MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... April 20, 2021 April 20, 2021 April 20, 2021 April 20, 2021
How low can we go
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210420/todays-lows.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210420/apr20-record.low-tmins.png
Just a quick Tick to Tock about this stupidly cold weather we're having. Not TOO many broken records this morning, except up int he Panhandle probably. We got a bit too close other places, but the hard freeze occurred up in the far far northwest. Those 24s up there in Kenton and Boise City, in fact, tied for the eighth lowest temperatures ever recorded for this date. Lowest ever was 19 degrees at Boise City in 1966, but close behind was a 22 at Beaver back in 2013. So yes, it was cold. And it's gonna stay cold. Our next chance at breaking records happens later today as we see just how much we warm up. If the forecast highs hold true to form, we'll see a lot more records for low maximum temperatures for this date.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210420/todays-forecast-highs.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210420/apr20-record.low-tmaxs.png
Other than that, as mentioned, just stupidly cold right now. WAYYYYYY too cold for April 20 for sure.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210420/current-wind.chill.png
That freeze in the Panhandle was a doozy, too, at least 10 consecutive hours and down to as low as the aforementioned 24 degrees.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210420/cumulative.freeze.consecutive.gif
And for some stations up that way, that's the 4th or 5th day in a row with freezing weather (this map updates at the end of the day, so add one).
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210420/tmin.le32_streak.png
Tomorrow's another day, and that probably means a much more widespread freeze.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210420/tomorrows-forecast-lows.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210420/latest.oklahoma.frostfreeze.gif
Let's look at the bright side. No, not the sky, that's gray! How about the 7-day temperature outlook? It's all upwards from here.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210420/nws-norman-7day-temps.png
Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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