Ticker for June 4, 2001

                
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First 100+ Temperatures of the Year!

Yesterday's high of 104 F at Hollis was the warmest in the state so
far this year.  Along with 102 F at Altus and 100 at Mangum and
Tipton, the first 100+ temperatures of the year were recorded.
Congratulations (?) to southwest Oklahoma!

Here are the stations that christened summer with 100+ temps during
the Mesonet's first seven years:

2000: May  7th (Altus 104; Tipton 102; Hollis 101; Beaver, Buffalo 100)
1999: Jun 26th (Goodwell, Hooker 102)
1998: May 19th (Altus, Tipton 100)
1997: Jun 19th (Alva 101; Altus, Cherokee, Fairview 100)
1996: Apr 24th (Hollis 102, Erick 100)
1995: Jun  7th (Medford 100)
1994: May 30th (Beaver, Slapout 100)