Day 194: The Heat Is On
As I mentioned yesterday, the heat is on in the southern plains. The hot temperatures follow on the heels of very heavy rains that have left a lot of surface moisture. When you couple these two, it feels even hotter outside than it actually is. Today, the maximum “heat index”, a measure of how hot it feels outside, (above; courtesy of the Oklahoma Mesonet) was well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit over most of Oklahoma – and was well over 110 degrees Fahrenheit in central Oklahoma. If you are interested in a heat index calculator, click here!
The heat, and more importantly, high heat index values, will continue across the southern plains for the foreseeable future. Please drink lots of water, avoid unnecessary outdoor activities (or at least do them early in the day or put them off until evening), and stay cool!
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Patrick Marsh is a Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma's School of Meteorology. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Physics (cum laude) from the University of Arkansas in 2005 and a Masters of Science in Meteorology in 2007. In addition to working on his doctorate, Patrick serves as the National Severe Storms Laboratory Liaison to the Hazardous Weather Testbed where his research interests lie in working with operational forecasters, data mining, data visualization, and all things high-impact weather. For more about Patrick's work, check out his complete CV!
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