Ticker for November 14, 2001

                
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Record First Freeze Dates Approaching

Autumn 2001 has been pleasantly warm for all of Oklahoma.  As the
Ticker noted Monday, several regions within the state have yet to
observe freezing temperatures.  With that in mind, here are the
latest first-freeze dates on record for several Oklahoma cooperative
stations.  The stations are those for which OCS has a lengthy
historical record - back to 1900, give or take ten years.  We'll
also include notes on the "frozen" vs. "unfrozen" status of nearby
Mesonet stations.


Cooperative   Latest   Year of     2001 Remarks Regarding
Station       1st Frz  Occurrence  Nearby Mesonet Station(s)
---------------------------------  ----------------------------
Jefferson     Nov 19   1918        MEDF froze Oct 16
Chandler      Nov 21   1973        CHAN "unfrozen"
Bristow       Nov 23   1934        BRIS, OILT froze Oct 6
Chickasha     Nov 23   1934        CHIC froze Oct 6, NINN unfrozen
Enid          Nov 24   1999        BREC froze Oct 16
Kingfisher    Nov 24   1999        KING froze Oct 16
Pawhuska      Nov 26   1902        Most nearby stns froze Oct 26,27
Stillwater    Nov 26   1902        STIL froze Oct 16, PERK unfrozen
Pauls Valley  Nov 27   1965        Most nearby stns unfrozen
Waurika       Nov 28   1994        All nearby stns unfrozen
Durant        Dec  5   1973        All nearby stns unfrozen
Holdenville   Dec  5   1973        All nearby stns unfrozen
Ada           Dec  8   1998        All nearby stns unfrozen
Hollis        Dec  8   1998        HOLL froze Oct 16
Frederick     Dec  9   1998        TIPT froze Oct 16, GRAN unfrozen
Ardmore       Dec 21   1998        All nearby stns unfrozen
Okemah        Dec 21   1998        OKEM unfrozen