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TweetThe Oklahoma Weather Timeline provides a decade-by-decade listing of interesting or disastrous events that have occurred in Oklahoma's weather history. For more detailed daily summaries (since 2003) please view the Oklahoma monthly climate summaries.
2020 February 6: A frigid winter day saw the Tipton Mesonet site in far southwestern Oklahoma record a temperature of 1.2 degreesthe coldest of the year and the first time in Mesonet history a site in the panhandle didnt hold that distinction.2020 October 26-28: A strong cold front hit the state along with what was arguably the most significant October winter weather event in Oklahomas recorded history. An estimated 388,792 residents were without power after a crippling ice storm affected much of the state, damaging thousands of trees and power lines. Ice accumulations between 0.5 inches and 2.0 inches occurred across central Oklahoma, while the panhandle received a general swath of 2-5 inches of snow. Record low maximum temperatures occurred for several Mesonet sites across the event as well. Damages totaled more than $26 million.
2021 February 15th: The coldest day in Oklahomas history was observed on this day with an average statewide temperature of -.4 degrees, the first time a day was averaged below zero, and by 1:55 am the next morning, all reporting Mesonet sites were below zero.
2021 February 14th-17th: In the midst of a generational arctic blast, two winter storms dropped widespread totals of 5-15 inches of snow across the state (topping out at 17 inches in Roosevelt), with snow drifts towering several feet due to wind gusts of over 40 mph, with statewide temperatures near or below zero.
2021 February: A historic cold snap between the 7th and the 20th saw multiple rounds of wintry precipitation and record low temperatures. 96 of the 120 mesonet sites recorded their lowest temperature ever and the state was below freezing for over 200 hours, with the Lahoma site recording 334 consecutive hours below freezing. The outbreak caused millions of dollars in agricultural losses as well as 750 weather-related injuries.
2020-2021 Winter: Oklahoma City recorded 21.7 inches of snow, marking it one of the snowiest winters in recent history.
2022 July 19: An extremely hot day for the entire state of Oklahoma occurred as all Mesonet sites topped 100 degrees for only the 3rd time since its inception. The Mangum site tied the record for highest recorded temperature at a Mesonet site when it reached 115 degrees. This day occurred in the midst of a very warm and dry summer that saw rapid drought intensification occur by the end of the month.
