MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... September 10, 2020 September 10, 2020 September 10, 2020 September 10, 2020
IT'SSSS BAAAAACKKKK!!!
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/saturday-highs.png
Okay, we've had winter. Well, SOME of us have had winter. We see you, SE OK!
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/yesterday-max-heat.index.png
You didn't miss much. Cracked lips. Dry skin. No fishing, swimming, or bike riding. Just lots of jackets and coats and wind-driven rain making everybody miserable.
Yeah, that's a long pause. Just a bit more.
Got it out of your system, cold weather fans? Okay, fair enough. Well, the cursing wasn't fair, but I get it. I'll admit I like this little break, too. But I am going to enjoy getting back to some warm weather, for at least a little while longer. And it doesn't appear to be TOO bad this go-around? We can do 80s, right?
Well, for those cold weather adherents, here are some more records waiting to be broken, if not already smashed!
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/sept10-lows.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/sept10-low-tmin-records.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/todays-forecast-highs.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/sept10-low-tmax-records.png
When you see those record low Tmax values across the western half or so of the state,and see how badly many of those records have been smashed, it gives you a sense of the historic nature of this cold air outbreak so early in the season.
Two more days of faux winter, then we're back to September again (with the understanding that SE OK missed out completely).
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/nws-norman-7day-temps.png
To illustrate that point, check out the differing experiences over the last three days between Boise City and Broken Bow; the huge drop off following the front's passage in Boise City and then steady state in the 30s and 40s, vs. Broken Bow's normal September pattern of high highs and warm lows with a nasty heat index thrown in.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/boise.city.3day-meteogram.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/broken.bow.3day-meteogram.png
At least we've seen some rain through this deal, generally a good rain across almost the entire state.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/2day-rain-totals.png
We didn't see a lot of changes in this week's Drought Monitor map because the event was occurring as the map deadlines were occurring, but we will see improvements in next week's map for sure.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200910/20200908_OK_trd.png
Okay, now that I've angered half of you and ticked off the other two-thirds (new math), my work here is complete.
This is the TICKer, after all.
Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org
Gary McManus
==================================================
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
===================================================
|