The Southwest Oklahoma Heatbursts of May 22, 1996
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Question 4. The Norman (NORM) Mesonet station had about 0.08 inches of rainfall recorded from earlier yet it dropped to zero at 7 p.m. Why?
 


 
Answer. The rain gauges reset to zero at 0000Z, or 7 p.m. CDT. From October to April, the 0Z resetting of the rain gauges would occur at 6 p.m. CST.


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