Ticker for January 11, 1999

                
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1998 Flirts With Top Ten Warmest Years

According to preliminary data, 1998 appears to be the tenth warmest
year on record for the state of Oklahoma, and the warmest in 42 years.
The statewide average temperature for this year was 62.3 F, which
is 2.1 F above normal.

The following table lists the ten warmest years on record (since 1895).

1.  1954  63.7 F
2.  1934  63.1 F
3.  1933  63.0 F
4.  1921  62.9 F
5.  1956  62.8 F
6.  1939  62.8 F
7.  1938  62.8 F
8.  1946  62.4 F
9.  1953  62.4 F
10.  1998  62.3 F