Feb 24
State officials say drought conditions continue to worsen across Oklahoma, prompting renewed discussion at a recent drought commission meeting about how much relief funding remains available. Trey Lam with the Oklahoma Conservation Commission outlined where the state stands financially. Lam said the commission has just wrapped up its third round of drought programming and noted, …
Feb 24
At a Drought Commission meeting, Oklahoma State Climatologist Gary McManus sat down with KC Sheperd to lay out just how serious current drought conditions have become across the state. McManus was direct about the situation, saying, “Yes, we are very much in a drought, and we’re probably going to be in a drought for a …
Feb 19
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. Oklahoma continues to face dry conditions, with the latest Drought Monitor showing nearly three-quarters of Oklahoma affected by moderate to extreme drought, unchanged from last week. While extreme drought has eased slightly to just over 9 percent of the state, large areas remain dry, and the 6-to-10-day …
Feb 13
Agricultural education and connecting consumers to production agriculture were front and center during a conversation with Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur and Farm Director KC Sheperd at the OGI Wheat meeting. Arthur emphasized the importance of exposing the next generation—and the general public—to modern agriculture, noting that Oklahoma has “the best 4-H and FFA …
Feb 12
Oklahoma Drought Intensifies For Oklahoma State Climatologist Gary McManus, chronicling the state’s weather is an exercise in tracking extremes. After a winter defined by record-breaking warmth and a persistent lack of rainfall, the state is looking toward a projected weekend storm system not just as a forecast change, but as a necessary reprieve from a …
Feb 12
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. Oklahoma is heading deeper into late winter with drought still shaping the conversation, as dry soils and limited recharge continue to set the tone across much of the state. While exceptional drought isn’t on the map, nearly three-quarters of Oklahoma remains under some level of drought, with …
Jan 22
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. Oklahoma remains locked in a stubborn dry pattern, with drought continuing to shape conditions across much of the state as January winds down. Adding another layer of uncertainty, a potential snowstorm or ice event that could impact Oklahoma this weekend—though only time will tell how that forecast …
Jan 05
Oklahoma Drought Update: Gary McManus Warns of “Flash Drought” Amidst January Warmth. According to State Climatologist Gary McManus, December 2025 will go down in the record books as a month of stark extremes, characterized by historic heat and a near-total absence of rainfall. Data from the Oklahoma Mesonet indicates the month ranked as the second-driest …
Dec 25
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. The latest Oklahoma Drought Monitor continues to show no exceptional drought in the state, but drought conditions continue to expand across the state, with close to half the state in Moderate Drought or worse. This latest Drought Monitor shows almost three fourths of Oklahoma is Abnormally dry …
Dec 18
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. Drought conditions continue to expand across Oklahoma, with 68.01% of the state now classified from abnormally dry to extreme drought, up from 66.16% last week, while exceptional drought remains absent. Extreme drought persists in southern Oklahoma, unchanged at 3.48% of the state. Looking ahead, most of Oklahoma …
