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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023 Reversal of Fortune https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/5day-rain-forecast.png "Reversal of Fortune" indeed, and we're not talking about the Claus von Bulow flick, starring Jeremy Irons and Glenn Close (sans rabbit). No, we're talking rainfall here, and how western Oklahoma had suddenly become eastern Oklahoma, and vice-versa. And heck, it's sprinkling right now for crying out loud! https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/current-radar.png And not that everybody in western Oklahoma has enjoyed the surpluses, and not that everybody in eastern Oklahoma is suddenly thrust into drought, and not that writing "and not" is a cheap literary prop, but generally if'n you're in eastern Oklahoma, you're probably saying "where'd the rain go?" https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/mesonet.rainfall.tenthinch.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/mesonet.rainfall.quarterinch.png Even though that 30-day rainfall map is lit up like a Christmas tree, remember, we're in the wettest part of the year for much of the state (far western OK and the Panhandle's rainy season comes in the summer), so even 4-5 inch amounts are below normal for eastern Oklahoma. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/30day-rain-totals.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/del30day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/pct30day_rain.current.png And then when you extend that out to the 60- and 90-day periods, those deficits survive and grow (again because deficits during May can outpace rains of March and April due to this being prime rainy season). https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/pct60day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/pct90day_rain.current.png Ya see, drought is creeping hazard, much like Justin Bieber (sorry kids, I'm not a Belieber). You don't realize it's happening until impacts start to rear their ugly head. So if you growing something, say peaches (yes, even in Georgia), you might be fine for awhile but then you notice "Hmmmm...not doing so well. Weird, it rained a lot, but wait, that was back in early April, right?" Even as we look forward into the second week of June, we see this western-favored precip regime continuing and a ridge-dominated eastern Oklahoma in the less- favored status (but still not below normal, so there's hope). https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/june4-8-outlooks.png No sign of summer, either. Did you know there are still places that haven't seen 90 degrees yet (and if you saw "89 Degrees," you're probably a Belieber now)? And nobody has seen triple-digits either. None of that's coming anytime soon, either. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/nws-norman-7day-temps.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/tmax.ge90.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230530/tmax.ge100.png Don't worry, there's always the heat index! 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 ===================================================