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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015 Deja vu all over again Didn't we do this already in December, the endless days with no sunshine, dreary and damp with no end in sight? Well, we DID do it during December (remember, December ended with the lowest amount of possible sunshine for that month since the Mesonet began in 1994), but this one is a bit of a different story. For instance, there IS an end in sight http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150112/nws-7day-planner.jpg 50s coming up later this week? I'm in! Also a bit different is that we've actually been much cooler during January than we were for most of December. All that cloudiness/moisture/fog/etc., and lack of arctic air kept temperatures up overnight but right around normal for daytime highs. No such luck this month, where we're running 3.5 degrees below normal for highs and 4.5 degrees below normal for lows. So while we dealt with lots of fog and drizzle and then a bit of arctic-ness at the end of December, January has been sort of the opposite (including the ice this weekend down in the southeast, and today's arctic front moving through as we speak). http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150112/current-temps.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150112/current-windchills.png Check out the Mesonet wind map. You can still see where southeastern Oklahoma was impacted by that freezing drizzle. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150112/current.gustarrows.gif All that together sets us up for some messy weather over the next few days as we await those 50s later this week. This does not look like a major event, and only minor impacts are expected at this time. Mostly travel-related impacts, as a bit of ice will go a long way. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150112/nws-norman-accum-map.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150112/nws-norman-tuesday.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150112/nws-norman-wednesday.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150112/nws-tulsa.png So that's good news and band news...we sort of need a major event, but we don't necessarily want that to be of the frozen variety. So, we get a minor winter event but also minor moisture production. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150112/7day-moisture-forecast.gif Given the lack of moisture, but the possibility for a bit of ice here and there (with some snow in the NW...an inch maybe, piece of cake for those folks), we're setting the DEF-BRAUMS LEVEL at a solid FOUR. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150112/DEF-BRAUMS-4.png Stay warm, stay safe, and stay bread-and-milk aware. Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org ================================================== The OCS/Mesonet Ticker https://ticker.mesonet.org/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from the Ticker or for questions about the Ticker or its content Phone or Email the Ticker Manager at OCS Phone: 405-325-2253 Email: ticker@mesonet.org --------------------------------------------------- -C- Copyright 2024 Oklahoma Climatological Survey ===================================================