Mesonet Ticker for March 9, 2026

                
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Summer sailing




Ugh. We shouldn't be shocked if we see record highs today (and our first 90s of
the year) given how much the atmosphere continues to over-perform.



Nor should our near-record lows this morning. High lows, that is.





Look at just the past few months, where we saw our driest December on record
across the state, our warmest winter and February, a record-tying number of
tornadoes for January (5), close to 300,000 acres burned the last couple of
months, then we see a bunch of tornadoes in March already with at least six
confirmed and that number undoubtedly to rise even further with more
investigation. Over-performing indeed.

The worst cost were the injuries and the four lives lost during the tornadoes
of the last week. It's so important to have a safety plan in place, to be
prepared in advance should dangerous weather approach your area so you're not
left scrambling in an emergency, or without a way to get warnings at all.

Tomorrow could be another of those days.









Heck, it's severe storming right now, for crying out loud!



With all that heat and wind we're gonna see today, and the forecast low humidity,
fire danger will once again be upon us.



And remember, all of these forecasts could change for the better, but they could
also change for the worse! It's VITAL to stay weather aware and have a plan
should dangerous weather (or its by-products like fire) approach your area.

Even better, how about some rain approach your area, because some folks missed
out through all those storms last week. Western Oklahoma threw up a zero mostly,
except where that supercell traversed from west-central through north-central
OK.



It's not looking that great for tomorrow out that way, but again, this could
change a lot by tomorrow.



Maybe we can pass go tomorrow, AND collect our $200.

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




                

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