Ticker for July 31, 1998

                
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Overnight Rainfall

The panhandle and extreme northwestern Oklahoma received significant rainfall
overnight.  The totals:

Goodwell      1.71"
Beaver        1.57"
Buffalo       1.54"
Hooker        1.29"
Kenton        1.24"
Boise City     .78"
Slapout        .53"
Arnett         .20"


Day of Contrast

As of 2:15 pm, the high temperature at May Ranch (in Woods County) was 73F.
The overnight low at Hugo was 80F.


100+ Streaks, Again

The heat continues for the southern tier of Oklahoma counties.

Today is the 26th consecutive day for 100+ high temperatures at Ardmore,
Grandfield, Lane, Tishomingo, Walters and Waurika.  It is also the 46th
consecutive day that at least one Mesonet station has observed 100+
temperatures.


Ardmore Streak, Historical Perspective

Here is how the 26-day streak at Ardmore measures up to other hot streaks
from this century (from the NWS Cooperative station at Ardmore):

Station               Year    Dates             Duration

Ardmore Cooperative   1934    Jul 13 - Aug 22   41 days
Ardmore Cooperative   1980    Jun 23 - Jul 21   29 days
Ardmore Mesonet       1998    Jul  6 - present  26 days
Ardmore Cooperative   1956    Jul 25 - Aug 19   26 days
Ardmore Cooperative   1936    Aug  4 - Aug 26   23 days
Ardmore Cooperative   1954    Jul  5 - Jul 26   22 days