April Deluges Shatter Records
Just four months after Oklahoma shattered its all-time November rainfall record, the state did it again—this time in April. The statewide average rainfall totaled 8.74 inches, surpassing the previous April record of 8.32 inches set in 1942, with data dating back to 1895. Numerous locations posted similar records, including Oklahoma City, where 12.55 inches of rain fell, topping April 1947’s 11.91 inches and ranking as the city’s sixth-wettest calendar month since records began in November 1890.
Other April 2025 rainfall records (asterisk denotes wettest calendar month on record):
Bring It Bigger: OU Giving Day Opportunities

We invite you to support two funds in memory of two of our former colleagues, Dr.
Devastating Wildfires Steal March Headlines
Most months, nearly breaking an all-time tornado record would dominate Oklahoma’s weather headlines. However, March 2025 will be remembered for a different kind of disaster—one of the worst wildfire outbreaks in state history, overshadowing all else.
Mesonet WxEd Workshop in Mustang
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
9 AM to 3 PM
Mustang, OK
The Oklahoma Mesonet is hosting a 1-day, in-person, professional development workshop for Oklahoma middle and high school pre-service, in-service teachers, agriculture educators, 4-H leaders, GT and STEM. The workshop will focus on how to access and use Mesonet data and general weather topics. Minimum of 12 to maximum of 35 participants.
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
February's Rollercoaster: Record Heat to Deep Freeze
February started off with a warm and pleasant stretch, reaching a summery 89 degrees in several locations on Feb. 3, breaking the all-time high temperature record for that date—87 degrees, set in Erick back in 1934. However, it was all downhill from there, as winter quickly reclaimed its grip on the calendar with a series of storms, each colder than the last.
Mesonet WxEd Workshop in Tishomingo
CANCELLED
Friday, March 28, 2025
9 AM to 3 PM
Tishomingo, OK
The Oklahoma Mesonet is hosting a 1-day, in-person, professional development workshop for Oklahoma middle and high school pre-service and in-service teachers. The workshop will focus on how to access and use Mesonet data and general weather topics. Minimum of 12 to maximum of 35 participants.
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 21, 2025
Winter Strikes Back in January
Like the villain in a ‘90s action movie, winter struck back with a vengeance in January following the unusual warmth that closed out 2024. Several strong cold fronts delivered blustery winds, snow, ice, and some of the coldest air the state had seen since the generational freeze of February 2021.