Oklahoma: October Tornado Climatology: 1970-2004

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Some stats you seen before, that I did research on:

OKLAHOMA: OCTOBER 1970-2004

Oklahoma: Number of Tornado Days: 1970-2004
31 Tornado Days: August
43 Tornado Days: September
38 Tornado Days: October
27 Tornado Days: November

Average Tornado Days for Month: 1970-2004
1.23 Days: September
1.09 Days: October
0.77 Days: November

Number of Tornadoes 1970-2004
114 tornadoes reported
3.26 Average Number of Tornadoes for October for October

Tornado Outbreaks
27 tornadoes on 10-04-98
19 tornadoes on 10-09-01

These two days, skews the data.
In fact 10-4-98 and 10-09-01
-Makes up 40 percent of the total number of tornadoes in October 1970-2004
-37 percent of the total number of tornadoes in October 1950-2004

Oklahoma October Number of Tornadoes Per Year: 1970-2004

1998 27 Tornadoes

2001 19 Tornadoes

1979 08 Tornadoes

1991 07 Tornadoes
2000 07 Tornadoes

1984 06 Tornadoes
1986 06 Tornadoes

1995 04 Tornadoes
1999 04 Tornadoes

1981 03 Tornadoes
1973 03 Tornadoes
1994 03 Tornadoes

1972 02 Tornadoes
1979 02 Tornadoes
1983 02 Tornadoes
1989 02 Tornadoes
1993 02 Tornadoes
1997 02 Tornadoes

1971 01 Tornadoes
1974 01 Tornadoes
1980 01 Tornadoes
1992 01 Tornadoes
2004 01 Tornadoes

1975 00 Tornadoes
1976 00 Tornadoes
1977 00 Tornadoes
1978 00 Tornadoes
1982 00 Tornadoes
1985 00 Tornadoes
1987 00 Tornadoes
1988 00 Tornadoes
1990 00 Tornadpes
1996 00 Tornadoes
2002 00 Tornadoes
2003 00 Tornadoes

12 years with no tornadoes being reported
in October: 1970-2004 for Oklahoma

Oklahoma show a slight increase in tornado days
in September compare to the previous month of August.
31 tornado days in August, 43 tornado days in September.

More states for the fall season can be found here:
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=78913

Will add more data, when I find time.

Researched by: Mike Geukes
Copyright @ 2005 Mike Geukes (Please do not copy my research)

Mike
http://mgweather.com (Resume)

Someone in the weather field, please hire me.
 
hey Mike - maybe start a chase tour company till your dream job comes through.....you would make a great statistician, too!

re: OKl. stats and October...looks like a long shot at 1.2 - but if I lived there Id be at least be dustn off the ol anamometer about now!

(sh-t look at this guys resume)
 
Oklahoma: October Number of Tornado Days Per Year: 1970-2004

1970 5 Tornado Days

1981 3 Tornado Days
1984 3 Tornado Days

1973 2 Tornado Days
1979 2 Tornado Days
1983 2 Tornado Days
1986 2 Tornado Days
1991 2 Tornado Days
1998 2 Tornado Days
2000 2 Tornado Days

1971 1 Tornado Days
1972 1 Tornado Days
1974 1 Tornado Days
1980 1 Tornado Days
1989 1 Tornado Days
1992 1 Tornado Days
1993 1 Tornado Days
1994 1 Tornado Days
1995 1 Tornado Days
1997 1 Tornado Days
1999 1 Tornado Days
2001 1 Tornado Days
2004 1 Tornado Days

1975 0 Tornado Days
1976 0 TOrnado Days
1977 0 Tornado Days
1978 0 Tornado Days
1982 0 Tornado Days
1985 0 Tornado Days
1987 0 Tornado Days
1988 0 Tornado Days
1990 0 Tornado Days
1996 0 Tornado Days
2002 0 Tornado Days
2003 0 Tornado Days

Researched by: Mike Geukes
Copyright @ 2005 Mike Geukes (Please do not copy my research)

Mike
http://mgweather.com (Resume) I need a job.
 
Oklahoma: Number of Tornado Days by Date for October: 1970-2004

Oct 01: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 02: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 03: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 04: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 05: 2 Tornado Days
Oct 06: 2 Tornado Days
Oct 07: 2 Tornado Days
Oct 08: 3 Tornado Days
Oct 09: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 10: 1 Tornado Days

Oct 01-10: 15 Tornado Days

Oct 11: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 12: 0 Tornado Days
Oct 13: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 14: 0 Tornado Days
Oct 15: 0 Tiornado Days
Oct 16: 2 Tornado Days
Oct 17: 2 Tornado Days
Oct 18: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 19: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 20: 0 Tornado Days

Oct 11-20: 08 Tornado Days

Oct 21: 2 Tornado Days
Oct 22: 2 Tornado Days
Oct 23: 0 Tornado Dsys
Oct 24: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 25: 0 Tornado Days
Oct 26: 2 Tornado Days
Oct 27: 0 Tornado Days
Oct 28: 2 Tornado Days
Oct 29: 1 Tornado Days
Oct 30: 3 Tornado Days
Oct 31: 2 Tornado Days

Oct 21-31: 15 Tornado Days

Researched by: Mike Geukes
Copyright @ 2005 Mike Geukes (Please do not copy my research)

Mike
http://mgweather.com (Resume) I need a job.
 
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