MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... September 14, 2012 September 14, 2012 September 14, 2012 September 14, 2012
It's a clinkerrrrrr!!!
Okay, I won't be weaving a tapestry of obscenities that will hang in space over Lake Thunderbird (71% of capacity), since some folks did receive some nice rains.
But ... it wasn't nearly what I expected (remember the forecast from yesterday morning):
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120913/5-day-rain.gif
The 2-4 inches of rain from north central down through the body of the state got close in some areas, but most folks got an inch or less. At least those areas with an inch or so were widespread.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120914/rainrfc.48hr.png
Southeastern Oklahoma was mostly left out, as was southwestern Oklahoma. The far northeast had some great rains of up to 3 inches, at least according to the radar estimates. The far western Panhandle missed out once again, too little to quench their thirst.
More rain is possible (heck, it's raining now in some areas!), especially in eastern Oklahoma. It appears (haha!) that southeastern Oklahoma will get a good dose in the next few days. But I'm afraid the big stuff is over in the north and west, and that's the part of the state that needed a lot more. I guess I should quit being a rain gauge half-full kind of a guy. This rain will definitely help in several areas. The moisture will kick down fire danger for awhile, and allow folks to work ground with hopes of enough soil moisture to establish their crops until the next rains arrive.
One thing we did see was the cooler weather. The Kenton Mesonet site dropped to 39 degrees last night. Not quite a record for out there (36 degrees back in 1945), but it was darned close. That's not just cold, it's frigid considering we're halfway into September! That's also the lowest temperature we've seen on the Mesonet since May 28 when Kenton hit that same low reading.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120914/todays-lows.png
Let's be thankful for what we got. Sure seems like our big chances end up being about half of what we expected, though.
It's almost like asking for a BB gun for Christmas and getting a football instead.
Gary McManus Associate State Climatologist Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253
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