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Just a quick (well, SLOW given my car) drive-by to celebrate one of the most
famous days in Oklahoma weather history. It's a bit late because the Drought
Monitor is my life right now, but everybody should know about this day 114 years
ago in Oklahoma history.

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11/11/11...A Palindrome to Remember!

Oklahomans have grown accustomed to the fickle weather of the Great Plains,
particularly during the transitional months of spring and fall. Many state
residents have left the house dressed for a pleasantly warm autumn day, only to
be caught unawares by the icy chill of an arctic blast. With experience comes
wisdom, however, and most have learned to keep a trained eye on the weather
forecasts. Imagine the surprise of the state's burgeoning population on
November 11, 1911, when weather forecasts were mostly limited to observations
passed down the telegraph line, as they witnessed one of the most abrupt
temperature swings in the state's history. On that afternoon, Oklahoma City
reached a record high temperature of 83 degrees. Soon thereafter, a "norther"
barreled through the state, dropping temperatures more than 60 degrees in the
span of a few hours. By midnight, the temperature at Oklahoma City had plunged
to a frigid 17 degrees, the record low for that same date. Both records still
stand, marking November 11th, 1911, as the only date in state history in which
the record high and low temperatures were broken on the same day for a single
location.

Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climate Survey
gmcmanus@ou.edu
                

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