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Gee thanks?




The SOUTHERN PLAINS HEAT DOME OF DEATH AND MAYHEM (that's trademarked, by the
way) is the gift that keeps on giving, much like hemorrhoids or Taco Bell (even
sans lettuce). So when it camps over Oklahoma and/or vicinity, you know what
you're gonna get.

Step aside, Mrs. Gump!

You're gonna get this, this week:





And you're gonna get that, next week:



Hey, who said there was anything pretty about climate?

Okay, I heard that!

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

August 11 in Mesonet History

Record Value Station Year
Maximum Temperature 112°F ALTU 2023
Minimum Temperature 52°F NOWA 2012
Maximum Rainfall 5.58 inches SHAW 2008

Mesonet records begin in 1994.

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