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Fittstown Mesonet site breaks network rainfall record!
The Oklahoma Mesonet has been chugging along for nearly 25 years now (it will hit 25 years on Jan. 1, 2019). Until today, the highest daily rain total it had measured at it's 110+ sites was 12.42 inches at Burneyville back on April 29, 2009. Emphasis on "until today."
Between 5:55 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. today, September 21, the Oklahoma Mesonet site at Fittstown recorded 12.44 inches of rainfall, breaking the old record from Burneyville. And the record continues to increase with each added drop.
Here are the new top 5 Mesonet rainfall totals in it's history (Jan. 1, 1994-Sept. 21, 2018): -***- Fittstown, September 21, 2018 12.44 inches Burneyville, April 29, 2009 12.42 inches Oklahoma City North, June 14, 2010 11.26 inches Newport, June 17, 2015 10.49 inches Cheyenne, June 14, 1994 9.89 inches -****-
Very impressive! However, since it is still raining, and we have until midnight to continue adding to the totals, we now look towards the state's all-time daily rainfall record of 15.68 inches at Enid on October 11, 1973. That total was recorded by the National Weather Service cooperative observer, so we're mixing networks just a bit. But both networks' totals are valid. In fact, the NWS categorizes over 60 Mesonet sites as COOP sites as well. At any rate, Fittstown continues to zoom up the rankings of top-10 daily rain totals in the state's history, regardless of network. -***- Enid (COOP), October 11, 1973 15.68 inches Cheyenne (COOP), April 4, 1934 13.79 inches Purcell (COOP), May 11, 1950 13.58 inches Eufaula (COOP), October 31, 1941 12.86 inches Marietta (COOP), April 30, 2009 12.82 inches Healdton (COOP), June 18, 2015 12.53 inches Fittstown (MESONET), September 21, 2018 12.44 inches Burneyville (MESONET), April 209, 2009 12.42 inches Stigler (COOP) May 10, 1943 12.32 inches Hee Mountain Tower (COOP), October 13, 1972 12.30 inches Seminole (COOP), April 14, 1945 12.20 inches -****- Here's a look at the 24-hour meteogram from the Fittstown Mesonet site, which displays the core-dump of moisture starting early this morning.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20180921/FITT.met.gif
And a look at our soggy day, with that ridiculous amount of rain at Fittstown and surrounding areas.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20180921/today.rainrfc.png
We will of course keep you updated throughout the rest of the night as we look to move up the all-time daily rainfall records.
In fact, as I've typed all this, we've probably increased that record a tenth or two.
STAY TUNED, and for goodness sake, stay safe.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!
Gary McManus Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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