Ticker for May 24, 2002

                
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Sharp Temperature Contrast Evident in Western Oklahoma

A quick look at the 24-hour change in Mesonet temperatures shows the
signature of strong heating to the south of a significant cold front:



(by the way, this product is updated every 15 minutes in the
"Weather Trends" section of the Mesonet subscriber pages)

The strong temperature gradient in west-central Oklahoma is one to
appreciate, especially as we plod on toward summer when these
features become infrequent:



Clear to partly cloudy skies south of the surface front plus cloud
cover north of the surface front amplified the gradient.  At 2:00 pm,
the Mesonet stations at Cheyenne and Arnett measured temperatures of
79 F and 55 F, respectively.  That's a 24 F difference between stations
just 37 miles apart!