I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain. . .
![ONE EXTREME TO THE NEXT – This patch of land is about seven miles east of Kingfi sher near the Big Four turnoff. In the middle of the week, it was burned by wildfi res after months of drought-like conditions. By the end of the week, it had standing water after several inches of rain fell in the county. [KT&FP Photo by Twila Adams]](/sites/kingfisherpress.net/files/styles/large/public/ad067739ff_Ar00105003.jpg?itok=p8QreMLf "ONE EXTREME TO THE NEXT – This patch of land is about seven miles east of Kingfi sher near the Big Four turnoff. In the middle of the week, it was burned by wildfi res after months of drought-like conditions. By the end of the week, it had standing water after several inches of rain fell in the county. [KT&FP Photo by Twila Adams]")
Just days after wildfires ravaged thousands of acres, nearly a dozen homes and destroyed other property in Kingfisher County, a drought-busting rain soaked it all.
Some reported up to nine inches of rainfall over the duration of the rainy period, which began last Wednesday, then resumed Saturday through Monday.
The welcome rain, which came after multiple months of dry weather, boosted hope for recently sown small grain fields.
Local Weather Observer Steven Loftis reported a total of 4.18 inches from weekend rains at the National Weather Center station in Kingfisher.
That rain, on top of 2.25 inches recorded on Thursday, raised the Kingfisher total for the rain to 6.43 inches.
District 1 County Commissioner Jeff Moss said Monday that reports of nine inches had been received along the Cimarron River, east of Kingfisher.
Tom Arms, west of Kingfisher, also reported nine inches at his property for the duration of the wet weather.
Twila Adams, five miles east of Kingfisher, reported a total of six inches up to Monday morning.
Mike and Donna Reid, southwest of Kingfisher three miles on Park Community Road reported a total 5.8 inches for the weekend with 1.7 inches recorded Friday, 1.9 inches Saturday and 2.2 inches Sunday through Monday.
Reports from other county locations included: Cashion Grain and Feed Elevator, 6.4 inches; Hennessey CHS Elevator, 4.6 inches; Okarche CHS Elevator, a little over seven inches; Okarche Grain and Feed Elevator, eight miles west of Okarche, 4.2 inches; Cathy Howard, northwest of Lacey, 5.25 inches.
The Mesonet site immediately west of Kingfisher recorded 6.65 inches as a four-day total.
Other Mesonet four-day reports across the area included 5.2 inches at Guthrie, 6.13 inches at El Reno, 3.79 inches at Watonga and 5.95 inches at Marshall.
The seven-day reading for the area included the following: Kingfisher 6.88 inches, Guthrie 7.35 inches, El Reno 6.88 inches, Watonga 4.00 inches and Marshall 6.06 inches.
The National Weather Service forecast called for sunny skies starting Tuesday through Wednesday, a chance of showers on Thursday and Thursday night with showers likely Friday and Friday night with mostly sunny skies Saturday.