Ticker for July 24, 2019

                
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Summer sits on a throne of lies




For the record, the 48 degrees at the Camargo Mesonet site this morning was the
third lowest temperature ever recorded on any July 24 in Oklahoma, dating back to
the late 1880s. Here's a quick top-10 of the lowest historical July 24 temps to
punctuate the unusually cold weather for late July.

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Site                    Temperature          Year
Arapaho (COOP)              44F              1911
Optima Lake (COOP)          45F              1989
Camargo (Mesonet)           48F              2019
Roff (COOP)                 49F              1904
El Reno (Mesonet)           50F              2019
Buffalo (Mesonet)           51F              2019
Fairland (COOP)             51F              1911
Gate (COOP)                 51F              2013
Oakwood (COOP)              51F              1927
Okmulgee (COOP)             51F              1970
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Have to note that there were four other Mesonet readings this morning that
just missed the top 10, with Butler, Erick, Eva and Seiling all coming in at
52 degrees.

Now here's a look at the historical record lows (minus those set this morning)
for July 24.



For those NWS COOP sites, at least 10 tied or broke their all-time record lows
for July 24. Oklahoma City got into the act by lowering their record low for
this date by 2 degrees, from 61 in 1970 to 59 this morning.

Enjoy it whilst you can. Summer WILL be back. And it might stay awhile.









But before you feel bad...it's better to set those types of records than these!



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