Ticker for August 21, 1998

                
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Beat Goes On ...

The following table represents selected Mesonet stations which have
gone 30 days or more without receiving at least 0.25" of rainfall
in one calendar day.

Mesonet        Last Rainfall         Current
Station        1/4" or Greater       Streak
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Butler         July 15,  0.63"       37 days
Wynona         July 12,  0.60"       40 days
Nowata         July 11,  1.24"       41 days
Oilton         July 11,  0.30"       41 days
Bristow        July 08,  0.33"       44 days
Camargo        July 08,  1.56"       44 days
Fairview       July 08,  2.63"       44 days
Marshall       July 08,  1.02"       44 days
Minco          July 08,  0.77"       44 days
Norman         July 08,  0.32"       44 days
Putnam         July 08,  0.48"       44 days
Spencer        July 08,  0.80"       44 days
Woodward       July 08,  1.40"       44 days
Hugo           July 02,  0.43"       50 days
Sulphur        June 11,  0.78"       71 days
Walters        June 11,  0.56"       71 days
Washington     June 11,  0.36"       71 days
Kingfisher      May 26,  0.50"       87 days