Ticker for December 28, 1998

                
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1998: Wetter than Normal?

Because one of the driest six-month stretches on record in the southern
two-thirds of the state was bookended by fairly wet periods, this calendar
year will be recorded as near-normal or even above-normal precipitation
for several of the drought-stricken climate divisions.

More details aill be available tomorrow.