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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... July 17, 2023 July 17, 2023 July 17, 2023 July 17, 2023 Ma-ly? Ju-pril? https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/july1-16.rain.totals.png So a fella can't go relax on a beach in Florida without all summer breaking loose back home I reckon? Who knew you could go go to a (check's notes) beach in Florida to escape oppressive humidity. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/july13-heat-index.jpg https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/july13-max-dewpoints.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/mesonet-all.time-dewpoints.jpg Darn, I was really upset to have missed those records whilst sipping my chocolate milk and eating catfish caviar (we were on a budget) on the beach. Oh, and slip Pauls Valley in there at #3 there on the list with a dewpoint of 83.8 degrees on the 13th. But back to that July rainfall, you can see that the rain isn't distributed very evenly across the state. It *IS* Oklahoma, after all, but almost everybody has had significant rain during what is normally the driest part of the warm season here in Oklahoma. We see you, Hollis, Burneyville, Burbank, and the rest of you folks with less than 2 inches. But let's all recognize Watonga's 8.93 inches, and for being a whopping 7.5 inches above normal for the July 1-16 period! https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/delmonth_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/pctmonth_rain.current.png The rain has slowed considerably over the last few days, and more is on the way, but it doesn't appear like those numbers are going to change as rapidly as before. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/rainrfc.48hr.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/7day-rain-forecast.gif Before you ask...yes, I am the most handsome State Climatologist for Oklahoma that we currently have. Sadly, also the ugliest. But also...no, we won't be seeing our wettest July 1-31 on record. That belongs to July 1950 an its whopping 9.07 inches. Our statewide average of 4.56 inches is only good for the 19th wettest July (if it ended today, and wouldn't we all be sad?). While our rain has slowed down, our heat is picking back up. Watch out for heat index values of 105-110+ degrees over the next few days. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/latest.oklahoma.heat.gif https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/nws-norman-monday.heat.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/nws-norman-tuesday.heat.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/nws-tulsa-heat.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/nws-shreveport-heat.png But all eyes are on this weekend, when we should see a pretty substantial cold front for late July. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230717/nws-norman-7day-temps.png 80s? IN JULY?? Bah! Oh well, some of you will love that, if'n your of the cooler-is-better persuasion. At least it's not dewpoints! Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey ================================================== 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 ===================================================