Ticker for March 18, 2002

                
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Some Relief for Some Oklahomans

Today's rainfall is certainly welcome wherever it's falling, but some
parts of western and northwestern Oklahoma have not yet (as of 3:00 pm)
observed significant rainfall today.  These areas badly need some rain,
as many of them have not received significant precipitation since the
ice storm of late January.

Here are the number of consecutive days with less than one-tenth inch
rainfall at selected Mesonet stations (through YESTERDAY - does not
include today's totals):

Duration (date of last rainfall > 0.1"): Location(s).

66 days (Jan 10): Kenton, Boise City.
40 days (Feb 5): Beaver.
39 days (Feb 6): Altus, Buffalo, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Erick, Goodwell,
Grandfield, Hollis, Hooker, Mangum, Retrop, Slapout.
38 days (Feb 7): Bessie, Butler, Camargo, Seiling.
27 days (Feb 18): Alva, Arnett, Freedom, May Ranch.
26 days (Feb 19): Acme, Bee, Burneyville, Calvin, Chickasha, Durant,
El Reno, Fort Cobb, Hinton, Hobart, Kingfisher,
Lahoma, Marshall, Medicine Park, Norman, Ringling,
Tipton, Watonga, Weatherford.