Another round of crop-boosting showers fell across the area Monday night.

The Mesonet site west of Kingfisher on the Mueggenborg farm and Local Weather Observer Steve Loftis both recorded .25 inch of moisture from overnight showers.

Residents east of Kingfisher reported .3 inch and.35 inch of rain.

While not enough to put crops in top condition, the rain refreshed wheat and rye fields that have survived months of unusually dry conditions.

Kingfisher County OSU Extension Director Bryan Kennedy said Tuesday that local wheat fields are approaching the end of winter dormancy, depending on variety, and additional moisture is necessary for the crops to reach normal or better grain production potential.

The end of dormancy generally occurs in the last week of February for earlier varieties and begins to joint.

Producers planning to harvest a wheat crop generally take their cattle off wheat by March 1.

When that first joint is removed that stalk will not produce a head.

“Wheat is a tough crop,” he said, referring to its ability to survive adverse conditions and still produce a grain crop.

Kennedy received .6 inch of rain Monday night and Tuesday morning at his farm west of Hennessey.

He said some producers who added fertilizer in January are seeing an immediate appearance change in their fields.

Some would welcome a little more cold weather to slow down the arrival of emergence from dormancy.

“A wet snow that stayed on the fields for awhile would be ideal at this time,” he said.

Kennedy said local forecasts call for a chance of snow on Thursday.

The grain crop development depends on several factors at this point – moisture and temperature, primarily, as well as nutrient levels.

Other Mesonet rainfall reports for the immediate area included: Watonga, .20 inch; Hinton, .29 inch; El Reno, .33 inch; Marshall, .34 inch; Perkins, .35 inch; Minco, .32 inch and Chickasha, .29 inch.

Cloudy in southeast Oklahoma recorded the most rain, according to the Mesonet – .95 inch.