Editing Enid, Oklahoma (section)

===Climate===
Enid's weather conditions are characterized by hot summers, cold, often snowy winters, and thunderstorms in the spring, which can produce tornadoes. The greatest one-day precipitation total by an official rain gauge in Oklahoma was in Enid when {{convert|15.68|in|mm|1}} fell on October 11, 1973.<ref name="climatepedia">Johnson, Howard L., "[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CL015.html Climate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720111622/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CL015.html |date=2010-07-20 }}," ''[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/ Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531193517/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/ |date=May 31, 2010 }}'' . Retrieved June 25, 2010.</ref> Temperatures can fall below {{convert|0|°F|°C|1|disp=or}} in the winter, and reach above {{convert|100|°F|°C|1|disp=or}} in the summer.  The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|118|°F|°C|1}} in 1936, and the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-20|°F|°C|1}} in 1905. On average, the warmest month is July, January is the coolest month, and the maximum average precipitation occurs in June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/achesandpains/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/73703?locid=73703 |title=Average Weather for Enid, OK - Temperature and Precipitation |publisher=Weather.com |access-date=2011-03-24}}</ref>

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 | location    = Enid, Oklahoma (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 84
 | Feb record high F  = 92
 | Mar record high F  = 100
 | Apr record high F  = 101
 | May record high F  = 104
 | Jun record high F  = 111
 | Jul record high F  = 115
 | Aug record high F  = 118
 | Sep record high F  = 109
 | Oct record high F  = 100
 | Nov record high F  = 92
 | Dec record high F  = 85
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 46.7
 | Feb high F = 51.4
 | Mar high F = 61.0
 | Apr high F = 70.1
 | May high F = 79.4
 | Jun high F = 89.3
 | Jul high F = 94.8
 | Aug high F = 93.2
 | Sep high F = 85.2
 | Oct high F = 72.9
 | Nov high F = 59.1
 | Dec high F = 48.3
 | year high F = 71.0
 | Jan mean F = 35.7
 | Feb mean F = 39.8
 | Mar mean F = 49.0
 | Apr mean F = 58.0
 | May mean F = 68.5
 | Jun mean F = 78.2
 | Jul mean F = 83.3
 | Aug mean F = 81.6
 | Sep mean F = 73.5
 | Oct mean F = 60.8
 | Nov mean F = 48.1
 | Dec mean F = 38.0
 | year mean F = 59.5
 | Jan low F = 24.7
 | Feb low F = 28.1
 | Mar low F = 37.0
 | Apr low F = 45.9
 | May low F = 57.5
 | Jun low F = 67.1
 | Jul low F = 71.8
 | Aug low F = 70.0
 | Sep low F = 61.7
 | Oct low F = 48.8
 | Nov low F = 37.1
 | Dec low F = 27.8
 | year low F = 48.1
 | Jan record low F  = -14
 | Feb record low F  = -20
 | Mar record low F  = 0
 | Apr record low F  = 18
 | May record low F  = 28
 | Jun record low F  = 43
 | Jul record low F  = 50
 | Aug record low F  = 45
 | Sep record low F  = 33
 | Oct record low F  = 17
 | Nov record low F  = 9
 | Dec record low F  = -10
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.04
 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.28
 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.41
 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.42
 | May precipitation inch = 4.36
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.83
 | Jul precipitation inch = 3.34
 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.63
 | Sep precipitation inch = 2.73
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.06
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.69
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.50
 | year precipitation inch = 33.29
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 5.2
 | Feb precipitation days  = 5.6
 | Mar precipitation days  = 7.1
 | Apr precipitation days  = 7.8
 | May precipitation days  = 9.6
 | Jun precipitation days  = 8.7
 | Jul precipitation days  = 6.7
 | Aug precipitation days  = 7.5
 | Sep precipitation days  = 6.6
 | Oct precipitation days  = 6.4
 | Nov precipitation days  = 5.4
 | Dec precipitation days  = 5.7
 | year precipitation days = 82.3
 | Jan snow inch = 2.4
 | Feb snow inch = 2.0
 | Mar snow inch = 1.5
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.4
 | Dec snow inch = 3.1
 | year snow inch = 9.4
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 2.1
 | Feb snow days  = 1.8
 | Mar snow days  = 0.9
 | Apr snow days  = 0.1
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.3
 | Dec snow days  = 1.8
 | year snow days = 7.0
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=oun
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 16, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00342912&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 16, 2023}}</ref>
}}

[[File:FEMA - 5745 - Photograph by Gene Romano taken on 02-07-2002 in Oklahoma.jpg|thumb|FEMA Director Joe M. Allbaugh talks with a disaster victim at the Red Cross Shelter in Enid during a tour of damage areas in Oklahoma.]]

An [[2002 Central Plains ice storm|ice storm]] struck Northwest Oklahoma in late January 2002. The storm caused over $100 million of damage, initially leaving some 255,000 residences and businesses without power. A week later, 39,000 Oklahoma residents were still without power. Enid, with its population of 47,000, was entirely without electricity for days. The Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives reported over 31,000 electrical poles were destroyed across the state.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oklahoma Ice Storm January 28–30, 2002 |url=http://climate.mesonet.org/eventsummaries/Oklahoma_Ice_Storm_01_2002.pdf |author=Gary D. McManus |publisher=Oklahoma Climatological Survey |access-date=2010-03-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724164356/http://climate.mesonet.org/eventsummaries/Oklahoma_Ice_Storm_01_2002.pdf |archive-date=2010-07-24}}</ref> The American Red Cross set up a shelter at Northern Oklahoma College.

Some other notable storms in Enid's history include:
*March 16, 1965, an F4 tornado {{convert|18.4|mi|km}} away from the city center injured seven people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
*October 11–13, 1973, Oklahoma's greatest urban rainfall on record occurred. Known as the "Enid flood", an intense thunderstorm was centered over Enid with rainfall accumulations between 15 and 20&nbsp;inches within a {{convert|100|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} area. About {{convert|12|in|mm}} fell in three hours.<ref>[http://ks.water.usgs.gov/pubs/reports/wsp.2502.ok.html Water-Supply Paper 2502, Summary of Significant Floods in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, 1970 Through 1989], United States Geological Survey</ref> Enid received {{convert|15.68|in|mm}}, forcing residents to cut holes in rooftops to reach safety. Nine people died.<ref>Painter, Brian, "Remembering deadly 1973 flood," ''The Daily Oklahoman'', October 5, 2008</ref>
*May 2, 1979, an F4 tornado {{convert|7.5|mi|km}} away from the Enid city center killed one person, injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=tornadodata-county-ok-garfield |title=Garfield County, OK Tornadoes (1875-2010) |publisher=Srh.noaa.gov |access-date=2011-03-24}}</ref>
*April 25, 2009, an EF-2 tornado damaged the Chisholm Trail Expo Center. No one was injured or killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.garfieldcountysheriff.com/Tornadoes.html |title=Tornadoes |publisher=Garfieldcountysheriff.com |date=2008-05-23 |access-date=2011-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711072545/http://www.garfieldcountysheriff.com/Tornadoes.html |archive-date=2011-07-11 }}</ref>