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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024 Septober? https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/Septober.png I'm pressed for time, so read this quickly! I know it's been warm, and some people love that (I ADMIT NOTHING!). The problem is the same pattern giving us this warmth--the upper-level ridge over the western U.S.--is also giving us DRY, and if you've ever had somebody give you DRY, you know just how painful that can be. It's not only a drought spreader, but also an intensifier, and that's exactly what we're seeing as many folks have gone 0-fer October (and then some). https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/oct-rainfall-thru21st.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/delwateryear_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/pctwateryear_rain.current.png And obviously, if you're going 0-fer a period, you're at least tying the record dry mark for said period, as we're seeing in north central and northeast OK (and darned close in other parts of the state). https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/oct1-21-stats.png As luck would have it, SOME folks have gotten rain, and heck, it's raining right now for crying out loud! https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/current-radar.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/rainrfc.48hr.png That's simply not enough to battle our current dry spell. Nor complex enough, I guess. Work with me...I switched to Sanka. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/mesonet.rainfall.tenthinch.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/mesonet.rainfall.quarterinch.png So lows in the 60s and highs in the 80s and 90s...yeah, that's pretty ridiculous for this time of year. Now with those storms going on in NW OK, there will be a chance of severe weather, which has thankfully been in short supply this fall. Unfortunately, that's due to drought. Large hail and severe winds are the primary threat this afternoon into tonight. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/OK_swody1.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/OK_swody1_WIND.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/OK_swody1_HAIL.png Rain will still be in short supply, with most of this falling today up in NW OK. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/7day-rain-forecast.png There will be a front on Friday-ish, then maybe another in the middle of next week. It doesn't look like one of our classic frozen Halloweens, however. As we worry about November...odds are favoring...Novtober? https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241021/nov-outlooks.png Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climate Survey gmcmanus@ou.edu
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