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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... October 26, 2022 October 26, 2022 October 26, 2022 October 26, 2022 Drought Omelette https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20221026/5day-forecast-rain.png Once long ago, whilst I was still traveling along a river in Egypt over my hairline (tell me you got that!), I told a friend "No, the barber cuts it this way!" to which he replied "So you go to your barber and say 'make me bald?'?" Somebody check my punctuation there. My point is on top of my head, but my OTHER point is that if you're allergic to eggs, perhaps don't order an omelette! What's that have to do with our drought problem? Well, not much, but I thought it needed said. It has become obvious, however, that Mother Nature has some sort of rain allergy when it comes to NW OK. Two pretty darned good (Okie to English translation: "really nice") rainfall events across the state have managed to skip the NW corner of the state and the Panhandle. Right, NW OK and the Panhandle should always be differentiated, per requests from the Panhandle. Just take a look at the 30-day rain totals: https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20221026/30day-rain-totals.png The areas that have missed out on both events this month are very conspicou... conspicyou...obvious. It becomes even more obvious when we look at our 30-day departure and percent of normal maps now vs. before the last rainfall. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20221026/pct30day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20221026/del30day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20221026/pct30day_rain.now.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20221026/del30day_rain.now.png Ugh, that ain't pretty. And I should know, I look in a mirror everyday. Even more ugly? (I HEARD THAT)! Even more ugly? Our before and after consecutive days without at least a quarter-inch of rainfall maps. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20221026/mesonet.rainfall.quarterinch.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20221026/mesonet.rainfall.quarterinch-now.png So when we see that new 5-day forecast rainfall map, we are once again thankful that there are colors at all painted on our state. But, we do need to spread those lighter blues and purples up into NW OK (and the Panhandle!). By the way, do you know what color hiccups are? Burple. 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 ===================================================