June seemed to jump straight into July with an upper-level ridge of high pressure dominating the month's weather. With a hot, moist air mass in place throughout the month, any trigger for showers and storms tended to produce excessive amounts of precipitation. While the month ended as the seventh-warmest June on record at more than 4 degrees above normal, the intense rainfall events managed to steal the weather headlines. The biggest of those events occurred on June 14 in central Oklahoma as heavy storms formed and trained across the northern parts of Oklahoma City. The storms quickly dumped 10-12 inches of rain in what would become a 500-year rainfall event at the 6- and 12-hour intervals. Widespread flooding was reported across Oklahoma City with many residents needing rescue by emergency personnel due to rising floodwaters. Despite the plentitude of heavy rain events, the month still finished with a deficit on a statewide basis and ranked as the 56th wettest June on record.

Even with the abnormal warmth during the month, the January-June statewide temperature average ranked as the 55th coolest such with on record, still a bit less than a half-degree below normal. The January-June statewide precipitation average remained about 2 inches below normal to rank as the 52nd driest on record.

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