Rainfall during September 15-18 was very welcome across Texoma, providing desperately needed soil moisture for some areas. However, many spots also were left wishing for rain as the 1-inch plus rainfall areas covered less than 1/3 of our area geographically.
Even though widespread precipitation of 1 to 2 inches fell along the Washita River drainage, Lake Texoma rose only an inch over the period. This illustrates just how little runoff was generated as thirsty soils quickly absorbed the rain.
What’s even more telling is the Year-To-Date (YTD) rainfall. It’s a sad story indeed:
| City |
Rainfall YTD (inches) |
Normal YTD (inches) |
% of normal YTD |
| Ada |
13.22 |
25.53 |
52% |
| Ardmore |
13.96 |
24.15 |
58% |
| Antlers |
16.26 |
32.43 |
50% |
| Atoka |
15.96 |
31.05 |
51% |
| Bonham |
15.30 |
30.36 |
50% |
| Durant |
12.37 |
29.98 |
41% |
| Gainesville |
10.26 |
22.77 |
45% |
| Hugo |
18.08 |
32.43 |
56% |
| Madill |
13.46 |
26.22 |
51% |
| Marietta |
14.15 |
23.46 |
60% |
| Paris |
21.31 |
32.43 |
66% |
| Sherman-Denison |
17.54 |
29.00 |
60% |
| Sulphur |
13.46 |
2415 |
56% |
| Tishomingo |
13.99 |
26.22 |
53% |
All figures are for the period Jan 1- September 19, 2011.
The situation is even more dire than the above table shows, because most of the rain fell before June. The combination of the hottest summer on record and the four-month drought means the overall dry situation across our area remains critical.
Generally dry weather is expected through early next week with the exception being a few showers possible Wed-Thu of this week.
Take Care,
Steve LaNore
Chief Meteorologist
KXII-TV
