Heat in Oklahoma, September 4 to 7, 1998

Name: Heat in Oklahoma, September 4 to 7, 1998
Start: 1998-09-04T00:00
End: 1998-09-07T23:59
Location: Oklahoma

September 4 to 7, 1998 · NWS TSA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heat, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Pittsburg

When: September 4, 12:00 AM CST to September 7, 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)

Each day from September 4-7, 1998, produced record heat at the McAlester Regional Airport (KMLC). On September 4, the high temperature reached 110 degrees, not only breaking the daily temperature record but also making this the hottest September day on record in McAlester. In addition, the low temperature for the day was 80 degrees, making this the warmest low temperature on record for the date.On September 5, the high temperature reached 102 degrees, breaking the record high temperature for the date. In addition, the low temperature for the day was 81 degrees, making this the warmest low temperature on record for the date. The low of 81 is also the warmest low temperature on record for the month of September in McAlester.On September 6, the low temperature of 77 degrees tied for being the warmest low temperature on record for the date.On September 7, the high temperature of 102 degrees broke the record high temperature for the date.

What these are

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, September 1998

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5663832.