Mesonet Ticker for September 21, 2026

                
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Smells like something died




I mowed my lawn for the first time in about 3 weeks on Saturday, in anticipation
of all the bountiful rains I thought I might get from a stray storm.

Rainfall at my house: Zero. Point. Zero.

My hubris was not listening to my own counsel that I've shared here many times
over the years: It doesn't rain during droughts. That's how droughts work.

I would much rather be mowing my lawn every week, as much as I hate it, because
that means I'd be getting more rain! Yes, I have a sprinkler system, but I
follow Norman's Odd/Even watering restrictions and even the sprinkler hasn't been
enough to overcome our six-tenths of an inch rainfall in the last 60 days (and
44 days since we've had a tenth of an inch!).





But we're mostly talking temperatures today (and if our temperatures could
talk...well, you wouldn't talk to your Mother that way!). Was yesterday our
last triple-digits in the state? Doubtful.



Heck, even on today's forecast we have highs along the Red River being forecast
into the mid-90s. But our endless supply of triple-digits from being under the
heat dome are gone along with the center of that heat dome as it shifts to
the south. So this map is mostly over for the year.



But this map is most certainly not, even for northern OK.



And watch out for Sunday!



So the overall pattern will probably remain above normal by a bit, but not
summertime heat continuing for most of us, and for the most part.



Results may vary though.

As for rainfall, no drought-busters showing up save for parts of the Panhandle.
But hopes are still high after that!





Now, go enjoy fall in your shorts, t-shirts, and sunscreen.

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

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