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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... April 17, 2024 April 17, 2024 April 17, 2024 April 17, 2024 Soup is on https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240417/friday-wind.chill.png I believe it was French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir who once said "Winter is really dumb." Wait, maybe that was Judge Judy. Hey, do you know why French Philosophers don't like cheese fries? It's against their Brie-lief system. If you think that was bad, take a look at this 7-day forecast temperature(s) graph from NWS Norman. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240417/nws-norman-7day-temps.png And while technically the cold (cool?) spell coming over the weekend isn't all that wintry, it becomes that way when we've had several days of 70s, 80s, and 90s...15 to 20 degrees above normal! https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240417/april-statewide-highs.png Boo!! BOOOOO!!! Boo this cold front! Heck, we might even see some freezing weather up in the Panhandle, which is still firmly in their climatological wheelhouse. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240417/sat-morning-lows.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240417/sunday-morning-lows.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240417/avg_lastfreeze.1991-2020.png But (and that's a big but), at least fronts can come with rain chances, all the way through the weekend. Unfortunately, not nearly enough in northern and western OK where flash drought continues to flourish. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240417/7day-rain-forecast.gif Hey, do you know why I only eat sweet potatoes? Because I think, therefore I yam. 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 ===================================================