Drought in Oklahoma, January 1 to 31, 2013

Name: Drought in Oklahoma, January 1 to 31, 2013
Start: 2013-01-01T00:00
End: 2013-01-31T23:59
Location: Oklahoma

January 1 to 31, 2013 · NWS OUN · 48 events in 48 counties and zones

Very few rainfall events occurred during the month of January over Oklahoma. This allowed drought conditions to persist or even worsen in some areas.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 48 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 48

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.

Very few rainfall events occurred during the month of January over Oklahoma. This allowed drought conditions to persist or even worsen in some areas.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 31, 11:11 PM CST, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 11:11 PM CST, 49 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1111 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012

.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS... CEILINGS WILL BE VARIABLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA.
SOME VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED BUT MAYBE NOT AS LOW AS
EARLIER THIS EVENING. FZDZ WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE INTO TUESDAY
MORNING... WHILE SOME SNOW FLURRIES MAY ALSO OCCUR IN A FEW
LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1012 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012/

DISCUSSION...
NO BIG CHANGES TO FORECAST THIS EVENING. COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO
STEADILY FILTER INTO THE REGION WITH SURFACE FREEZING LINE NOW
FROM ABOUT MIDFORD TO ALTUS TO CROWELL TX. SOME WEAK ECHOES
PERSIST NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER WITH LIGHT SNOW OR DRIZZLE/FRSG
DRIZZLE. THUS WILL LEAVE WINTER WEATHER ADVY IN PLACE AS IS.
ALTHOUGH DEEPER MOISTURE HAS BEEN SHUNTED EWD WITH LEAD WAVE
EARLIER TODAY...MODELS SHOW INCREASING LIFT AND MID LEVEL
MOISTENING WITH IMPULSE LIFTING NEWD THROUGH W TX. HRRR THE MOST
BULLISH WITH PRECIP POTENTIAL ALTHOUGH ANYTHING THAT MAKES IT TO
THE GROUND WOULD BE VERY LIGHT. THUS WILL CONTINUE WITH MENTION
OF DRIZZLE/FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT. NO CHANGES BEYOND THE FIRST
PD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  30  33  23  40 /  20  10  10  10
HOBART OK         24  32  20  40 /  10   0   0   0
WICHITA FALLS TX  31  39  23  40 /  10  10  10  10
GAGE OK           19  29  16  38 /  10  10   0   0
PONCA CITY OK     26  32  18  42 /  20  10  10  10
DURANT OK         36  43  27  42 /  10  10  10  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR OKZ006>008-
     012-013.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR OKZ004-005-
     009-010.

TX...NONE.
&&

02/25/25

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 8:30 PM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
830 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-011100-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
830 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER THE
ATMOSPHERE IS TOO STABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY JAN 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER... AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN...
CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...EVEN LIGHT
AMOUNTS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
WINTER PRECIPITATION MAY PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT
5 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

The radar

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Event by event

48 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Alfalfa

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Alfalfa County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Atoka

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Atoka forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Atoka County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Beckham

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Beckham forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Beckham County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Blaine

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Blaine forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Blaine County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Bryan

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Bryan forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Bryan County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Caddo

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Caddo forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Caddo County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Canadian

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Canadian forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Canadian County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Carter

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Carter forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Carter County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Cleveland

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Cleveland County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Coal

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Coal forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Coal County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Comanche

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Comanche County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Cotton

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cotton forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Cotton County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Custer

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Custer forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Custer County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Dewey

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Dewey forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Dewey County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Ellis

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Ellis forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Ellis County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Garfield

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Garfield forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Garfield County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Garvin

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Garvin forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Garvin County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Grady

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grady forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Grady County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Grant

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Grant County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Greer

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Greer forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Greer County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Harmon

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Harmon forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Harmon County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Harper

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Harper forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Harper County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Hughes

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hughes forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Hughes County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Jackson

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Jackson County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Jefferson

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Jefferson County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Johnston

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Johnston forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Johnston County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Kay

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kay forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Kay County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Kingfisher

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Kingfisher County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Kiowa

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kiowa forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Kiowa County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Lincoln

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Lincoln County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Logan

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Logan County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Love

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Love forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Love County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Major

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Major forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.312, -98.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Major County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Marshall

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Marshall County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, McClain

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: McClain forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in McClain County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Murray

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Murray County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Noble

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Noble forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Noble County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Oklahoma

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D2 (severe) drought conditions were present at the beginning of the month in Oklahoma County, but had worsened to D3 (extreme) drought by the end of the month.

Drought, Payne

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Payne forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Payne County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Pontotoc

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Pontotoc County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Pottawatomie

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Pottawatomie County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Roger Mills

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Roger Mills County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Seminole

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Seminole forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Seminole County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Stephens

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Stephens forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month in Stephens County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Tillman

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Tillman forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Tillman County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Washita

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Washita forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Washita County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Woods

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Woods forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Woods County with persistent dry conditions.

Drought, Woodward

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Woodward forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month in Woodward County with persistent dry conditions.

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 422783, 422785, 422786, 422788, 422789, 422790, 422791, 422792, 422793, 422794, 422795, 422796, 422797, 422798, 422799, 422800, 422801, 422802, 422803, 422804, 422805, 422806, 422807, 422808, 422809, 422810, 422811, 422812, 422813, 422814, 422815, 422816, 422817, 422818, 422819, 422820, 422821, 422822, 422823, 422824, and more.