General: It remains complex. We are woefully low on snow, based on my noncalibrated 25 year average accumulation of 65.22". We've only received 24.6". Even by my calibrated 5 year average, we should have received 61.8" by now. Gauge catch is a different story. Calibrated 5 year average gauge catch is 9.21 of liquid since Oct. 1, and we've receive 9.36", so we're a little ahead of the game. I guess I'm coming down on the snowfall as my indication of dryness!
Agriculture: The winter wheat has about 4-5" of snow on it, barely covering last year's stubble, but my memory of Oklahoma winter wheat was that this was sufficient to keep from hurting the wheat. The temperatures in Oklahoma weren't as severe, however, so I'm not sure if this is enough cover to protect it.
Energy: The panels have no snow on them, so we're producing almost as much as we're using: 49.55 kWHR yesterday produced, compared with 50.75 kWHR consumed. Silver lining.
Plants/wildlife: Saw a cougar near Hootowl on Buckskin this week, which was pretty exciting.
Fire: very little risk right now.
Water: Again, it depends! We need snowpack, for sure, but I'm not a hydrologist, so I don't really know the relative impact of lack of snowpack versus total liquid.
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