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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... July 17, 2019 July 17, 2019 July 17, 2019 July 17, 2019 How about some dry heat? http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190717/latest.oklahoma.heat.png You're danged right we love summer. Unapologetically, even! But we don't love humidity. It turns our lovely 95-100 degree blast furnace weather (with heat index values dialed down to 90-95...that dry air does allow some lovely cooling evaporation) into "we're so done with summer" weather. I'll leave some space for cursing my love of summer here. Okay, a bit more time...please continue. Almost done? Okay, now back to reality. A very hot, sweaty, even life-threatening reality. Yesterday's heat index values were bad enough, but to think we have a few more days of this is a bit much, no? http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190717/yesterday.TAPP.max.grad.png Here are some scary looking maps from our local NWS friends, spelling out the heat index dangers for today. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190717/nws-tulsa-heat.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190717/nws-amarillo-heat.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190717/nws-norman-heat.index.png Just remember, all that rain pretty much guaranteed this would occur once that heat dome moved over our area. Others said this summer would be mild. I knew better! Well, I didn't KNOW better, I THOUGHT better. Or thought worse. OH WHATEVER, you know what I mean. http://ticker.mesonet.org/select.php?mo=06&da=25&yr=2019 Correct, Coach Gundy, it tweren't true! It's not all bad, however. There *MIGHT* be some 80s in the forecast for early next week. That's the deal that we talked about in that Ticker from June 25. When the heat dome is away, the 80s and 90s will play. But when it's over us. Well...SERENITY NOW! Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 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 ===================================================