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Record Maximum 106 F HOOK 2003
Record Minimum 51 F ELRE 2004
Record Rainfall 4.07" HOBA 2005

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Tropical Storms: What a Difference A Little Time Can Make

  Here are two radar images from August 19th, at 5:45 pm and 5:45 am
  respectively. Other than the slightly different positions of the
  spiral bands, can you spot the major difference between the two?

    5:45 pm: http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20080820/545pm.png
    5:45 am: http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20080820/545am.png

  Before you peek at the answers (below), here's a hint: things can
  change dramatically over time.

    Answers:
      http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20080820/545pm-ans.png
      http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20080820/545am-ans.png

  (today's Ticker was inspired by a comment from Dr. Jeff Basara)



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