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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... May 2, 2023 May 2, 2023 May 2, 2023 May 2, 2023 The Warming https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/heat.png I know, I know...this is the jinx of all jinxes, but for me (and myself and I), I'm (and me'm and myself'm) hoping that's the end of the cool weather for this spring. And summer. And most of fall. Call me a masochist (you've certainly called me worse...don't lie!), but the I'm also hoping that we saw our final freeze of the spring. Lake Carl Blackwell, you get to live in infamy if so! https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/yesterdays-lows.png We're right at that point where we'd expect our latest spring freeze to be, in all probability, in the Panhandle region. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/latest_lastfreeze.1991-2020.png However, we turn to our friends in Canada to look at our chance for another spring freeze in the next couple of weeks. AND THEY KNOW ABOUT FREEZES, HOSERS! https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/chance-of-freeze.gif Good day, eh. They basically show a 0% chance of a freeze through the 16th, which should just about do it for the year. Keep in mind the white area is actually 0% up to 10%, but the contour levels of the 10-20% level seem to be far enough away from the state to suggest the chances are closer to 0% than 10%. Not sure I've seen hedging like that since Homer disappeared. No, not that Homer. THAT Homer. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/homer-hedge.jpg It's a slow buildup to the heat, but spring has definitely sprung. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/todays-highs.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/wednesday-highs.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/thursday-highs.png Spring has also sprung with the storm chances, as again we'll see a chance of storms tonight, Wednesday, Thursday, and again on the weekend. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/OK_swody1.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/OK_swody2.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/OK_swody3.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230502/nws-norman-weekend.png So stay weather aware, but probably no need to stay sweater aware. FULL SPRING AHEAD! Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey 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 ===================================================