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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... September 20, 2022 September 20, 2022 September 20, 2022 September 20, 2022 Soup mode! https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220920/thur-7pm-temps.png Sorry I'm getting the Ticking so early, but my State Climatologist Book Club is reading Archie comics and I'm trying to watch old episodes of "Riverdale" to catch up. So we may go through hell (but definitely no high water) to get there, but we are in for a blast of fall come Thursday, which coincidentally is the lesser beginning of fall...astronomical fall (as opposed to the much more superior "Climatological Fall" on Sept. 1...and let me say "meteorological fall" is a falsehood perpetrated by the weather community since climatologists are the ones that track seasonal statistics). And just as George is preparing for soup above, so should you. You might not get to eat until just about bedtime if you're down south, but this blast of cool air will be a welcome change from the record breaking temperatures of the next couple of days. Today's highs, for instance, should see some records fall up north. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220920/sept20-record-highs.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220920/todays-forecast-highs.png Tomorrow will be the hottest day as those winds pump up ahead of the cold front, but even Thursday will bake until it arrives. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220920/wed-forecast-highs.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220920/thursday-highs.png We then get hot again for the weekend, then see a longer cooldown early next week before getting hot once again. But how about rainfall? Well, like I said no high water, but looking back things are getting worse. If we go back to the beginning of the flash drought, which is now just...drought, on June 11, we can see just how desperate things have become. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220920/june11-sept20-rain-totals.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220920/june11-sept20-rain-stats.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220920/june11-sept20-rain-depart.png The 4th driest June 11 through Sept. 20 dating back to at least 1921 is pretty impressive, climatologically speaking (don't try it, you'll end up a babbling loon like me), but even more so is the 2nd driest such period the Northeast climate division has suffered, nearly 8 inches below normal on average. And trying to bump 1954 off the record as the driest is pretty bold, considering the 1951-57 drought is THE drought of record for the main body of the state, arguably. But with that heat dome in place cutting off any moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, the next couple of fronts will be mostly dry, so no hope for the next week or so. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220920/7day-rain-forecast.gif So we remain in standby mode, but at least we can switch to soup mode come Thursday. Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey 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 ===================================================