Ticker for July 27, 1998

                
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Drought Statistics

Today is the 42nd consecutive day that at least one Mesonet station has
observed 100+ degree temperatures.

Ardmore, Grandfield, Lane, Tishomingo, Walters and Waurika have reached
100 for the 22nd straight day.

Including the six stations mentioned above, 63 Mesonet stations have
hit 100F for ten or more consecutive days.  The following table lists,
for those stations topping 100F eleven or more consecutive days,
the number of consecutive days at or above 100F, and the number of
consecutive days since receiving at least one-quarter inch of rain
in one day.

STATION         CUURENT STREAK       CURRENT STREAK
DAYS OVER 100F    DAYS BELOW 1/4" RAIN

Ardmore               22                   46
Grandfield            22                   22
Lane                  22                   46
Tishomingo            22                   46
Walters               22                   46
Waurika               22                   38

Antlers               14                   25
Clayton               14                   38
Cloudy                13                   46
Hugo                  13                   25
Broken Bow            12                   22

Ada                   11                   46
Bessie                11                   12
Bowlegs               11                   46
Calvin                11                   46
Centrahoma            11                   46
Chickasha             11                   46
Ketchum Ranch         11                   38
Kingfisher            11                   62
Mangum                11                   62
Pauls Valley          11                   46
Stuart                11                   46
Talihina              11                   25
Tipton                11                   19
Wilburton             11                   25