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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... October 15, 2024 October 15, 2024 October 15, 2024 October 15, 2024 Neighbor? https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/wednesday-highs.png I like to have beans in my chili, because I think a guy that eats beans in his chili is hard to stop. Now some would say 60s for highs and 30s for lows still isn't chili weather, but it's chilly enough when faced with the coolest day in the state since late April (maybe earlier)! I mean, it WILL be our first freeze in the state since April 22, for crying out loud. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/latest.frostfreeze.gif https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/wednesday-lows.png We've already had our first 30s in OK since May 25 the last couple of days (I started to say "our first 30s the last couple of days since May 25," but that frightened and confused me). https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/yesterdays-lows.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/todays-lows.png The fun gets started today as this strong cold front moves through, and by "fun" I mean "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Your experience will vary depending on where you are. Somebody broke out the powerpoint gradient fill feature (and we all know just how painful that can be) on the high temperature map for today. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/todays-highs.png The biggest problem we have is Johnny Depp, but the SECOND biggest problem we have is fire danger. With the drought firmly entrenched across most of the state, and those gusty winds kicked up by the front, combined with low humidity, am I still writing a sentence? Okay, back on track...that all sets up for a critical fire danger today. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/nws-norman-fire.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/nws-tulsa-fire.png The latest Fire Situation Report indicates that large fires are becoming increasingly more likely: "Elevated to near-critical fire weather will occur across Oklahoma today as another dry cold-front passes through the day today. Initial attack activity has become increasingly more challenging as composite fuel moisture deteriorates. The majority of fires will continue to be captured during initial attack although large fire occurrence is increasingly more likely. Dry conditions persist through the week in the dry, post- frontal environment holding fire danger in the forefront." https://ag.ok.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Most-Recent-Fire-Situation-Report.pdf Not good. Some rain would help, but that's down the road and seems to continue shifting west. Great for those folks, but the entire state could use a good dose of moisture. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/5day-rain-forecast.png We're in a 3-week dry spell across the state, but others have gone more than 2 months with significant moisture. The drought over the last 60 days has grown seriouser and seriouser. Seriouserly. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/mesonet.rainfall.tenthinch.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/mesonet.rainfall.quarterinch.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/60day-stats.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/del60day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20241015/pct60day_rain.current.png So chili with no beans...you just eat it and that's the end of it. Where's the fun in that? Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climate Survey gmcmanus@ou.edu
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