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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... September 11, 2017 September 11, 2017 September 11, 2017 September 11, 2017 Summer roars back! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170911/No.kaboom.png Remember way way WAY back in August when it rained? A lot? And we ended up with the second wettest August on record, and also the sixth coolest? Ahhh, good times. The rainfall for September thus far has been dry, to say the least. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170911/Sept1-11.pct.normal.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170911/Sept1-11.depart.normal.png But despite August's reputation, the current dry spell actually started back on Aug. 26, and the rainfall maps for the last 30 days are starting to show it, especially across far northern Oklahoma. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170911/last30days.totals.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170911/last30days.depart.normal.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170911/last30days.pct.normal.png And if you look at the statistics since that Aug. 26 date, they're downright pitiful. The driest such period since at least 1921 for northeastern Oklahoma! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170911/Aug26-Sept11-stats.png And don't look now, but summer is set to come roaring back this week. It was inevitable, payback from Mother Nature for our August. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170911/nws-norman-temp-trends.png Friday will be indicative of the weather coming later this week. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170911/friday-forecast-highs.png With a cold front coming in later this weekend, watch for lots of dry, windy (and hot!) weather ahead of it...and you know what that means for those areas drying out. No, not free ice cream cones...where's your head? Wildfire danger. Rainfall chances are not too good right now, at least for the next week. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170911/7day-rain-chances.gif We'll see after that. How's that for a forecast? Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 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 ===================================================