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By this point in the season, a healthy soybean crop would come up to his knees, but this summer the wilted plants barely reach Lyle Blakley's ankle. |
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Smoke was on the horizon when 81-year-old Loma McGee's grandson told her fire was moving toward them from a field south of her home. |
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Tulsa set a record-high temperature of 112 degrees Tuesday as the possibility of water rationing loomed and the heat-related death toll statewide reached 11. |
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The hottest summer in U.S. recorded history, the lowest temperature in state history, record snowfall in Tulsa and deadly tornadoes. |
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Driving across open pastures in December, Lyle Blakley would usually need a four-wheel drive. |
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Brace yourself: You might be in for another month filled with weather records in Tulsa. |
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Oklahoma has never seen a summer like this. |
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Tulsa set and tied six daily highs in the month of August, while also having more rain than any other month of 2011, according to the National Weather Service. |
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With area rainfall and comparatively lower temperatures, the state-mandated burn ban will be lifted from Tulsa and 15 other counties at 1 p.m. Tuesday. |
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as in drought list - and a statewide burn ban continues, despite recent rainfalls across the state, including the Tulsa area. |
