Ticker for June 5, 2002

                
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Ticker Administration Begins Second Term

Here's a news item that somehow managed to evade wall-to-wall network
coverage: the Ticker turned four this weekend!  That's right, Sunday
marked the fourth anniversary of the first Ticker message.  Much has
happened since, but the Ticker makes this solemn pledge: we'll
maintain the wit, insight, clarity and writing standards you'd
expect from a four-year-old.


May 2002: Drier than Normal

Here's the preliminary rainfall data for May 2002.  It paints a familiar
picture: below-normal rainfall across western Oklahoma.

MAY 2002 PRECIPITATION DATA

Climate      May     May      Departure    Percentage
Division     2002    Norm     from Normal  of Normal

Panhandle    1.41"   3.37"    -1.96"        42 %
N. Central   3.75"   4.72"    -0.97"        79 %
Northeast    6.19"   5.48"    +0.71"       113 %

W. Central   2.89"   4.90"    -2.01"        59 %
Central      3.47"   5.63"    -2.16"        62 %
E. Central   4.72"   5.89"    -1.17"        80 %

Southwest    1.49"   4.97"    -3.48"        30 %
S. Central   2.75"   5.60"    -2.85"        49 %
Southeast    4.56"   6.36"    -1.80"        72 %

Statewide    3.49"   5.21"    -1.72"        67 %