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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... October 12, 2015 October 12, 2015 October 12, 2015 October 12, 2015 Watch your butts today Yeah, you heard me. No throwing your cigarette butts out the window (you should never do that, obviously). But (same word, different spelling) if you do it today, you could cause a fire. FIRE! Why? Well, we have a front moving through the state as I type, and winds behind it are HOWLING from the N-NW at 15-25 mpg with higher gusts. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/current.gustarrows.gif Relative humidity is expected to drop into the industrial strength Chapstick area today, although it's already pretty dry behind the front. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/current-dewpoints.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/3hour-RH-change.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/24hour-RH-change.png And all the rain lately HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!! HAHAHAHA hahaha oh well, this is all you need to know about the rain. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/last30daystot.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/last30dayspct.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/last30days.stats.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/mesonet.rainfall.quarterinch.png And let's not forget the heat. Yeah, October 12, otherwise known as "late summer" in Oklahoma. Highs today despite the front will still warm up into the 80s and 90s. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/todays-forecast-highs.png And yesterday's highs were ridiculously hot for this time of year, reaching as high as 97 degrees in SW OK. Temperatures were perilously close to records yesterday. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/yesterdays-highs.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/oct11-record-highs.png In fact, the 97 degrees you see at Tipton and Grandfield are tied for the 9th highest ever recorded on Oct. 11 in the state of Oklahoma. Here are the few that beat them, with the highs, location, then the year. -***- Warmest Maximums ... 1: 99 CHATTANOOGA 1979 2: 98 CLEVELAND 1 1931 3: 98 EUFAULA 6 SSW 1963 4: 98 HEALDTON 3 E 1979 5: 98 WAGONER 1963 6: 98 WALTERS 1979 7: 98 WAURIKA 1979 8: 98 WICHITA MTN WR 1979 -****- All of this together spells high fire danger. The kind that can quickly get out of control if the spark occurs. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/nws-amarillo-firedanger.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/nws-norman-firedanger.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/nws-shreveport-firedanger.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/nws-tulsa-firedanger.png And the heat doesn't end there. Other than a few dips (and you know who you are...especially if you throw your butts out the window!), the unusual heat of fall 2015 will continue unabated for awhile. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/tuesday-forecast-highs.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/wednesday-forecast-highs.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/thursday-forecast-highs.png Another front on Friday, and then ANOTHER warm up. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/friday-forecast-highs.png Oct. 19-25 Temperature outlook http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/oct19-25-temp-outlook.gif Not much chance of rain in the next week or so. We might get a small soaking with that front later this week. You can also see that wayward upper-level low pressure system is STILL meandering about the Desert Southwest, teasing us for over a week now. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151012/7day-precip-forecast.gif Enjoy the weather? I guess. It is nice out, but come on, we need the rain, and we need some cooler weather. Do you really want to see kids sweating through their Darth Vader costumes at the end of the month? Turn around, don't drown, and also go back and pick up your cigarette butts! 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 ===================================================