We had a buster of a thunderstorm come through last night around midnight and another one at 1am. They left a total of 1.8" in the gauge by this morning and the early afternoon temp was a breezy 93. Whether it was the lower temp or the extra water, the okra looked just fine. Another storm later this afternoon contributed another 0.6".
Don, I think you're right about needing to up the water when it gets up around 98-ish. Maybe they were just needing more water than they were getting considering how hot it was.