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• University of Oklahoma Presents Meteorological Recommendations to the Republic of Croatia (6/18)
• Two Oklahoma Educators Honored with Public Service Award from State Climate Agency (5/5)
• First-of-its-kind Weather Observing Network Located in Oklahoma City Unveiled Today During the National Weather Festival (11/11)
• University of Oklahoma Awarded $3.8 Million NOAA-funded Project For Climate, Drought Assessments, Planning Tools (10/8)
• Oklahoma Panhandle Drought Labeled "Exceptional" (6/19)
• University of Oklahoma Meteorology Team to Visit Croatia for Needs Assessment (6/18)
• Climate Change Statement for Oklahoma: An Official Statement of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey (10/29)
• OCS Climatologist to Speak at National Convention (10/3)
• Can Parts of Oklahoma Still Be Dry? (7/30)
• 14 Percent Less Tan (6/20)
• June 2007 Now Wettest on Record Statewide (6/29)
• It was the Wettest of Times... (6/20)
• First 90-degree day in Oklahoma City (6/8)
• Drought Ends in Oklahoma (sort of) (4/5)
• El Niño Fizzles...Does Drought Return? (2/6)
• Drought Picture in Oklahoma Mixed (12/14)
• Drought Improvements (mostly) Not Warranted (12/7)
• Oklahoma Dodges a Bullet (12/4)
• Drought Remains Severe in Northwest Oklahoma (11/9)
• Crimson and, Um, Orange? OU shares Norman campus with OSU (10/26)
• Halloween Weather (10/23)
• Early Freeze for Oklahoma? (10/10)
• The Migration of Royalty (10/9)
• El Niño and Oklahoma Drought: Friend or Foe? (9/19)
• Drought in Southern Oklahoma Deemed "Exceptional" (8/30)
• July 2006 Far From Warmest For Oklahoma (7/25)
• Summer May Be Just Getting Started (7/25)
• Weekend Rain OK (6/19)
• Norman Meteorologist Travels to China (6/6)
• Out With a BANG? (5/3)
• Just A Drop in the Bucket (3/9)
• March 1 Record Temperatures (3/2)
• La Niña's Return May Spell Doom for Drought Relief (2/20)
• Oklahoma Drought Update (2/10)
• Drought: Oklahoma's Costliest Weather Hazard (1/27)
• Rain Helps Some But Drought Far From Over (1/23)
• January Burn Conditions Set Records (1/19)
• It's Not Always Warm In Oklahoma (1/12)
• Dryness Lingers On for Much of State (6/17)
• May 2004 Likely To Be State's Driest (6/1)
• Nebraska Snows and Oklahoma's Woes (2/16)
• November: Feast or Famine (12/02)
• Monthly Climate of Oklahoma - October (10/09)
• Royal Wind Vanes Visit Oklahoma (9/11)
• Monthly Climate of Oklahoma - September (9/10)
• Monthly Climate of Oklahoma - August (7/31)
• Monthly Climate of Oklahoma - July (7/7)
• Rain, Rain, Go Away (6/11)
• Oklahoma Springtime Dangers (6/8)

14 Percent Less Tan
June 20, 2007

14 Percent Less Tan.doc

14 Percent Less Tan.pdf

By Derek Arndt, Assistant State Climatologist
Oklahoma Climatological Survey

NORMAN - Data from the Oklahoma Mesonet show that this year has been the dimmest in its 13+ year history. Thankfully, we mean "dim" in a literal sense. Since January 1, on average, each square meter of Oklahoma earth has received a total of 3371 Mega-Joules of solar radiation. This compares with a 1994-2006 average of 3667 Mega-Joules, and it is a full 14% less than last year sum-to-date of 3923.

Just for kicks, we made a graph:

Media Contact:

Cerry Leffler
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
120 David L. Boren Blvd., Suite 2900
Norman, OK 73072-7305
405-325-2541
405-325-2550 (fax)
cerry@ou.edu

For Additional Information:

Derek Arndt
Assistant State Climatologist
120 David L. Boren Blvd., Suite 2900
Norman, OK 73072-7305
405-325-2541
405-325-2550 (fax)
darndt@ou.edu

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