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Squall Line Parades Across the State
The Oklahoma climate's equivalent to the robin and the daffodil
showed up last night and swept across the state this morning
and early afternoon.
Yes, it was the first squall line of March.
Wind gusts from the storm were measured up into the 40-45 mph range,
and have since been outdone by straight-line synoptic scale winds
in the panhandle.
Nevertheless, the squall line delivered some much-needed rainfall.
Here are the top reporting Mesonet stations for the event:
Sallisaw 2.00"
Miami 1.95"
Stigler 1.93"
Ardmore 1.92"
Eufaula 1.92"
McAlester 1.84"
Webbers Falls 1.71"
Vinita 1.57"
Nowata 1.55"
Tishomingo 1.54"
Jay 1.51"
Centrahoma 1.50"
Mesonet Birthday Release
As advertised last week on the Ticker, here is the first of this week's
five press releases related to the Mesonet's fifth anniversary.
This Week Marks Oklahoma Mesonet's Fifth Anniversary
Landmark Environmental Monitoring Network Nears 21st Century
as First and Only of its Kind
For Immediate Release - Two Pages
Contact: Derek Arndt
405-325-3076
darndt@ou.edu
Monday - March 8, 1999
Wednesday, March 10th will mark the fifth anniversary of the commissioning
of the Oklahoma Mesonetwork. The Oklahoma Mesonet is a unique, world-class
network of 115 environmental monitoring stations, with at least one in
every Oklahoma county. The network measures weather and soil conditions
every 15 minutes, 24 hours per day, year-round. Data users have access to
these research-quality observations within five to fifteen minutes. More
detailed information is retained for research use.
The network is a joint program of Oklahoma State University and the
University of Oklahoma, sponsored, in part, by the Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education. Its establishment has led to a clearer picture of
Oklahoma's weather and climate, and provided a platform for research and
development into the 21st century. Operational users include the National
Weather Service, broadcast media, private agricultural firms, emergency
managers, state agencies, the NCAA Women's Softball College World Series,
and many more. It has enabled university scientists to generate more than
20 million dollars of scientific research during its five-year lifetime.
Mesonet-related outreach programs reflect the pioneering characteristics
of the Mesonet itself. The EARTHSTORM project has brought rural and urban
K-12 classrooms together on the information superhighway by integrating
learning modules with real-time meteorological data. EARTHSTORM teachers
and classrooms participate in their own research activities, communicating
with scientists, and coordinating projects on-line via the Internet.
Similarly, the OK-FIRST project delivers emerging technology and
meteorological training to many emergency managers, fire personnel and law
enforcement officials in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. OK-FIRST
participants learn how to apply data to a variety of weather-influenced
situations, such as wildfire and hazardous materials situations.
Participants have credited the project with such diverse achievements as
the successful early warning of approaching tornadoes on several occasions
and the closure of a homicide case.
A ceremony commemorating the fifth anniversary will be held on the first
floor rotunda of the Oklahoma State Capitol on Thursday, March 11th
at 10:30 a.m.
Each day this week, a press release featuring a different aspect of the
Mesonet's service to the citizens of Oklahoma will be issued:
Tuesday
The First Operational Network of its Kind
and Scope: Facts, Figures, Events, Milestones
and Impact
How the Mesonet is used operationally
every day, and some important facts
about the network and its impact.
Wednesday
The OK-FIRST Emergency
Management Outreach Program
How training and access to real-time data
has benefited public safety departments
around (and outside!) Oklahoma
Thursday
The EARTHSTORM Educational Outreach Program
How access to real-time data has
revolutionized the classroom
environment in rural school districts,
while schoolchildren learn in the
information fast lane
Friday
Five Years of Mesonet-related research
How the presence of the Oklahoma
Mesonet has fostered a flurry of research
in Oklahoma, across a surprising
number of disciplines
March 8 in Mesonet History
Record | Value | Station | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Maximum Temperature | 84°F | HOLL | 2002 |
Minimum Temperature | 7°F | SEIL | 2008 |
Maximum Rainfall | 3.01″ | BESS | 2016 |
Mesonet records begin in 1994.
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