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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... July 9, 2020 July 9, 2020 July 9, 2020 July 9, 2020 Drought forges ahead http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/20200707_OK_trd.png Shrugging off recent rainfall, flash drought surged to the east this week, now covering much of northeast Oklahoma. There were some improvements in the drought picture across the western Panhandle, but the rain still had benefits elsewhere, mainly by stopping further development and intensification. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/1week-change.map.png So that's some good news. And even better news...rain is falling RIGHT NOW across those newly hatched areas of drought in northeastern OK. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/current-radar.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/todays-rainfall.png Big deficits remain across much of the northwestern half of the state when you look at the long term picture, with more significant deficits showing up across the far northeast as we look at the flash drought's spread. Check out the different areas that pop out on the 30 day maps vs the 90 day maps. 30 days http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/30day-totals.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/30days.norm_dep.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/30days.norm_pct.png 90 days http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/90-day-totals.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/90days.norm_dep.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/90days.norm_pct.png The deficits across the Panhandle go back to last fall, and the damage from that longer term drought is evident in these pictures sent to us from a rancher near Kenton in western Cimarron County. It's very plain to see the difference in fortunes from times of plenty vs what we see out there this year...basically the surface of the moon. Same location in both pics. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/what.a.difference.png With that death dome of high pressure moving back over the state from the west, I'm afraid the drought will worsen once again across western Oklahoma before we see more improvements. Highs in the 100s with strong winds will make short work of that moisture that fell, and the prospects for rain are going to be nil for awhile. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/7day-rain-forecast.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/july14-18-precip-outlook.gif I don't think I need to mention the heat again. But what sort of sadist would I be if I didn't? HERE COMES THE HEAT, courtesy of the death dome! Two droughts enter, three droughts leave. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/nws-norman-7day-temps.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/july14-18-temp-outlook.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/july16-22-temp-outlook.gif The heat starts today. The burned up moose out front should have told ya. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200709/latest.oklahoma.heat.gif Summer in Oklahoma. Woe be to those years where we enter with drought already in place. Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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