From the "it can always be worse" department: 15 years ago yesterday. Nowata hit -31F, the wind chill at Medford was -47F, and Spavinaw had 27 inches of snow! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Imagine me with that hair! Imagine us with that rain! Both would solve a long-term drought. Still 3-4 days away (rain, sadly...not the hair), so best to be hopeful at this point. ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Near-record highs again today after yesterday's trip to May. We'll get a cold front tomorrow, but not bad for this time of year. A bit of rain, too, with better chances into the weekend. ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

We'll probably see more 83s than 15s over the next few months, but anything is possible in Oklahoma weather! #okwx #okmesonet

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Tied with 1996-97, technically, but the impact is the same. Drought continues to worsen, just as a possible "false spring" arrives. Warm weather might help our moods, but not the drought! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Take a look back at what all that snow and ice became when it melted. Not perfect, but every little bit helps! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Poteau Pete says winter ain't done yet! Who you gonna listen to, a groundhog or this guy?? #okwx #okmesonet

We'll probably pay for it later (we always do), but it's time for some springtime, just in time for the Super Bowl! Hey, beats what we had in January. Take a look back at last month's wild weather in today's Ticker: ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

The good news: you should be used to it by now. The bad news: you should be used to it by now. #okwx #okmesonet

Miami, OK currently leading the way with 130 consecutive hours of freezing temperatures. Will be interesting to see which site ends up being the last to break the freezing mark. #okwx #okmesonet

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Kenton's -12 beats -8 from El Reno in 1902 and Meeker in 1894 to become the lowest temp ever recorded for a Jan. 12 in Oklahoma. Lots of other places beat their records, too. As if the snow wasn't bad enough! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

More record-breaking lows this morning after record-breaking low maximum temperatures yesterday. Yes, it is uncommonly cold, even for late-January! #okwx #okmesonet

Looks like we're gonna break quite a few coldest high temperature records for today unless there's a heat wave in the next 9-10 hours we don't know about! #okwx #okmesonet

OK cold weather lovers...you didn't get your kind of weather for Christmas...so Mother Nature is trying to make it up to you for an extended stretch. These maps will really showcase it: mesonet.org/weather/air-... mesonet.org/weather/air-... mesonet.org/weather/huma... #okwx #okmesonet

It's all over but the shouting, now. Make your last-minute preparations for a dangerous winter storm with widespread 4-8+ inches of snow, sleet, and ice to go along with life-threatening cold. Stay home if you're able, and stay safe. ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

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📢📢 A couple reminders about wintry precipitation and Mesonet measurements! 1) Mesonet rain gauges are NOT heated. Our sites will report liquid equivalent once precipitation begins to melt in the gauge. This can last for several days after a winter storm. (1/2)

A Sonic Blast sounds pretty good rn, ngl! An arctic blast, not so much. Bigtime snow across the northern half of the state, more sleet and ice to the south. EVERYBODY gets the dangerous cold, though, with wind chills from -10 to -20! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

The Cattle Comfort Index is getting close to the Cold Danger category. This is for Friday but Saturday and Sunday will be worse. Extra appreciation for those livestock industry workers about to battle these conditions. #okmesonet www.mesonet.org/agriculture/...

You should be preparing now for a significant winter storm to impact you with a good chance of 6-12 inches of snow or significant ice, at times near white-out conditions, impassable roads, and life-threatening cold. ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

A winter storm watch has been issued for a combination of heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain, and bitter cold temperatures for Friday about noon through Sunday morning-ish. Watch for an upgrade to a winter storm warning if the forecast continues as is. #okwx #okmesonet

You knew we'd pay for it eventually! As of this morning, though, you have a good 72 hours or so before an impactful winter storm with life-threatening cold air arrives. Prepare now, not later! More deets in today's Ticker: ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Today is not the day, folks. No open flames. Keep your butts in your cars, don't drag your chains on the highways. You spark, everybody pays. Wildfires today can (and will) get quickly out of control, endangering lives and property. ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Folks in western Oklahoma started with a "feel-like" temperature in the teens, and ended in the 70s. Beaver started at 14F, and got as high as 72! #okwx #okmesonet

Oof, rain so close, yet so far away! This is why we can't have nice things, but we CAN have drought continuing across most of the state. Bigtime fire danger tomorrow, especially across western OK. ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Elevated fire weather will continue until spring (or summer) green up, and the burn bans are increasing across the state. Today's not a good day to burn anywhere with these post-cold front northerly winds! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

1/7th of our 35 January tornadoes occurred last Thursday with a preliminary count of 5, and nearly half have come in the last 7 years. The spring severe weather season towers over the rest of the year, however. No secret there! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Tornadoes, then snow. Oklahoma weather doing Oklahoma things. #okwx #okmesonet

Our first candidate of the year for "was it a tornado or straight-line winds?" Oklahoma weather sure doesn't waste any time. #okwx #okmesonet

Well, our 2026 tornado count is off and running. The good news is the rain that is falling. This should help just a bit in some of those worst-hit drought areas, even if it just settles the dust for awhile. Watch for snow in NW on Friday! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Didn't spring actually start a few days before Christmas? Well, now with severe storms possible. Maybe some small hail, 60 mph winds. Storms continue tomorrow as well with a low tornado threat in eastern OK. Weather aware time! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

A little more confidence that half the state will get decent moisture now that we're in the 3-day window, but the other half might be less lucky? Well, it's moisture at least! Maybe the system will over-perform. #okwx #okmesonet

Winter is the driest part of the year in Oklahoma, but this is ridiculous! The good news is we have a good chance of rain on Wednesday/Thursday. Maybe some severe weather to go with it. Bring it on, we need the rain! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Well it's been 42 days since most of us have had a decent rain, you know. Looks like it'll be longer for the western half of the state. Not good news coming off of the 5th-warmest and 2nd-driest December on record! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Barring a miraculous cold front or downpour before midnight, December 2025 is gonna finish as the 5th-warmest statewide across Oklahoma (5 deg. above normal), and the 2nd-driest (2 in. below normal). It was THE driest for east central and northeast Oklahoma. #okwx #okmesonet

No significant rain since mid-November, and we're gonna end up with the second-driest December statewide since 1895 with only 0.11 inches on average. Strange(r) Things going on indeed! #okwx #okmesonet

ICYMI - our annual extremes graphic for 2025!! What stands out most to you?! #okwx #okmesonet

The only snow you'll see this Christmas is your Uncle Fred's dandruff. Simply put, it's (probably) gonna be the warmest Christmas Day in Oklahoma history, dating back to the 1880s. ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Even as we face a cold front moving through today that will just drop us back to normal, we look ahead to what might end up as the warmest Christmas Day on record in Oklahoma. Check the deets in today's Ticker! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

IYKYK, right Norman? There's a possibility most of us don't see more moisture until 2026. Let's hope that pattern changes in a hurry as we are on pace for the driest December on record! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

We get to open a present early...a spring preview on the last weekend before Christmas! No snow, sorry. Complain and you'll get a lump of coal instead. ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

The last 2 weeks December looks positively balmy. You know we'll pay for it eventually! In the past, that New Year's Day has been prime territory for payback. #okwx #okmesonet

With further adewpoint, we present the Extremely Extreme Mesonet Extremes of 2025! Some doozies on there, check out the Ticker as we drill in on each listed. Do you see any of those close to you? What's your favorite (or least favorite)? ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Ugh, Santa's gonna be sweaty unless the weather pattern changes! #okwx #okmesonet

The Mesonet sites at Beaver and Eva tied Buffalo, Frederick, and Hollis (all from 1939) for the highest temperature ever recorded on a Dec. 11 in Oklahoma, dating back to the 1880s. Several other sites also broke their location's records as well. #okwx #okmesonet

We're building another dry spell approaching about 3 weeks now. Drought continues to spread. No help looks likely in the next 7-14 days. Bah humbug! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

There's still hope for a pattern change before Christmas, but it isn't looking good until then. That's okay, you'll get your winter next March and April, right after summer starts in February! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

Hey, it ain't much, but it's better than 30s! More 60s during the week starting tomorrow before another arctic front this weekend. ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet