Day 236: Welcome Back 80′s
No, no. This post isn’t about the 1980′s. It’s about high temperatures in the 80Fs. The image above (courtesy of the Oklahoma Mesonet) depicts the high temperatures for Tuesday. The high temperature of 85F (actually 84.6F) in Norman, OK actually occurred at 12:45 AM, not during the day as normally is expected. The reason for this is because of the strong cold front that moved through the state this morning. The maximum daytime temperature occurred around 2:10 PM and was 80.8F. This is significantly cooler than the high temperature the day before of 101F.
I needed the cooler weather today; it’s helped me (temporarily) shake a persistent migraine. If only I could make this cooler weather last…
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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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