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Today's RainfallToday's Rainfall map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site since midnight. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's rainfall estimates (in color) across… |
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1-hour Rainfall AccumulationThe 1-hour Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last hour. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's rainfall… |
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3-hour Rainfall AccumulationThe 3-hour Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 3 hours. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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6-hour Rainfall AccumulationThe 6-hour Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 6 hours. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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12-hour Rainfall AccumulationThe 12-hour Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 12 hours. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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24-hour Rainfall AccumulationThe 24-hour Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 24 hours. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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2-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 2-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 2 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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3-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 3-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 3 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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4-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 4-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 4 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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5-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 5-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 5 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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7-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 7-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 7 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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Recent Rainfall TableThe Rainfall Table lists the observed rainfall (inches) at each Mesonet station for the indicated time period. |
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10-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 10-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 10 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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30-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 30-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 30 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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Consecutive Days with Less than 0.10 inches RainfallDuring precipitation events involving ice, sleet, or snow, the rain gauges used by the Oklahoma Mesonet may freeze over and record no rainfall. Once air temperatures raise enough to allow… |
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Consecutive Days with Less than 0.25 inches RainfallDuring precipitation events involving ice, sleet, or snow, the rain gauges used by the Oklahoma Mesonet may freeze over and record no rainfall. Once air temperatures raise enough to allow… |
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60-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 60-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 60 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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90-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 90-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 90 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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120-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 120-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 120 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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180-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 180-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 180 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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365-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 365-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last 365 days. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's… |
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14-day Rainfall AccumulationThe 14-day Rainfall Accumulation map displays accumulated rainfall observed at each Mesonet site in the last hour. This map also displays the NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center's rainfall… |
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Daily Top 15 ListsThe Daily Top 15 Lists displays the Warmest Maximum Temperatures, Coolest Maximum Temperatures, Warmest Minimum Temperatures Coolest Minimum Temperatures, Greatest Rainfall Totals, Sunniest Stations, and Windiest Stations across the Oklahoma… |
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Welcome to the New Mesonet SiteWelcome to the new Mesonet site. We’ve worked to incorporate new features our users have requested. The new website includes:
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Scorching August Closes Out Hot SummerScorching August Closes Out Hot Summer The end of August brings the climatological summer months (June-August) to a close… |
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Another Warm Month Ends for OklahomaAnother Warm Month Ends For Oklahoma Oklahoma’s penchant for warmer-than-normal months continued during September and depending on where you… |
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La Nina Could Bring Mild, Dry Winter to OklahomaLa Niña Could Bring Mild, Dry Winter to Oklahoma October has gotten off to a cool start in Oklahoma,… |
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October’s Weather Warm and Dry, Could Continue Through Rest of 2010October’s Weather Warm and Dry, Could Continue Through Rest of 2010 Dry and warm conditions continued over much of… |
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La Nina’s Influence Continues for OklahomaLa Nina’s Influence Continues for Oklahoma The mild and dry weather Oklahoma experienced through the first two months of… |
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December, Year Warmer and Drier Than NormalDecember, Year Warmer and Drier Than Normal December tried to end 2010 in a tranquil manner after a year’s worth… |
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Drought Continues to Persist, Worsen in OklahomaDrought Continues to Persist, Worsen in Oklahoma
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Drought Takes Center Stage
Drought takes center stage in March Warm and dry weather grabbed the headlines as the record-setting extremes… |
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“Exceptional” Drought Continues to Expand in Western Oklahoma“Exceptional” Drought Continues to Expand in Western Oklahoma May 5, 2011 Gary McManus Associate State Climatologist, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
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Tornadoes Top Weather Story During MayTornadoes Top Weather Story During May Gary McManus Associate State Climatologist Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Even though severe weather only struck on a few… |
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Exceptional Drought Expands in Oklahoma
Exceptional Drought Expands in Oklahoma The extraordinary heat and wind during June has taken its… |
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Drought flourishes during hot, dry June
Drought flourishes during hot, dry June The meager amount of rain that managed to fall on Oklahoma… |
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July Heat Becomes HistoricFueled by exceptional drought and a seemingly impenetrable heat-dome, July roared through Oklahoma’s legendary heat waves of the past to become the state’s hottest calendar month on record. According… |
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Oklahoma July Warmest on Record for U.S.
Grover Cleveland was serving his second term as President in 1895. Victoria was the Queen of England and Will Rogers was still a teenager. It is also… |
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Record August Puts Exclamation Point on Hottest Oklahoma SummerTo get a sense of the state’s legendary heat waves of its past, Oklahoma’s youngest generation would normally turn to the stories of parents, grandparents or great-grandparents. Tales of… |
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La Nina Returns, Continuation of Drought Likely for OklahomaLa Nina has officially returned to the equatorial pacific waters according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC). The climate phenomenon, marked by cooler than normal waters… |
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September Sees Relief on the Thermometer, Not the Rain GaugeWhile little relief from drought was found in September, the reprieve from the intense summer heat was nearly instantaneous. After three summer-like days to begin the month, fall weather… |
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Rains Ease Drought Woes During OctoberSeptember brought Oklahomans relief from the heat and October did its part with a bit of drought relief. The drought conditions remain quite severe across the state despite the… |
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Drought Ends for Much of Oklahoma
Drought Ends for Much of Oklahoma Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Heavy rain associated with this week’s slow-moving storm system brought one hazard back… |
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May Ends Warmest Spring in Oklahoma HistoryMay Ends Warmest Spring in Oklahoma History Fri. June 1, 2012
A pleasantly cool final day and scattered heavy rains during the month’s final week… |
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June Ends On A Scorching Note
A blistering final week and a return to drought transformed June from a mildly hot month into a scorcher, rekindling memories of the brutal 2011… |
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Heat and Drought Surge Once Again in Oklahoma
The drought plaguing much of the interior United States continues to stretch its tendrils into Oklahoma. Some experts claim the country’s current drought is the worst in… |
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July Blazes to Sixth Warmest on Record as Drought ExpandsAugust 1, 2012 Heat exploded across Oklahoma during July thanks to a rapidly intensifying drought and a persistent upper-level ridge of high pressure. The combination of dry soils,… |
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Extreme to Exceptional Drought Covers Most of Oklahoma
Spurred by the rapidly intensifying flash drought and its impacts, including the extreme fire danger realized in the state over the last week, the U.S. Drought Monitor… |
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Drought and Wildfires Plague August
According to data from the Oklahoma Mesonet, August finished one degree above normal to rank as the 53rd warmest on record and a half an inch below… |
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Late September Rains Provide Drought ReliefHopes for drought relief were starting to fade as September wound down, only to be saved by a slow-moving soaker of a storm system during the month’s last week.… |
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October Interrupts Warm Streak, But Not Drought
It’s been awhile since Oklahoma has seen a month like October. Eleven months, to be exact. Not since September 2011 had Oklahoma seen a month where the… |
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Oklahoma Drought Continues to Expand
With some areas of the state awaiting their first drop of rainfall since the end of September and a wheat crop left thirsting for water in powdery… |
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Oklahoma Drought Picture Worsens During November
Oklahoma Drought Picture Worsens During November
Drought surged during November with a return to the dry, warm and windy weather pattern that Oklahoma has… |
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Heat and Drought Dominate 2012 Oklahoma Weather Headlines
A slide back to true wintry weather, the likes of which had not been seen across Oklahoma since early February 2011, was not enough to prevent the… |
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January Defies Dry TrendJanuary 31, 2013 January seemed destined to finish on the dry side of normal, just as the eight months previous to it had, before a late-month… |
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Arrival of Spring Fails to Rescue Dry March
April 1, 2013
The wet conditions of February failed to translate into March, but the cooler than normal weather continued virtually uninterrupted. According to… |
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A May To Remember
In a state so accustomed to highly variable and often tumultuous weather, May 2013 will be long remembered as one of its most notorious. The month began… |
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June Weather Follows ScriptJune followed its normal script almost to the letter with a rainy and stormy first half of the month that gave way to the beginnings of a long hot… |
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An Uncommon July Brings Drought ReliefIt was not the wettest July on record in Oklahoma, at least not on a statewide basis. That mark belongs to 1950's statewide average of 9.26 inches. Nor was… |
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Summer Returns During September, Brings Taste of FallAutumn returned to Oklahoma nearly right on cue during the last week of September thanks to a moisture-laden cold front. The temperatures got downright chilly with lows in the… |
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November Brings Early Taste of Winter to OklahomaNovember is considered a fall month climatologically, but it certainly did its best to look like a winter month during 2013. Emphatically cooler than normal, thanks mostly to a… |
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Drought Grows Despite Recent RainsThe dust storms, wildfires and reports of struggling crops and pastures that have plagued the state over the last few weeks are evidence that drought has continued… |
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A July to RememberSometime around the third week of May, with wildfires scorching the state and drought continuing to intensify, Oklahomans were in search of a miracle. The spring rainy season at… |
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Dry September Diminishes Drought RecoveryHopes were high for much-needed rainfall across Oklahoma after August's disappointing totals. June and July were exceedingly wet, lending optimism that August's step back would be but a brief… |
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October Rains Plentiful For Some, Scarce For OthersOne weekend of heavy rain brightened the fortunes of some Oklahomans during October while others continued on in the embrace of significant drought. Eastern Oklahoma, especially the far northeast… |
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The Two Faces of JanuaryThe old adage "numbers never lie" is a good principle in theory, but often dangerous if used within the context of Oklahoma's eccentric weather patterns. For example, the statewide… |
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March Brings Severe Weather To OklahomaIt took nearly the entire month, but severe weather finally made a rather abrupt return to Oklahoma during the last week of March. Two separate storm systems brought severe… |
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April Rains Hammer Oklahoma DroughtMired in significant drought for much of the last five years, western Oklahomans have been in desperate need of moisture. Mother Nature finally granted that wish and provided abundant… |
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Historic May Rains Eliminate DroughtHistoric rains during May virtually eliminated the drought that had plagued Oklahoma for much of the past five years. The storms that brought that relief came with a cost,… |
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Heavy Rain Continues Into JulyThe heavy rains of spring continued right through the first week of July before finally giving way to a more typical summertime pattern. Rainfall totals during July were particularly… |
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Drought Charges Ahead During SeptemberFlash drought continued to spread across southern Oklahoma during a dry, hot September, and had enveloped nearly 17 percent of the state by month’s end. According to preliminary data… |
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November Tornadoes, Ice Wreak Havoc Across OklahomaRecords were threatened, tornadoes were spotted, and ice crippled half of the state while the other half flooded, all thanks to two powerful storm systems during one of the… |
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Oklahoma’s Historic 2015 Weather Ends With A BangMother Nature managed to save some of the worst of 2015’s weather for last, ending the year with a powerful winter storm that, while significant for western Oklahoma, was… |
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El Niño’s Impacts Fizzle During JanuaryConsidering the extreme precipitation that ended 2015, and with the “super” El Niño that boosted the November-December period to the wettest on record for the state still in place,… |
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The Winter That Never WasA warm, windy and dry February, plagued by wildfires, served as a fitting epitaph for a winter that largely failed to materialize. According to preliminary data from the Oklahoma… |
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Fire, Tornadoes Steal March Weather HeadlinesThe dry weather that had plagued the state during the first two months of 2016 continued during March. Drought conditions spread across nearly all of northwestern Oklahoma and aided… |
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April Sees Active Weather IgniteFears of the strengthening drought and associated wildfire danger, so prevalent through the first three months of the year, lasted about a week into April before Mother Nature unleashed… |
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May Sees Numerous Severe Weather DaysKnown as the state’s most active severe weather month, May tried to live up to that moniker with several extended periods of threatening weather. Although it didn’t quite match… |
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June Sees Drought’s ReturnLack of rain and hot weather took its toll during June, allowing drought to make a comeback from central through northeastern Oklahoma. Moisture deficits dating back to late April… |
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Summer Sizzles During JulyThe state’s sizzling summer continued unabated through July, at least for most Oklahomans. The Oklahoma Mesonet recorded at least one triple-digit temperature in the state on 25 of the… |
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August Provides Fall PreviewAutumn didn’t fully arrive during August, but it sure gave Oklahomans a nice preview for a week during the middle of the month. It was enough of a sneak… |
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Uneven Rains Simplify Drought PictureAs a transition period between summer and fall, Mother Nature often provides Oklahoma with a wildly varying tale to tell during September. This year was no exception. At first… |
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October Roasts As Fall Remains AbsentAutumn remained a reluctant visitor during October as the jet stream retreated far to the north, leaving Oklahoma to bask in near summerlike heat. According to preliminary data from… |
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Drought Accelerates In November HeatMother Nature did little during November to sooth those areas in Oklahoma most impacted by drought. Significant rains were scattered and temperatures were well above normal – as was… |
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March More Lion Than LambAlthough drought, severe storms and flooding rainfall all made their presence known during the month, March’s weather story was dominated by fire. Several months of elevated fire danger came… |
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April Weather Runs the GamutApril took its penchant for widely varying weather to near satirical extremes across Oklahoma. Floods, tornadoes, drought and blizzards – Mother Nature pulled out all the stops to give… |
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May Lives Up to BillingMay gets top billing as Oklahoma’s rowdiest weather month, and it certainly lived up to that notoriety this year. At least three major severe weather outbreaks occurred during May.… |
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Drought Returns in JuneJune, normally a pillar of Oklahoma’s spring rainy season, was very much a disappointment in that regard. Unfortunately, that lack of significant moisture fueled a quick return to drought… |
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July Follows Summer ScriptJuly followed Mother Nature’s customary script for mid-summer in Oklahoma, complete with long stretches of sun and scorching temperatures, wildly varying rainfall, and rapidly intensifying drought conditions. Rainfall fortunes… |
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August Spurns SummerAugust is often Oklahoma’s most brutal summer month. The spring rains become a distant memory, heat gains momentum through July, and the state’s landscape turns a sickly shade of… |
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Southeast Sees Driest September on RecordHot and dry weather dominated Oklahoma’s weather headlines for much of September, a drastic change from the extraordinarily mild and wet August the state had just experienced. Many wondered… |
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Tornadoes Highlight October WeatherOctober’s weather was highly variable, and a bit too exciting at times as is usually the case during this transition period from summer to winter. Temperatures ranged from the… |
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February Rain Records Shattered
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