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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... July 1, 2009 July 1, 2009 July 1, 2009 July 1, 2009 June's in the books! The Ticker staff really don't get to, uhhhhh, Ticker(?) very much, due to all the climate going on all the time. Yeah, we laughed at that one too. We won't lie though. When we do...it's usually *with* steroids. Having just suffered through the lovely month of June, though, I thought I would share the month's final stats, brought to you by the Oklahoma Mesonet. The statewide average temperature for the month finished at 78.6 degrees, 2.1 degrees above normal, which ranks it as the 26th warmest since 1895. June's numbers boost the year-to-date statewide average to 56.4 degrees, 1.1 degrees above normal and the 29th warmest January-June period on record. Here are the average temperature and the departure from normal state maps for your perusal. Notice the hot temperatures from north central through central Oklahoma. I would proffer forth a theory that was possibly due to the maturing wheat crop and in some cases, the lack thereof due to previous drought and freeze conditions. The Oklahoma Hotbox strikes again. The highest temperature in the state was 106 degrees from Fairview on the 27th and the coolest reading of 43 degrees came in from Boise City on the 8th. Wait, did I say "proffer"? It's the heat I tell ya! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20090701/avgtavg.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20090701/deltavg.png The rainfall statistics were equally dismal. Remember, this is coming off two wet Junes in a row (2007 was the wettest on record, 2008 ranked 25th). The statewide average precipitation total was 2.55 inches, 1.71 inches below normal and ranked as the 27th driest on record. That puts us 2.47 inches below average for the year thus far at 16.68 inches, the 50th driest January-June since 1895. The Panhandle and west central sections are suffering the most with deficits of 4.47 inches and 5.40 inches since January 1, respectively. That's the 16th- and 24th-driest such periods on record...again respectively. The Mesonet station at Jay recorded the most precipitation for the month with 6.58 inches. Seiling came in on the low end at 0.46 inches. That makes my throat dry just thinking about it. Here's a look at the precipitation maps for June. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20090701/totrain.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20090701/pctrain.png So a pretty pathetic beginning for summer as we enter July and August, our two hottest and driest (of the warm season) months. Drought is continuing to creep across the state with moderate drought conditions indicated over most of the northwestern quadrant of the state. You can read more about June's climate when our full report comes out in a few days, as well as look at past months' weather here: http://climate.mesonet.org/monthly_summary.html Putting the TWIT in TWITTER! Since we don't get to Tick much, we figured Twitter might be a bit easier to get the word out when something interesting comes along, so we created a Twitter page for the Ticker: http://twitter.com/ocsticker So follow us and we'll follow you? Is that how it works? We're not always sure about the vernacular of the kids these days, so just play along. And how do you get this "12:00" to quit flashing? Why, back in my day... Gary McManus Associate State Climatologist Oklahoma Climatological Survey
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