Ticker for November 3, 2000

                
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October 2000 Warm, Very Wet

October of 2000 brought very heavy rains to most of Oklahoma, ending
three months or more of severe drought conditions across most of the
state.   October turned out to be much like October of 1998, which
also came on the heels of a significant drought.

According to preliminary data from the Oklahoma Mesonet, The
panhandle climate division's total of 5.47 inches rainfall for the
month is its second-largest October total on record.  The statewide
mean of 6.52 inches is the 6th-largest total on record.

Eight of Oklahoma's nine climate divisions observed above normal
rainfall for the month.  The exception was the southeast climate
division, which has now observed below normal rainfall for fourteen
of the last sixteen months, dating to July 1999.

Temperatures for the month were slightly to significantly above
normal statewide.


OCTOBER 2000 PRECIPITATION DATA

Climate       October Monthly Rainfall     Rank*  Most   Most
Division     2000   Norm   Depart  Pct   of 106   Since  on Record

Panhandle    5.47"  1.29"  +4.20" 431%     2nd    1941   1941 ( 6.12")
N. Central   6.90"  2.29"  +4.65" 307%     4th    1998   1998 (10.29")
Northeast    4.95"  3.52"  +1.36" 138%    26th    1998   1941 (17.33")

W. Central   5.41"  2.27"  +3.15" 239%     8th    1998   1941 ( 9.41")
Central      8.12"  3.17"  +4.90" 252%     4th    1983   1941 (13.51")
E. Central   6.18"  4.19"  +1.82" 142%    22nd    1998   1941 (14.75")

Southwest    8.05"  2.69"  +5.33" 296%     4th    1983   1983 (11.44")
S. Central   8.28"  3.83"  +4.39" 213%     6th    1984   1981 (14.61")
Southeast    4.37"  4.43"  -0.37"  92%    44th    1998   1984 (12.61")

Statewide    6.52"  3.07"  +3.45" 213%     6th    1998   1941 (11.32")

* - 1st = Most Rainfall, 106th = Least Rainfall


OCTOBER 2000 TEMPERATURE DATA

Climate      Mean October Temperature   Rank#  Warmest  Warmest
Division     2000    Norm  Departure  of 106   Since    on record

Panhandle    59.0    58.0    +1.0     t-35th    1998    1963 (66.4)
N. Central   62.8    60.6    +2.2       24th    1979    1963 (69.6)
Northeast    64.0    60.7    +3.3     t-17th    1973    1963 (70.0)

W. Central   63.0    60.6    +2.4     t-21st    1998    1963 (69.0)
Central      64.5    61.9    +2.6       21st    1998    1963 (70.3)
E. Central   64.7    62.2    +2.5     t-27th    1998    1963 (71.2)

Southwest    64.8    62.5    +2.3     t-19th    1998    1963 (70.5)
S. Central   66.2    63.4    +2.8     t-19th    1998    1963 (71.5)
Southeast    65.4    62.5    +2.9     t-23rd    1998    1963 (70.6)

Statewide    63.8    61.4    +2.4     t-23rd    1998    1963 (69.9)

** - 1st = Warmest Month, 106th = Coolest Month