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July Statistics

Preliminary climatological information indicates that July 1998 was the
warmest and driest on record for the South Central climate division.

Five of the nine Oklahoma climate divisons observed average July temperatures
which ranked among the five warmest July temperatures on record
(Central: 5th, East Central: 2nd, Southwest: 3rd, South Central: 1st,
Southeast: 2nd).

In contrast, July 1998 was the 5th wettest (in terms of rainfall) on record
for the Panhandle climate division.

56 Mesonet stations, nearly half of the network, observed average high
temperatures at or above 100 F for the month.  The average July 1998 high
temperature at Walters was 104.7 F.


Dry Spell (April-July) Statistics

The April-July 1998 has been the warmest and driest such period for both
the Southwest and South Central climate divisions.

Complete temperature and rainfall statistics are provided below.


Streaks Continue

Today is the 49th consecutive day that at least one Mesonet station has
observed temperatures above 100 F.

Today is the 29th consecutive day that Ardmore, Grandfield, Lane, Tishomingo,
Walters and Waurika have topped 100F.


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JULY RAINFALL           |        APRIL-JULY RAINFALL
Climate Div   Rain   Norm  Rank    Driest Yr |   Rain    Norm  Rank   Driest Yr

Panhandle    5.36"  2.38" 100th   0.37" 1935 |  9.12"  10.45"  33rd  4.16" 1910
N. Central   4.45"  2.81"  86th   0.13" 1983 | 12.78"  13.32"  75th  7.62" 1933
Northeast    4.28"  2.89"  70th   0.00"    * | 14.43"  15.98"  26th  6.01" 1914

W. Central   1.78"  2.07"  39th   0.05" 1936 |  6.52"  12.66"   6th  4.60" 1917
Central      0.89"  2.58"  11th   0.16" 1980 |  9.34"  15.03"   6th  7.05" 1936
E. Central   1.90"  2.85"  30th   0.17" 1930 | 10.31"  16.78"   4th  4.84" 1936

Southwest    0.44"  2.10"   9th   0.03" 1980 |  5.20"  12.56"   1st  5.89" 1984
S. Central   0.07"  2.27"   1st   0.07" 1939 |  6.33"  15.34"   1st  6.90" 1934
Southeast    0.80"  3.49"   6th   0.00" 1930 |  8.73"  18.67"   3rd  7.81" 1896

Statewide    2.26"  2.62"  40th   0.41" 1980 |  9.26"  14.52"   3rd  7.92" 1934

Rank:  1st = Warmest
104th = Coolest

* = 1914, 1916 and 1930

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JULY TEMPERATURE (F)      |     APRIL-JULY TEMPERATURE (F)

Climate Div  Temp   Norm   Rank   Warmest Yr |  Temp    Norm   Rank  Warmest Yr

Panhandle    81.2   79.9   23rd   85.4  1980 |  70.3    68.8   14th  72.1    **
N. Central   84.3   82.4   16th   89.6  1954 |  73.4    71.4   13th  75.1  1934
Northeast    84.3   81.0   10th   89.2  1954 |  73.1    71.0   10th  74.6  1934

W. Central   83.1   81.8   23rd   88.1  1954 |  73.4    71.2   10th  75.1  1934
Central      86.6   82.0    5th   88.6  1954 |  74.7    72.0    3rd  75.3  1896
E. Central   86.8   81.4    2nd   88.7  1954 |  74.6    71.9    7th  75.3  1896

Southwest    88.2   83.3    3rd   89.1  1980 |  76.4    73.2    1st  76.2  1896
S. Central   88.8   82.6    1st   88.6  1980 |  76.6    73.1    1st  76.6  1896
Southeast    87.2   80.7    2nd   87.5  1954 |  75.5    71.9    2nd  75.9  1896

Rank:  1st = Warmest
104th = Coolest

** = 1934 and 1963