Mesonet Ticker for October 20, 2026

                
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Shorted out




A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his Cherry Pop-Tarts with some butter
and a nice skim milk...SPSPSPSPSP

Well, that's MY version of Hannibal Lector. Not quite as scary as the "real
thing," and besides I don't even like fava beans.

But also not as scary as the drought we've seen over the last 12 months.
We've had incredible rains over the last 30 days, what with the Tropical Pacific
connection and incredible amounts of precipitable water in the atmosphere above
us.



Enough to be the 16th-wettest statewide in the last 106 years!



Not too shabby! No, shabby would be the 90-day rainfall still showing deficits
for a lot of us.





Still some rainfall holes in there that need filled in soon (and we all know
just how painful that can be). Well, not a lot on the horizon just yet for some
of those areas, especially across eastern OK. Western OK is looking more
hopeful.



Just thought I'd let you know so you're not shocked when the new drought map
comes out that yes, there is actually still drought in our state.

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

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