MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020
Stupid winter
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Oh, so a fella can't like "Road House" AND "Ghost?" How about "Dirty Dancing," too? If somebody can't be marveled at the incredible range and talent of one Patrick Wayne Swayze, then we've truly lost all hope. Here's the deal, though...if we're going to have an early blast of winter/fall/(still summer) (work those seasons from west to east in your mind), then the least we could do is break some all-time records. We have done that to some degree (get it?), but not the biggies. Lots of record lows shattered this morning.
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The earliest snow in state history will remain Sept. 17, 1971, at Kenton and Boise City. The earliest freeze will remain Sept. 13, 1902, at Fort Reno. Cimarron County really let me down last night, and after I've sung its praises for so long! Oh, I can't really stay mad at Cimarron County...still the best place in Oklahoma, save for a small gem in Harper County. No, not Laverne. Buffalo. Like I said, though, we did beat some records. The 33 degrees at Kenton and Boise City is the lowest temperature ever recorded for this early in the season (if we now consider the cool season to have started...now get ready for some more 100s). Previous record was Kenton's 35 degrees from Sept. 4, 1961.
And we did beat some records for yesterday's minimum temperatures, which all came right before midnight.
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And we're definitely going to top many of today's record low maximum temperatures.
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Wow! Hold on a second. Pardon me for thinking as I type this. I usually try to avoid that. The lowest maximum temperature ever recorded on this date in state history (and before statehood) is 62 degrees at Erick in 1995 and Walters in 1929. And the western Panhandle isn't supposed to get out of the 30s? HOLY MACKEREL! That's a pretty momentous achievement. Wait a second...I'll be right back as I go check something. Discuss amongst yourselves. Topic: Patrick Swayze's performance in "Red Dawn" was possibly the greatest achievement on film since Dr. J's role in "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh."
Okay, back. That's the earliest we've seen a high in the state in the 30s by 19 days! The previous earliest date in the season to see a high in the 30s in state history was 38 degrees at Guymon on Sept. 19, 1945. So we will wipe that record off the map if that temperature forecast holds throughout the day.
Then we get tonight's lows plunging into the 30s out west again. The air mass is probably modifying pretty quickly, so I'm not sure we have enough miracle left to get below freezing to break that all-time earliest freeze record.
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This cold snap is definitely historic in many ways. Most importantly, this is the earliest in the season for me to say "I'm tired of this cold weather."
There, I said it.
Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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