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There was a time it rained in Oklahoma, and it wasn't that long ago. I remember it
well...I was a young, carefree lad with a full head of hair. Why I was so young
I thought I could...no, wait a minute. It wasn't THAT long ago. I mean, we're
talking decades (and if you've ever talked decades, then surely nobody understood
what you were saying...and I know, don't call you Shirley).

Okay, for some folks it was 34 days ago (35 if you count today), at least for any
significant rain.



I know I showed these yesterday, but your memory is going so here they are again.
So here they are again.

Whoops, I already said that. Okay, MY memory is going. Check out these deficits.



Like I said, some folks have had some decent moisture. NW OK, mostly.



Now all that lack of rainfall is putting pressure on those soils and vegetation
again, even as that vegetation begins wanting to go to sleep for the cool
season. With those temperatures up in the 80s (and 90s), however, it's having
a tough time finding the cool season side of the pillow.



We're also smack dab in the middle of winter wheat planting time, so some folks
are assuredly dusting that seed in (and don't call me Assuredly). And it's also
putting more color on our Drought Monitor map.





As for our rain chances, still looking for the weekend and early next week for
those odds to go up, but nothing major on the horizon there.



At this point, I think most of us would accept normal. Even a bit Abby Normal.

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

Maybe a bit of cooler weather coming mid-week next week? And before you think
"wow, that's pretty mild for this time of year!"...most of these temperatures
are at or a bit above normal.


                

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