By ALTHEA PETERSON Staff Writer on Aug 14, 2012, at 11:56 AM Updated on 8/14 at 11:56 AM
WEATHER WORLD
While I do these reports weekly with the release of the U.S. Drought Monitor map, here's a reminder for those just tuning ...
A scene from the Oklahoma-filmed movie 'Twister' to lead-in to this topic:
When the movie's character who doesn't ...
It's not a Tulsa urban legend, myth or a running joke: It really does rain every year (since 2008) at downtown's Mayfest.
And ...
The Oklahoma Climatological Survey sends out nearly daily emails filled with ideas for blogging and articles. Today, I'll share some of the maps that associate state climatologist Gary McManus sent out:
First up, a statewide forecast for highs on Friday:

Awesome, right?
But here's even better news nationwide: A five-day rainfall forecast:

If only it'll all materialize. We'll see what happens.
Alas, here's how much rain is needed to drown out our ongoing drought:

A lot, in other words.
You can check out the latest local forecast
here.
-- Althea Peterson
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