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Hades Heat Dome
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230725/ring-of-fire.png
No no, we've done the Johnny Cash meme many times before, which we'll take as a sign that this isn't really that uncommon for the summer in Oklahoma. And besides, I'm a "Boy Named Sue" guy! However, it *IS* uncommon this summer.
NO, not being a "Boy Named Sue" fan. I just naturally assume that's everybody's favorite Johnny Cash song. I'm talking rainfall. Check out this graph of the statewide average rainfall for this warm season (March 1-forward) for this year. I threw in last year as well for comparison. Amember (I'm all out of Re's) last year's flash drought that started on June 11 (last year's avg. in green) after a really wet late-April through June 10?
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230725/2022-2023-statewide-avg-rain.png
Very similar to this year through that early June period, but this year's graph (green) continued right on through and lasted until...well, last week. The difference between the two years is remarkable. That's why having the Heat Dome from Hades (I say "Hades" because I'll get in trouble if I say "Hell") AND it's rain- and cloud-killing effects during this part of summer isn't unusual...but it is THIS summer. As that high pressure dome sits over the Southern Plains and Oklahoma, the air sinks, killing any widespread cloudiness or rain chances.
Now the bad news is that this looks to last through early next week, as we noted yesterday.
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230725/nws-norman-7day-temps.png And the good news is the current strike in Hollywood has shut down the "Roadhouse" remake! I mean, really??? Jake Gyllenhall for Patrick Swayze? I'm so perturbed (English to Okie dictionary: upset) I didn't even bother to look up how to spell Gillenhall.
Oh, the other good news...there appears to be signs the heat dome will be moving off to the east later next week, which should usher in a bit more seasonable or milder weather, as well as a return of our rain chances.
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230725/july30-aug3.outlooks.png
Until then, it's just BLAH. Lots of heat, lots of sun, lots of wind, some fire danger, and our continued gaze at the latter parts of the 7-day forecast for those changes to start showing up.
Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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