Thunderstorms and slow showers more reminiscent of May and June than November brought needed moisture to growing grain crops.

Rain showers fell across Kingfisher County beginning Wednesday.

Rainfall amounts were in the neighborhood of one inch across much of the county.

The moisture put soil condition in prime condition for the arrival of colder, winter temperatures.

Small grain crops were in varied stages throughout the county, depending on planting dates, ranging from just emerging to some fi elds that were big enough for grazing.

Stocker cattle are appearing in increasing numbers on wheat fi elds.

Rainfall reports from across the county include:

Cashion – one inch at Cash-ion Grain and Feed elevator.

Dover – a two-day total of .8 inch at the Jack Witt residence, northwest of Dover.

Hennessey – Reports of from .6 inch to .8 inch across the area were related by a spokesperson at the District 2 Commissioner offi ce.

Kingfisher – 1.1 inches at the National Weather Service Station in Kingfi sher where Steve Loftis is the offi cial observer. The Mesonet site on the Mueggenborg farm west of Kingfisher recorded .99 inch and 1.25 inches of rain was reported at the Twila Adams residence east of Kingfi sher..

Loyal – Jon Cochran Sr. recorded .5 inch at his residence.

Okarche – CHS Elevator in Okarche recorded a total of .93 inch; Okarche Grain and Feed west of Okarche recorded .9 inch over two days; Mike and Donna Reid recorded 1.2 inches at their residence northwest of Okarche.

Mesonet readings across the state included: Watonga .5 inch, Guthrie .63 inch, El Reno .71 inch, Marshall .82 inch, Hinton 1.04 inches, Weatherford .55 inch, Bessie .53 inch, Elk City .46 inch, Woodward .49 inch, Alva .39 inch, Chandler 1.47 inches Shawnee 1.18 inches, Norman .98 inch, Talihina 1.41 inches, Mangum 1.10 inches and Clayton 1.45 inches