Editing Lawton, Oklahoma (section)

===Climate===
Lawton lies in a relatively dry [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''), with frequent variations in weather daily, except during the constantly hot and dry summer. Frequent strong winds, usually from the south or south-southeast during the summer, help to lessen the hotter weather. Northerly winds during the winter can occasionally intensify cold periods.<ref name= "ClimateOK">{{cite web |publisher=University of Oklahoma |access-date=2010-04-20 |url=http://climate.mesonet.org/county_climate/Products/oklahoma_climate_overview.pdf |title=Oklahoma's Climate: An overview |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The average mean temperature for southwest Oklahoma is 62.6&nbsp;°F (17.0&nbsp;°C). The summers can be mildly hot; Lawton averages 21 days with temperatures 100&nbsp;°F (37.8&nbsp;°C) and above.<ref name=NCDC>{{Cite web |url=http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/ok/345063.pdf |series=Climatography of the United States |id=NO. 20 1971−2000 |title=Lawton, OK |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=2011-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713092410/http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/ok/345063.pdf |archive-date=2014-07-13 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The winters are typically mild, though periods of extreme cold can occur. Lawton averages eight days that fail to rise above freezing.<ref name=NCDC/> The city receives about {{convert|31.6|in|mm|-1}} of precipitation<ref name= NCDC/> and less than {{convert|3|in|cm|-1|abbr=on}} of snow annually.<ref name="ClimateOK"/>

Lawton is located squarely in the area known as [[Tornado Alley]] and is prone to [[severe weather]] from late April through early June.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/index.html#Climatology |author=Edwards, Rodger |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |title=Tornado Climatology |access-date=2010-05-29 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Most notably, an [[Late-May 1957 tornado outbreak|F4]] tornado in 1957, and an [[1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak|F3]] tornado in 1979 struck the southern region of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/oun/tornadodata-county-ok-comanche |publisher=National Weather Service - Norman |title=Comanche County, OK Tornadoes (1875–2009) |access-date=2010-05-28 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Lawton (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1912–present{{efn|Records for Lawton have been kept at the [[Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport]] since April 1998 and at downtown from July 1912 to March 1998. For more information, see [http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ ThreadEx]}})
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high F = 85
| Feb record high F = 95
| Mar record high F = 98
| Apr record high F = 100
| May record high F = 108
| Jun record high F = 114
| Jul record high F = 114
| Aug record high F = 115
| Sep record high F = 111
| Oct record high F = 104
| Nov record high F = 90
| Dec record high F = 88
| Jan avg record high F = 73.8
| Feb avg record high F = 79.4
| Mar avg record high F = 86.5
| Apr avg record high F = 89.9
| May avg record high F = 96.8
| Jun avg record high F = 100.9
| Jul avg record high F = 105.4
| Aug avg record high F = 104.7
| Sep avg record high F = 99.4
| Oct avg record high F = 92.0
| Nov avg record high F = 81.5
| Dec avg record high F = 74.2
| year avg record high F = 107.1
| Jan high F = 53.7
| Feb high F = 58.0
| Mar high F = 66.8
| Apr high F = 74.8
| May high F = 83.2
| Jun high F = 92.0
| Jul high F = 97.2
| Aug high F = 96.4
| Sep high F = 87.6
| Oct high F = 76.5
| Nov high F = 64.1
| Dec high F = 54.3
| year high F = 75.4
| Jan mean F = 40.5
| Feb mean F = 44.9
| Mar mean F = 53.7
| Apr mean F = 61.7
| May mean F = 71.0
| Jun mean F = 80.0
| Jul mean F = 84.4
| Aug mean F = 83.6
| Sep mean F = 75.1
| Oct mean F = 63.4
| Nov mean F = 51.2
| Dec mean F = 41.7
| year mean F = 62.6
| Jan low F = 27.4
| Feb low F = 31.9
| Mar low F = 40.5
| Apr low F = 48.5
| May low F = 58.9
| Jun low F = 68.1
| Jul low F = 71.5
| Aug low F = 70.7
| Sep low F = 62.6
| Oct low F = 50.3
| Nov low F = 38.2
| Dec low F = 29.1
| year low F = 49.8
| Jan avg record low F = 12.9
| Feb avg record low F = 17.5
| Mar avg record low F = 22.2
| Apr avg record low F = 32.1
| May avg record low F = 43.0
| Jun avg record low F = 57.3
| Jul avg record low F = 63.9
| Aug avg record low F = 62.0
| Sep avg record low F = 47.5
| Oct avg record low F = 33.3
| Nov avg record low F = 22.1
| Dec avg record low F = 15.2
| year avg record low F = 8.9
| Jan record low F = -11
| Feb record low F = -12
| Mar record low F = 6
| Apr record low F = 22
| May record low F = 30
| Jun record low F = 45
| Jul record low F = 53
| Aug record low F = 50
| Sep record low F = 35
| Oct record low F = 16
| Nov record low F = 11
| Dec record low F = -8
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.04
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.89
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.89
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.46
| May precipitation inch = 3.72
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.98
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.00
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.21
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.80
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.52
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.50
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.46
| year precipitation inch = 27.47
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 3.7
| Feb precipitation days = 4.5
| Mar precipitation days = 5.6
| Apr precipitation days = 6.5
| May precipitation days = 8.5
| Jun precipitation days = 7.3
| Jul precipitation days = 4.7
| Aug precipitation days = 5.3
| Sep precipitation days = 5.4
| Oct precipitation days = 6.9
| Nov precipitation days = 4.9
| Dec precipitation days = 4.5
| year precipitation days = 67.8
| Jan snow inch = 1.4
| Feb snow inch = 0.4
| Mar snow inch = 0.0
| 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 = 0.3
| Dec snow inch = 0.2
| year snow inch = 2.3
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 0.3
| Feb snow days = 0.2
| Mar snow days = 0.0
| Apr snow days = 0.0
| 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 = 0.1
| Dec snow days = 0.1
| year snow days = 0.7
| source 1 = NOAA (snow/snow days 1981&ndash;2010{{efn|Snowfall data are measured at the weather station in downtown}})<ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00003950&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: LAWTON MUNI AP, OK (1991&ndash;2020)
|access-date = September 11, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230911232425/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00003950&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|archive-date = 2023-09-11
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00345063&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Lawton, OK (1981&ndash;2010)
|access-date = June 15, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230911232248/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00345063&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|archive-date = 2023-09-11
}}
</ref>
| source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=oun
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Norman
|access-date = June 15, 2023
}}
</ref>
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