Ticker for August 26, 1998

                
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Rain Brings Streak to End

The Kingfisher Mesonet site collected more than an inch of rain
on the afternoon of August 25th, bringing an end to a streak of
91 consecutive days without a quarter-inch or more rainfall.

Selected current streaks, as of this afternoon:

Mesonet       Last Day with     Length of
Station       1/4" or more      Streak
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Sulphur       June 11th         76 days
Walters       June 11th         76 days
Washington    June 11th         76 days

Hugo          July 2nd          55 days

Bristow       July 8th          49 days
Camargo       July 8th          49 days
Fairview      July 8th          49 days
Marshall      July 8th          49 days
Minco         July 8th          49 days
Norman        July 8th          49 days
Putnam        July 8th          49 days
Spencer       July 8th          49 days
Woodward      July 8th          49 days