Rain fell across much of Kingfisher County over the weekend with 5.3 inches the heaviest amount reported.

Showers, accompanied by cooler weather, started the weekend relief on Saturday and thunderstorms early Sunday provided the icing on the cake with heavier downpours.

Besides breaking a string of 100-plus degree days, the rain gave a boost to pastures, summer crops, lawns and gardens, not to mention lifting spirits of local residents.

The local Mesonet station on the Mueggenborg farm immediately west of Kingfisher showed 2.76 inches.

Other Mesonet area readings included: 5.14 inches for Watonga; 3.2 inches for El Reno, 1.54 inches for Marshall and 2.66 inches for Guthrie.

Local reports, including those reported on the Tom Arms Facebook account (Arms lives three miles west of Kingfisher) included: Arms, three inches; Sheryl Schroeder, two miles south of Okarche, 5.3 inches; Moe Dillard, five miles south of Loyal, 3.1 inches; Robin Rother, Okarche, 4.7 inches; Aaron Richards, five miles north of Kingfisher, 4.22 inches, and Cathy Howard northwest of Lacey, .4 inch.

Other county rainfall reports included: Twila Adams, five miles east of Kingfisher, 3.7 inches; Mike and Donna Reid, southwest of Okarche, 3.5 inches; Okarche Grain and Feed Elevator, eight miles west of Okarche, 4.25 inches; Cashion Grain and Feed Elevator, 3.9 inches, and Hennessey CHS Elevator, reports of two to three inches in the vicinity with some reporting more, depending on location.

While Kingfisher County was receiving mostly beneficial rain, areas to the south were being buffeted with heavier amounts.

Oklahoma City measured 6.58 inches at Will Rogers World Airport Sunday.

That ranks seventh alltime for recorded daily rainfall in Oklahoma City.

It’s also the highest daily rainfall ever recorded during the month of August (records dating back to 1890).