Ticker for July 22, 1998

                
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17 Straight 100F days?

Six Mesonet stations (Ardmore, Grandfield, Lane, Tishomingo, Walters,
Waurika) observed high temperatures of 100F or greater each day from
July 6th through July 21st.  If they reach 100F today, it will be
17 straight days at or above 100F.

NWS forecasts call for temperatures near or greater than 100F for
each location.

Current Mesonet high temperatures as of 1:00 pm:
Ardmore     98 F
Grandfield  98 F
Lane        98 F
Tishomingo  97 F
Walters    100 F
Waurika     99 F

Mesonet high and low temperatures are updated on the bottom of the hour at:




Statewide

At 11:55 am, Freedom and Buffalo reached 100F, making this the 37th
consecutive day that at least one Oklahoma Mesonet station has
eclipsed 100F.


So far this week

On Monday, 101 of 114 Mesonet stations reached 100F
On Tuesday, 94 of 114 Mesonet stations reached 100F