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Rain Chances Increase Slightly for Next Week, Retreat the Following Week
Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:26:27 CST
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map only contained one small change from last week, but it was par for the course charted over the last ten months-it was a change for the worse says Associate State Climatologist Gary McManus. The change was an increase in the exceptional drought area in northeastern Oklahoma. That change was based on the lack of rainfall over the last 60 days up in that area, where less than an inch has fallen since Thanksgiving.
McManus says a minor rain pattern is setting up for the Sooner state over the next week, but predicted totals are anywhere from one-tenth to one-half of an inch. After that, unfortunately, a drier pattern will take hold with the first week of February showing increased odds for dry weather.
As a result, McManus says, fire dangers will remain high statewide.
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