Ticker for May 23, 2000

                
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Heat Wave!

The Mesonet station at Altus observed a temperature of 112 F this
afternoon, which is the warmest May temperature observed in Oklahoma
since at least WWII.

The Tipton Mesonet station, and the NWS stations at Altus and Frederick
also recorded high temperatures of 111 F, all exceeding the post-war
record of 110 F, set at Hollis on May 23rd, 1953.

Here are selected Mesonet maximum temperatures from this afternoon:

Altus       112 F
Tipton      111 F
Walters     110 F
Grandfield  110 F
Hollis      109 F
Mangum      109 F
Chickasha   107 F
Fort Cobb   107 F
Waurika     107 F
Retrop      106 F
Ringling    105 F
Ninnekah    105 F