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Rain System Proves Disappointing to Some Parts of Oklahoma
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:22:38 CDT
The big storm system that promised to dump 3-5 inches of rain on Oklahoma has only dumped that much in a few areas, says Associate State Climatologist Gary McManus.
The 3-5 inch amounts were confined to a narrow band from near Okemah up through southern Delaware County. But, every single Mesonet site received a bit of rainfall except for Erick down in Beckham County. Altus received nearly an inch with a 0.92 reading, bringing their total for the month up to a whopping 1.4 inches. (See map above.)
The statewide average for October, which is nearly finished save for those few showers left rotating around the upper-level low as it pulls off to the northeast, is now up to 3.13 inches, only a bit below normal with a deficit of 0.26 inches. Oddly enough, that's the 47th wettest October since 1895. And for a non-oddity, western Oklahoma once again ended up on the dry side from less than 20% to 80% of normal and eastern Oklahoma had the surplus from 120%-180% of normal.
So, naturally, there was continued drought relief in eastern Oklahoma and very little across western Oklahoma. (See map below.)
McManus says the month may have turned out to be a bit of a disappointment to western Oklahoma, but all hope is not lost. There is another storm system on its way for the possibility of an early-week rain event next week.
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