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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... July 14, 2022 July 14, 2022 July 14, 2022 July 14, 2022 Sonny and Hot https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/todays-highs.png With almost no time to Tick today, I still felt the need to Tock to you for just a moment about the ongoing heat. It's going to be hot for a long time. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/nws-norman-7day-temps.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/july21-27-temp-outlook.png And it's going to stay dry for a long time. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/7day-precip-outlook.gif https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/july21-27-precip-outlook.png That's only going to exacerbate our rapidly expanding/intensifying flash drought situation, a little over a month after flooding rains exited the state. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/30day-rain-totals.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/del30day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/pct30day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/30day-rain-stats.png In response to the rapid onset of drought, we asked for and received a large scale intensification of drought conditions across the state from the U.S. Drought Monitor, with a bit of improvement in the far western Panhandle. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/current_OK_chng_1W.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/20220712_ok_trd.png An unfortunate turn of events given where we were just a few short weeks ago with a rapidly IMPROVING drought map. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/20220614_ok_trd.png To quote my good buddy Dalton, it'll get worse (possibly much worse) before it gets better. Shoot, we still have three weeks to go before we reach our "normal" peak heat in early August. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20220714/statwede-avg-annual-temps.png Also plenty of time to move that heat dome out of here and turn this thing around. Not for awhile, though. 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 ===================================================