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Broiler time




Yeah, I'm late to the party as usual (hey, "Late to the Party" was my band's name
in 7.5th grade!), because we already saw this dangerous heat over the weekend.





And much like my mirror says to me every morning (and afternoon, and night),
sorry, but this is what you're gonna see here on out. Well, at least until we
get our next cold front sometime in...November?







This is very reminis...remenis...looks a lot like what we saw in 2023, when
exactly on this date 2 years ago, the heat struck with a vengeance for the
first time that summer, and flash drought developed across the state. And it
stayed warmer than normal for much of the rest of 2023.



Not saying that's gonna happen here, just eerily similar (hey, "Eerily Similar"
was my band's name in HVAC school!). The rain is definitely not showing up
just yet, but maybe a few showers and storms along the periphery of that heat
dome overhead.



We'll be watching for any flash drought trying to develop. It's definitely
getting dry again across parts of the state. We see you SW OK!





Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climate Survey
gmcmanus@ou.edu

July 21 in Mesonet History

Record Value Station Year
Maximum Temperature 111°F GRA2 2018
Minimum Temperature 54°F EVAX 2021
Maximum Rainfall 5.92″ SALL 2022

Mesonet records begin in 1994.

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