Heat Wave Info From The NWS

Monthly/Daily Climate Records and Normals for Oklahoma City, OK

Heat Wave and Summer Temperature Data
for Oklahoma City, OK

How does the summer of 2011 compare to other years with hot summers such as 1934, 1936, 1943, 1954, 1980, 2000, and 2006 for Oklahoma City? Please review the data tables below. Heat wave information for Wichita Falls, TX is available here.

Hottest Summers (June-July-August)			All-time Highest Temperatures for Oklahoma City, OK
Rank	Year	Avg Temp	Rank	Temperature	Date
1 (tie)	1980	85.9	1	113	August 11, 1936
	1934	85.9	2	112	August 10, 1936
3	1936	85.4	3 (tie)	110	August 6, 2011
4	1998	84.7		110	August 5, 2011
5	1943	84.2		110	July 9, 2011
6	1954	83.7		110	July 6, 1996
7	1918	83.2		110	August 2, 1980
8	1937	83.0		110	August 12, 1936
9	1952	82.5	9 (tie)	109	August 3, 2011
10	1925	82.3		109	August 2, 2011
				109	July 29, 1986
				109	August 9, 1936
				109	July 19, 1936

Number of Consecutive Days ≥ 110 Degrees (Top 10 Streaks)			Number of Days ≥ 110 Degrees in a Calendar Year (Top 10 Years)
Rank	Dates	Number	Rank	Year	Number
1	August 10-21, 1936	3	1 (tie)	2011 (thru 8/24/2011)	3
2	August 5-6, 2011	2		1936	3
3	July 9, 2011	1	3 (tie)	1996	1
4	July 6, 1996	1		1980	1
5	July 2, 1980	1

Number of Consecutive Days ≥ 105 Degrees (Top 10 Streaks)			Number of Days ≥ 105 Degrees in a Calendar Year (Top 10 Years)
Rank	Dates	Number	Rank	Year	Number
1	July 31-August 6, 2011	7	1	2011 (thru 8/24/2011)	18
2	August 8-13, 1936	6	2	1980	17
3	July 17-21, 2006	5	3	1998	14
4	July 29-August 2, 1980	5	4	1936	12
5	September 1-4, 2000	4	5	2006	9
6	July 23-26, 1998	4	6	1947	8
7	July 4-7, 1996	4	7	1964	7
8	July 27-30, 1986	4	8	1978	6
9	July 16-19, 1980	4	9	1954	6
10	August 14-17, 1956	4	10	2000*	5

Number of Consecutive Days ≥ 100 Degrees (Top 10 Streaks)			Number of Days ≥ 100 Degrees in a Calendar Year (Top 10 Years)
Rank	Dates	Number	Rank	Year	Number
1	August 4-25, 1936	22	1	2011 (thru 8/24/2011)	53
2	July 1-19, 1966	19	2	1980	50
3	August 19-September 4, 2000	17	3	1934	45
4 (tie)	July 18-August 2, 1998	16	4	1936	43
	August 3-18, 1956	16	5	1954	41
6 (tie)	July 7-20, 1980	14	6	1998	40
	August 1-14, 1937	14	7	2006	38
8	June 29-July 10, 2011	13	8	1978	35
9 (tie)	July 26-August 6, 2011	12	9	2000	32
	July 30-August 10, 2006	12	10 (tie)	1943	28
				1918	28

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