Ticker for June 2, 1998

                
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The Heat Continues.

Record and near-record high temperatures are occurring again today.
The Mesonet reading of 107 F (and climbing) at Altus surpassed the
previous post-1948 record of 100 (est. 1953) at the nearby
NWS cooperative observer site.

Throughout the southern quarter of the state, 2:30pm Mesonet
temperatures exceed 100 F.

Three Mesonet stations in southwest Oklahoma observed their sixth
straight day of 100+ degree temps.
Grandfield:  101, 104, 102, 106, 109, 107*
Tipton:  100, 104, 102, 101, 109, 105*
Walters:  100, 104, 102, 106, 109, 106*
* - as of 2:30 pm today

Altus, Waurika, Ketchum Ranch and Burneyville have experienced
five straight 100+ degree highs.

Mesonet daily high and low temperatures are updated at the bottom
of every hour at 



Seasonal Rainfall Totals
The climatological spring season ended May 31, and Mesonet rainfall
totals show that is was a very dry spring in the south and southeast.

In fact, the Southeast climate division finished the season nearly
five inches below normal.

Rainfall averaged accross the state was 97% of normal for the season.
The Panhandle, East Central, Southwest, South Central, and Southeast
climate divisions were below normal for the season.

Details and color-filled images are freely available at:
http://www.mesonet.org/ocs/seasons/98mam/