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.
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.
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.
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
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.
It seems every year is a momentous one for weather in Oklahoma, and 2024 was no exception, with two all-time records either tied or broken during the year. The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed at least 152 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, surpassing the previous record of 149 set in 2019. This year’s total was bolstered by record-breaking monthly totals of 56 in April and 33 in November. Most of the tornadoes were of the weaker EF0 and EF1 variety, accounting for 34 and 71 events, respectively.
