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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... May 25, 2023 May 25, 2023 May 25, 2023 May 25, 2023 The West is the Best https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/west-rain.png "Spritzer"...that's brilliant! I don't know how I come up with these. Why I must be the smarterest person ever to have...okay, I asked ChatGPT to give me some words that rhyme with "Drifter." It also came up with "mistor," "drizzler," which were both fine. But then it spit out "slither," which has ZERO to do with rain. And "spatter," which doesn't rhyme at all. And "pitter-patter?" HA! What a maroon. How much more of the Ticker is written by ChatGPT? Well, none, of course. The AI used by my brain to write this drivel (which rhymes with drizzle!) runs on an old Atari 386-DX16. However, even my brain can comprehend the magnificent turnaround exhibited by the western half of the state's rainfall fortunes. And remember, it's raining out west right now, for crying out loud! https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/current-radar.png This current storm complex that brought severe weather to the High Plains last night also brought plenty of welcome moisture...enough so that we even have a flood advisory for NW Cimarron County? At least it's showing up on the advisories map. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/rainrfc.24hr.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/latest.oklahoma.flood.gif "Flood Advisory National Weather Service Amarillo TX 810 PM CDT Wed May 24 2023 ...The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Flood Advisory for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Cimarron River at Kenton 2NE affecting Cimarron County. .Runoff from heavy rain in northeast New Mexico has caused a significant rise on the Cimarron River. For the Cimarron River...including Kenton 2NE...elevated river levels are forecast." Impressive. Extend that rainfall map from 24 hours to 30 days and we can see who are the new haves and have-nots. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/30day-rain-totals.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/del30day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/pct30day_rain.current.png And this week's new Drought Monitor map doesn't reflect the heavier rains, but we've seen more improvement nonetheless as the national author continues to walk the tightrope between short-term improvements vs. long-term deficits. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/20230523_ok_trd.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/current_conus_chng_1W.png Why is there still drought? This right here... https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/pct60day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/pct180day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/pct365day_rain.current.png As for the forecast, the High Plains should remain the focus of Mother Nature's spigot as we head from May into June. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/7day-rain-forecast.gif https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230525/june1-7-outlooks.png Dare we talk about how parts of southern and eastern Oklahoma are starting to look dry? Oh my! (And I didn't even have to use our AI Overlords to come up with that magnifice....errrr, kindergartner-ish rhyme. Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey gmcmanus@mesonet.org ================================================== The OCS/Mesonet Ticker https://ticker.mesonet.org/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from the Ticker or for questions about the Ticker or its content Phone or Email the Ticker Manager at OCS Phone: 405-325-2253 Email: ticker@mesonet.org --------------------------------------------------- -C- Copyright 2024 Oklahoma Climatological Survey ===================================================