Ticker for June 2, 1999

                
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Busy Ticker today.  Hopefully, there's something in it for everybody!

Spring 1999 Quite Wet Across the Board

The climatological spring season (March through May) of 1999 brought
well above-normal precipitation throughout the state.  The northestern
portion of the state was especially drenched, receiving 167% of its
normal rainfall for the season.  A comprehensive table is attached
at the end of the Ticker today.


Yesterday's Storms

Afternoon storms rumbled across eastern and southeastern Oklahoma
yesterday.  Here are the stations in those regions which have observed
significant rainfall since 3:00 pm yesterday:

Webbers Falls  1.98"
Sallisaw       1.48"
Lane           1.41"
Stigler        1.28"
Wister         1.23"
Centrahoma     1.12"
Hugo           1.12"
Antlers        1.02"
Tahlequah       .60"
Cookson         .41"
Eufaula         .33"


Heat Index Returns (with a vengeance)

The Oklahoma Mesonet Subscribers Page located at
http://www.mesonet.org/
now features heat index,
which replaces wind chill at the seasonal discomfort slot.  Mother Nature
gave the new map a workout yesterday, with dewpoint temperatures
approaching, and even exceeding, 80 F yesterday.  Heat indices hovered
near 110 F for much of the afternoon. in southeastern Oklahoma.



MARCH THROUGH MAY PRECIPITATION DATA

Climate           March-May Precipitation   Rank*    Wettest   Wettest
Division         1998   Normal  Departure   of 105   Since     on Record

Panhandle       9.26"    5.86"    +3.40"    11th     1980    1957 (13.27")
N. Central     13.17"    8.23"    +4.94"    12th     1993    1957 (21.31")
Northeast      20.64"   12.36"    +8.28"     5th     1990    1957 (25.15")

W. Central     12.82"    8.10"    +4.72"    12th     1997    1957 (19.30")
Central        15.07"   10.92"    +4.15"    12th     1995    1957 (22.89")
E. Central     20.05"   14.02"    +6.03"    11th     1990    1990 (30.36")

Southwest      11.26"    8.74"    +2.52"    25th     1995    1957 (20.48")
S. Central     15.19"   12.40"    +2.79"    22nd     1995    1957 (27.30")
Southeast      19.94"   15.80"    +4.14"    15th     1990    1990 (30.18")

Statewide      15.26"   10.76"    +4.50"    12th     1995    1957 (23.29")

* - 1st=Wettest, 105th=Driest