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August 14, 2023 August 14, 2023 August 14, 2023 August 14, 2023
Turnaround
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/todays-forecast-highs.png
I did something really stupid yesterday. No, I didn't go out and buy shampoo! What
is your fascination with my hair, or lack thereof?? No, I mowed the lawn at 3 p.m.
in the afternoon (as opposed to 3 p.m. in the morning, which would have been
really odd!). Ya see, I thought it was going to storm later here in Norman, so
I wanted to be free and clear to watch the weather roll in AND have the lawn cut
before the rain.
Well LOL to you, too.
Yeah, so I mowed the lawn in this:
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/yesterdays-highs.png
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/yesterdays-top-heat.index.png
When I could have been mowing in this.
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/current-temps.png
I could have been mowing in this, which would have gotten me a lot of strange
looks.
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/not-a-good-costume.png
And it neither rained NOR stormed in Norman, either, so there ya go. Oh, I made
it out okay...I'm still something of a hardy soul when it comes to heat, and
even the humidity. The kicker is that heck, it's raining right now for crying
out loud!
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/current-radar.png
So a lawn mowing meteorological faux pas yesterday, to say the least. Dang it
Jim, I'm a climatologist, not a meteorologist!
As for today, we will see our coolest non-rainfall assisted day in quite awhile
as we've been mired in the depths of summer for about 3 weeks now, dating back
to July 24 when we had a massive change in our summer fortunes.
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/summer-max-temps.png
And enjoy it whilst it lasts, because summer roars back later this week.
And next week.
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/nws-norman-7day-temps.png
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/aug19-23-temp-outlook.png
Our rain chances go to nil for the next week or so, and even though we need the
rain desperately in some areas, it's good to get a breather for a bit. The
storms over the last week have acted in true summer severe fashion, coming with
winds over over 70 mph way too often, including a 94 mph gust at Watonga Friday
night, and 84 and 89 mph at Watonga (the 11th) and Marshall (last night).
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/7day-rain-forecast.gif
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/3day-svr-winds.png
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/11th-storm-reports.png
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/12th-storm-reports.png
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/13th-storm-reports.png
That rain has been very welcome, however, especially in those remaining hard-hit
drought areas.
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230814/3day-rain-totals.png
But for now, enjoy the cooler weather. But remember this...if it never got hot,
there wouldn't be such a thing as "cool."
Trust me...I'm an expert on not being cool.
Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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