Editing Comanche County, Oklahoma (section)

===Climate===
Comanche County lies in a dry [[Humid subtropical climate|subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''), with frequent variations in weather daily, except during the constantly hot and dry summer months. 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=September 22, 2011 | url=http://climate.mesonet.org/county_climate/Products/oklahoma_climate_overview.pdf | title=Oklahoma's Climate: an Overview }}</ref>

The average mean temperature for the southwest Oklahoma is {{convert|61.9|°F|1}}. The summers can be extremely hot with an average 21 days with temperatures {{convert|100|°F|1}} and above.<ref name=NCDC>{{Cite web |url=http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/ok/345063.pdf |title=Climatography of the United States NO. 20 1971–2000：Lawton, OK |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=September 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713092410/http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/ok/345063.pdf |archive-date=July 13, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The winter months are typically mild, though there can be periods of extreme cold. The area averages eight days per year that fail to rise above freezing.<ref name=NCDC/> The region receives about {{convert|31.6|in|mm|-1}} of precipitation<ref name= NCDC/> and less than {{convert|3|in|mm|-1}} of snow annually.<ref name="ClimateOK"/>

Typically in late April through early June, Comanche County is prone to [[severe weather]] which can include tornadoes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/index.html#Climatology |author=Rodger Edwards, Storm Prediction Center |title=Tornado Climatology |access-date=September 22, 2011}}</ref> Notably in [[Tornado outbreak of May 24–25, 1957|1957]], an [[Fujita scale|F4]] tornado and again in [[1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak|1979]] an F3 tornado struck the southern region of Lawton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=tornadodata-county-ok-comanche |author=National Weather Service - Norman |title=Comanche County, OK Tornadoes (1875–2009) |access-date=September 22, 2011}}</ref>