Ticker for June 4, 1999

                
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Spring 1999 Slightly Cooler than Normal

The climatological spring (March-May) of 1999 was slightly cooler than
normal for most of the state.  The exceptions to this statement came
in the panhandle climate division, which was significantly cooler than
normal, and the southeast, which was slightly warmer than normal.

Climate      Mean March-May Temp (F)   Rank of 105  Coolest    Warmest
Division     1999    Norm  Departure   1st=warmest  on record  on record

Panhandle    53.8    55.4    -1.6      70th         49.4 1915  59.5 1963
N. Central   56.8    57.9    -1.1      64th         52.8 1924  61.6 1963
Northeast    57.8    58.7    -0.9      59th         53.6 1924  61.7 1977

W. Central   57.8    58.1    -0.3      55th         53.0 1915  61.9 1963
Central      58.9    59.6    -0.7      55th         54.5 1924  63.1 1974
E. Central   59.4    60.2    -0.8      58th         55.1 1931  63.7 1974

Southwest    59.9    60.7    -0.8      50th         55.2 1915  64.4 1963
S. Central   61.1    61.5    -0.4      54th         56.5 1931  65.0 1974
Southeast    61.0    60.8    +0.2      45th         56.8 1924  64.2 1938

Statewide    58.4    59.2    -0.8      57th         54.3 1924  62.5 1963