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Broken Records and Broken Records, Part 2

It has now been nearly five months since the Altus and Hollis Mesonet
stations saw their last day with more than a tenth-inch of rainfall:



The stations are now a week away from tying their counties' all-time
records for days without such precipitation (see below). Retired
Associate State Climatologist Howard Johnson points out that two
of the historical streaks at Altus and Hollis are separated by but
one rainy day in February 1956.

Altus (Jackson)
153 days, Oct 19, 1966 - Mar 20, 1967
140 days, Sep 28, 1950 - Feb 14, 1951
124 days, Oct  4, 1955 - Feb  4, 1956
105 days, Nov 21, 1953 - Mar  5, 1954
104 days, Sep  4, 1989 - Dec 16, 1989
97 days, Jan 22, 1930 - Apr 28, 1930 (1 day with missing data)
92 days, Jul 16, 2000 - Oct 15, 2000
86 days, Feb  6, 1956 - May  1, 1956
83 days, Jan  9, 1988 - Mar 31, 1988 (9 days with missing data)
83 days, Sep 27, 1995 - Dec 18, 1995
80 days, Jan  1, 1959 - Mar 21, 1959
80 days, May 23, 1933 - Aug 10, 1933

Hollis (Harmon)
153 days, Oct 19, 1966 - Mar 20, 1967
140 days, Sep 28, 1950 - Feb 14, 1951
124 days, Oct  4, 1955 - Feb  4, 1956
105 days, Nov 21, 1953 - Mar  5, 1954
104 days, Sep  4, 1989 - Dec 16, 1989
97 days, Jan 22, 1930 - Apr 28, 1930 (1 day with missing data)
92 days, Jul 16, 2000 - Oct 15, 2000
86 days, Feb  6, 1956 - May  1, 1956
83 days, Jan  9, 1988 - Mar 31, 1988 (9 days with missing data)
83 days, Sep 27, 1995 - Dec 18, 1995
80 days, Jan  1, 1959 - Mar 21, 1959
80 days, May 23, 1933 - Aug 10, 1933

Vinson (Harmon)
142 days, Dec  7, 1971 - Apr 26, 1972
142 days, Nov 21, 1953 - Apr 11, 1954
111 days, Sep 25, 1950 - Jan 13, 1951
104 days, Oct  8, 1989 - Jan 19, 1990
93 days, Jul 16, 2000 - Oct 16, 2000
90 days, Dec  7, 1969 - Mar  6, 1970
90 days, Nov 10, 1977 - Feb  7, 1978
86 days, Sep 24, 1995 - Dec 18, 1995
85 days, Feb  7, 1956 - May  1, 1956

El Dorado (Jackson)
142 days, Nov 21, 1953 - Apr 11, 1954
122 days, Nov 29, 1908 - Mar 30, 1909
110 days, Nov 22, 1973 - Mar 11, 1974
109 days, Oct  6, 1955 - Jan 22, 1956
99 days, Oct 14, 1915 - Jan 20, 1916
98 days, Jan  1, 1959 - Apr  8, 1959
98 days, Sep 27, 1950 - Jan  2, 1951
82 days, Dec 29, 1966 - Mar 20, 1967