Cristobal Moisture

[mojorig]

Here is the Bull Shoals Lake level during the same time period as the Newport gauge.

[MickinMO]

7 hours ago, mojorig said:

Here is the Bull Shoals Lake level during the same time period as the Newport gauge.

Wonder how many years in the lake's existence there has been a 10ft rise between Thanksgiving and Christmas?

[mojorig]

As requested, here is the Bull Shoals Lake data from 1951 to 2018. I took the Christmas Day water level minus the Thanksgiving Day level for each year. So this graph should be showing the increase or decrease in water level for the requested time period for these years. For example, in 1982, the water level rose 22.8 feet in that time period while in 2009, it decreased by 14.4 feet.

To answer your question, it has happened four other times - 1971 (10 ft.), 1973 (17 ft.), 1982 (23 ft.), and 1984 (15 ft.).

[Devan S.]

nice....is the historical data readily available somewhere? I looked last night but didn't find it easily. 

[mojorig]

No, I received some data directly from the USACE and retrieved the rest from their monthly report listed on their website.

Shot me a message with your email and I can send it to you.

[Ham]

It was nice that the COE gloated on Facebook about being right ( getting Lucky).

[Devan S.]

At the Farm in Golden and house in Cassville, Cristobal was a dud. It amounted to basically zero measurable rainfall. It was honestly hot and dry at that point and 2" would have been just fine with me. 

Today is June 30 and last night was the first measurable rainfall since(not that it measures very much). 

Here is the US drought monitor as of last week. You can see the abnormally dry conditions were creeping east and south further and further into the watersheds.

 

I don't see any good chance of rain in the long term forecast. 

 

Mid-May saw as 50% ahead on rainfall for the year.........it appears now the pendulum has swung the other way. 

[Quillback]

Yeah it rained for about 10 minutes yesterday and it has rained a bit this morning with more possibly on the way based on radar.  I would not mind a good soaking.

[Quillback]

Welp, so much for that, rain fizzled out.

[Devan S.]

Yep was at the farm last weekend or the weekend before and could see the clouds building.....could hear the thunder and see lightning but it just skirted by. Doubt it would have been enough to help but every little bit helps at this point. 

A 2" or 3" good night time rain would awesome about now.