Mesonet and Drought Update

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Mesonet and Drought Update
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Whats new?Whats the current drought
situation?Whats next?
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The new National Weather Centeris Oklahomas
new Weather Center
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Two OSU Cowboys at OU
120 David L Boren Boulevard
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Officed at Oklahoma Climatological Survey
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Derek Arndt Acting State Climatologist
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OCS Computer Lab
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NWC Auditorium
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NWCAtrium
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National Weather Center
Highway 9 and Jenkins Ave, Norman, Oklahoma
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Whats new?Whats the current drought
situation?Whats next?
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2006 Threw Many 500 Million Farm Loss
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2006 Farm Loss (Mark Hodges, Loss Mitigation,
10/18/06)
Cotton 17,678,000
Hay 139,975,000
Peanuts 7,148,000
Rye 2,644,000
Sorghum 5,035,000
Soybeans 28,348,000
Wheat - Grain 204,540,000
Wheat - Grazing 101,500,000
TOTAL FARM LOSS (519,978,000)
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US Drought Monitor Categories
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Rainfall - Last 30 Days
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Available Water

• Rooting depth
• Soil type
• Soil compaction

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Available Water (inches)
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Fractional Water Index10-inch --- Jan 1, 2007
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Fractional Water Index
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10 depth FWI Jan 1 2007
24 depth FWI Jan 1 2007
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10 depth FWI Oct 13 2006
24 depth FWI Oct 13 2006
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Stillwater, Fractional Water Index 11/10/06 to
12/10/06
2-inch
10-inch
24-inch
30-inch
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Marshall - 10/16/05 to 12/15/05
OSU Variety Trial Average - 28 bushels
10-inch
2-inch
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Lahoma - 10/16/05 to 12/15/05
OSU Variety Trial Average - 67 bushels
10-inch
2-inch
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Jan 1 2007
Jan 1 2006
Fractional Water Index 10-inch
Jan 1 2005
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Whats new?Whats the current drought
situation?Whats next?
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Climate Trends
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May Rainfall - Division 2
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January Rainfall - Division 2
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Looking ahead - Forecasts
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Developing El Niño
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Air Temperature Forecast
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Wind Forecast
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Precipitation Forecast
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agweather.mesonet.org
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Oklahoma MesonetOklahomas Weather Network
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StillwaterMesonet Tower
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Oklahoma Mesonet
Established 1994
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Mesonet measurements

• Air temperature
• Rainfall
• Relative humidity
• Soil moisture
• Soil temperature
• Solar radiation
• Station pressure
• Wind direction
• Wind speed

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WxScope download

• --- Before Agweather data can be viewed,
• you must first download the WxScope program ---

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Plan for tough times! Make the most of good
times!
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Albert Sutherland Albert.Sutherland_at_okstate.edu L
aura McKay Laura.McKay_at_okstate.edu Phone
405-325-3126