Heat, Pittsburg
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
On August 1, 1998, the high temperature at the McAlester Regional Airport (KMLC) was 107 degrees, breaking the old record high temperature for the date. On August 2, 1998, the high temperature at the McAlester Regional Airport (KMLC) was 108 degrees, breaking the record high temperature for the second day in row. Also on August 2, the low temperature for the day was 82, making that the warmest low temperature on record for this date in McAlester.These two days were the continuation of a heat wave that gripped southeast Oklahoma in July 1998. For further information on the heat wave, see the excessive heat entry in the July 1998 Storm Data publication. The heat wave finally broke on August 4, which was the first day since July 16 that the temperature failed to reach at least 100 degrees in McAlester. August 2 marked eleven days in a row with high temperatures of at least 105 degrees in McAlester.Drought conditions continued to accompany the heat in August over southeast Oklahoma with only 0.70" of rain measured at McAlester in August. For more information on the drought, see the Drought entry in the July 1998 Storm Data publication.