Ticker for February 19, 2013

                
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Wow!

Just a quick Ticker before the drought tour begins again this morning in Clinton.
The newest rainfall forecast made my hair stand on end ... all three of 'em! Take
a look at this map from the HPC that shows between 0.75"-1.5" across a broad area
of the state.



I don't believe this is irrational exuberance. This seems to be a sure thing.

WHAT? How could you say that? Have I ever lied to you? Those previous 30 times
I said it was going to rain I wasn't lying, I was just wrong.

At any rate, we're in an exuberant mood with the moisture showing up on the map.
Now if we can just get it to show up on the ground, and in the ponds, and lakes,
and soils, etc., we'll even become irrational.

Gary McManus
Associate State Climatologist
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
(405) 325-2253
gmcmanus@mesonet.org