Ticker for August 2, 2016

                
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Ring of fire




Yes, a gigantic faux pas...mixing the themes of "Ring of Fire" and the lesser-known
but superior "Boy Named Sue" from Johnny Cash. But a quite fitting description of
the weather we're faced with here in the doldrums of August. At least this week.
And that 7-day rainfall forecast says it all, outlining the heat dome that has
once again camped over the Southern Plains and Oklahoma.





So as we await some movement from the so-called "Death Ridge" (hey, Sue is as
good a name as any..."Death Ridge Harry?" I don't think so.), we will just have
to be patient and appreciate the Oklahoma summer. It's the season that puts the
gravel in your gut and the spit in your eye.

Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
(405) 325-2253
gmcmanus@mesonet.org