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September 9, 2015 September 9, 2015 September 9, 2015 September 9, 2015
Big Gulp
As I was driving across western Oklahoma this weekend, a lot of folks were out
plowing preparing to plant wheat (I presume). Now all that worked ground seemed
as dry as toast because the dirt was flying. The Mesonet's soil moisture map from
4 inches and above show the drying out of all that dirt pretty well.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/4inch-plant-av-water.png
And we've also had that developing flash drought across southern Oklahoma, with
evil intent to spread farther north. The rainfall maps through yesterday show
that as well.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/last30dayspct.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/last60dayspct.png
That's why the promised rain was so important. Unfortunately for the west, the
amounts were small. The expected heavier amounts across eastern OK did come
through, however.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/rainrfc.24hr.png
From 2-5 inches fell across a large part of SE through EC OK, which will either
tamp down or reduce those burgeoning drought conditions. Now we're left with
just a few scattered storms here and there, some drizzle there and here, and
even some heavy fog around some parts.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/latest.oklahoma.visibility.gif
And last but not least (unless I want to write more), the air temps following
the front are a bit more manageable.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/24hr-temp-change.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/current-temps.png
Saturday and Sunday are the days to shoot for if'n you're making that chili
mentioned yesterday. A few of you probably make that an event anyway with the
football games and the opening weekend of the NFL. This ought to work, then.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/saturday-highs.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/sunday-lows.png
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/sunday-highs.png
That's probably it for the big rains, at least for the next week or so.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20150909/7day-rainfall-forecast.gif
And you'd be a bit premature to think summer is done with us just yet. We have
lots of September to go, and it can get hot right to the end. Just enjoy what
we have now. Soon fall will be here to stay for good, unless we go right to
winter.
Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
(405) 325-2253
gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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