By WEATHER WORLD on Feb 7, 2012, at 1:47 PM Updated on 2/07 at 1:47 PM
WEATHER WORLD
At the cookout I went to Sunday evening, it was tank top, cutoff jean shorts and flip flops. My friend said to me, “you look ...
This blog was inspired by some of our early morning commenters on the weather forecast story .
Yes, as one of you pointed ...
The deluge earlier this month was exciting. For a second, I though that maybe the near-record parched May was just a fluke ...
A reader questioned the use of this downtown Tulsa photo in a rain forecast story posted online today, since it was from Nov. 21, 2011. The fact of the matter is that Tulsa really hasn't had that many significant rain days lately. Hopefully that will change. Tulsa World File
This morning's commute provided gentle rainfall and a reminder that perhaps we'll beat our drought woes still.
So far this month, Tulsa has received 0.84 of an inch of rain, more than all of January. It's not meters of snow (see Jerry's blog entry yesterday
here) and it's not as if January isn't the driest month in Tulsa all year (more on that
here), but still I'd like to think this is a sign that we are going in the right direction!
I know it's not my traditional gif image day, but here's a look at the Oklahoma Mesonet maps comparing the rainfall statewide during the past month:
The images are from the past day, past three days, past five days, then the past 30 days. If the map is too tiny to see the details:
Blue: Less an 1 inch
Green: 1 to 2 inches
Yellow: 2-3 inches
Orange: 3-4 inches
Shades of red: More than 4 inches
It should come as no surprise that the areas of the state getting nearly 8 inches of rain are drought-free, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, while areas getting less an inch in the same timeframe are still exceptionally drought-stricken (the most recent drought report is
here).
For a look at the rainfall in your area,
here's a link to the Oklahoma Mesonet's recent rainfall table.
Or, for a quick reference, here's some of the northeastern Oklahoma totals for the past 7 days and past 30 days (as of Monday, in inches, according to the Oklahoma Mesonet):
| City | 7 day | 30 day |
| Bixby | 0.35 | 1.17 |
| Bristow | 0.21 | 0.43 |
| Copan | 1.46 | 1.49 |
| Foraker | 2.17 | 2.18 |
| Hectorville | 0.24 | 1.40 |
| Idabel | 0.87 | 5.67 |
| Inola | 0.59 | 1.97 |
| Jay | 0.35 | 1.53 |
| Miami | 0.69 | 1.11 |
| Nowata | 1.39 | 1.65 |
| Oilton | 1.19 | 1.77 |
| Okmulgee | 1.40 | 3.35 |
| Porter | 1.04 | 2.90 |
| Pryor | 0.41 | 1.47 |
| Stillwater | 2.22 | 3.18 |
| Tahlequah | 0.75 | 2.64 |
| Vinita | 1.14 | 1.52 |
| Webbers Falls | 0.62 | 3.82 |
Here's hoping for even more rain soon!
--Althea Peterson
Only active print or digital subscribers of the Tulsa World are allowed to post comments on stories posted to Tulsaworld.com. After you fill out the form below and click submit, your comment will be published instantly online along with your screen name.
By clicking "Submit" you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.
