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May-June Period Among Oklahoma's Driest

Accordng to preliminary data, the 1998 May-June period for southwestern
Oklahoma was the driest May-June recorded, and the period was one of the
ten driest in three other climate divisions.

1998 is the 104th year since record-keeping began in 1895.

Related links below.

May 1, 1998 through June 30, 1998

Climate        Rain-  Departure  Pct of  Rank (of 104)  Driest   Driest Year
Division       fall   from Norm   Norm   1st = Driest   Since     on record

Panhandle      1.94"   -4.12"     32 %        3rd        1970    1.59" (1924)
North Central  4.78"   -2.35"     67 %       18th        1990    2.02" (1924)
Northeast      6.68"   -2.94"     69 %       19th        1996    2.71" (1911)
West Central   4.10"   -3.64"     53 %       12th        1988    1.26" (1924)
Central        4.37"   -4.67"     48 %        8th        1988    3.13" (1988)
East Central   6.63"   -3.24"     67 %       19th        1994    3.04" (1988)
Southwest      2.09"   -6.09"     26 %        1st        ----  **2.32" (1966)
South Central  3.77"   -6.01"     39 %        6th        1988    2.81" (1966)
Southeast      6.37"   -4.52"     58 %       16th        1988    2.95" (1911)

** - previous record


A color map of climate divisions is available at:


Images depicting this data are available at:
http://www.mesonet.org/ocs/seasons/dry98/index.html

The Oklahoma Rainfall Update (updated daily):
http://www.mesonet.org/ocs/drought.html

The Oklahoma Fire Danger Model (Keetch-Byram Drought Index Images):
http://agweather.mesonet.org/fire/data.html