How hot has it been in Oklahoma?
State Climatologist Gary McManus put it this way in his Monday morning Oklahoma Mesonet report.
“Ugh. It was so hot I saw a couple of fire hydrants fighting over a dog.”
Or.
“It was so hot yesterday I saw a funeral procession pull into Sonic at 2:30pm to take advantage of happy hour.”
He reminded readers that just about a year ago, Oklahoma’s combination of heat and high humidity sent the heat index soaring to a record 127 degrees in Jay. In Miami, the heat index last year shot up to 126.
So what’s in the forecast? Northern Oklahoma can expect slightly cooler weather and lower humidity.
The rest of the state will be hot.
“I’m afraid this “cool down,” if that’s what we’re gonna call it when we go from ridiculously hot to “kinda hot,” is gonna be a half-n-half type of deal where SW OK gets to remain in the coals all week,” wrote McManus.
His forecast shows Oklahoma will likely not see a return to the ridiculously hot weather of the week but rather to “wow, it’s hot” kind of weather.
Still, temperatures on Monday were predicted to hit 110 in southwest Oklahoma.
Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
