days above 90 degrees:July: 22.6
August: 21.9
Winner: JulyAverage rainfall:July: 3.36
August: 2.90
Winner: AugustRecord rainfall:July: 11.39
August: 11.80
Winner: JulyRecord 24-hour rainfall:July: 7.54
August: 5.37
Winner: AugustRecord lowest rainfall:July: Trace amounts
August: None
Winner: AugustTulsa'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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