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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... March 10, 2014 March 10, 2014 March 10, 2014 March 10, 2014 Now come the days of the spring http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/gandalf.jpg Has spring sprung, finally? Climatologically, it began March 1st. Astronomically, it begins with the vernal equinox on March 20 at 11:57 A.M. CDT. Temperature-o-logically (hey, I'm a professional, I can make up words like that), it might just begin today. At least the high temperatures the next couple of days say "maybe." http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/todays-highs.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/tuesday-highs.png Trouble is brewing on the Tuesday highs map with the hint of a coming cold front in the NW that day, sweeping through the state to yield this Wednesday's highs map. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/wednesday-highs.png Even that front will only drop highs into the 50s, with a good rebound the following two days. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/thursday-highs.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/friday-highs.png And then we'll see another front this weekend, probably, and another slight chance of rain. With the warm weather, dry air and windy conditions the next couple of days, the big concern will be wildfire. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/nws-amarillo-fire.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/nws-norman-fire1.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/nws-norman-fire2.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/nws-tulsa-fire.png The prospects for moisture are still a tad bleak, at least according to the 7-day forecast from WPC and also the extended probability forecast those hosers to the north. We see up to a quarter of an inch for most of the state on the 7-day, but not much more than that on the extended with less than a 20% chance to see at least 0.4" (or so) accumulate between now and March 25. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/7day-moisture-forecast.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/canadian-march10-25-odds.gif That's a bit woeful when you look at what's occurred over the last 90 days (and even farther back than that). Those oranges and reds look might nice down in the southeast until you realize even those totals are well below normal. 90-day rainfall http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/90day-totals.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/last90dayspct.png 120-day rainfall http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/120day-totals.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140310/last120dayspct.png Has spring sprung for good? Probably not. We'll no doubt have a few good arctic cold fronts left in us. Heck, maybe all the way into May? Let's hope not! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20130503/may3-lows.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20130503/May1-3-freezing.png Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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