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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... September 5, 2023 September 5, 2023 September 5, 2023 September 5, 2023 Every year? https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/sept10-14-rain-outlook.png Okay, I've had it. Yes, me: famous warm-monger; myself: "bring on summer!"; and I: "Would be nicer if there were 10 more degrees on that high temperature," have been brought to my limit. Tired tired tired tired tired! "I wonder if he's tired?" Sometime around 3 p.m. yesterday, as I lugged groceries into the house, sweat pouring off me (heck, even my groceries were sweating), I thought to myself "there has to be a better way!" And then I found it in the 7-day forecast. FALL! Ladies and Gentlemen, you wanted a miracle, I give you the F. B. I. No wait, that's "Die Hard." Ladies and Gentlemen, you wanted a miracle, I give you the Great. State. Fair. of. Oklahoma. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/nws-norman-7day-temps.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/monday-forecast-highs.png Okay okay, let's get technical here. When we see those high temperatures down into the 80s on Monday, TECHNICALLY that's before the State Fair, but it is the State Fair week, so it counts. And even more technically, we can take a look at the afternoon temperatures on Sept. 14, the Fair's opening day, to show that it's gonna get even better. At least the European forecast model's fantasy-cast. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/thursday-1pm-temps.png And let's be honest...cats are much better than dogs (FIGHT ME!), AND even those lower 90s are better than what we saw this weekend. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/yesterdays-highs.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/yesterdays-high-heat.index.png It can't be just me. Come on, who thought we were gonna have an easy summer going into the third week of July. Show of hands. Ugh, where you been with those things! Just nod. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/tmax_ge100.thru-july20.png And then where we ended up, through yesterday. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/tmax.ge100.thru-sept4.png And if 90s are your breaking point... https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/tmax_ge.90.thru-july20.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/tmax.ge90.thru-sept4.png Exactly! We've packed a summer full of fun into the last 6 weeks or so. Other than a bit there at the end of July and early August, the weather has been just to the left of brutal. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/may-sept4.high-temps.png So as the upper-level high starts to pull back to the west, we should see more cold fronts (heck, there's a cold front in the state right now for crying out loud!) https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/current-wind-gusts.png and rain chances. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/7day-rain-forecast.gif Just be glad we didn't start a month earlier, like last year. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230905/tmax_ge100.thru-sept4.2022.png We'll cover rain and fire tomorrow. Hopefully not fiery rain. 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 ===================================================