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Oklahoma Drought Ratings Fall Three Percentage Points in Latest US Drought Monitor
Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:49:48 CDT
Rainfall this past weekend did help reduce the percentage of Oklahoma in drought conditions from 68.27% to 65.21%. The area of Oklahoma that now has no drought designation at all (which includes no Abnormal drought designation is up to 23.52 %.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday morning shows improvements from eastern Oklahoma now extending all the way west into Oklahoma County, and as far north as Tulsa and Rogers counties. Those counties now see "abnormally dry" D0 conditions replacing areas of moderate D1 drought. Remember, D0 is not a drought designation, but a precursor to drought, or as in this case, an area coming out of drought.
To review the latest Oklahoma Weather Mesonet Ticker from State Climatologist Gary McManus, click here.
As of Thursday afternoon at 5:00 PM, rainfall has returned to the Oklahoma Panhandle and far southwestern Oklahoma, with much of the state expected to receive rain in the next couple of days. The graphic below shows the latest predictions.
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