Oklahoma, 2024

Drought in Oklahoma, October 1 to 31, 2024

October 1 to 31, 2024 · NWS TSA · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

Much of eastern Oklahoma received below average monthly rainfall for October, as generally less than three inches of rain fell across the region during the month. This corresponded to less than 50 percent of the normal average precipitation for the month, and large portions of the area received less than 25 percent of the normal average precipitation for the month.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 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
22

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 TSA wrote it up.

Much of eastern Oklahoma received below average monthly rainfall for October, as generally less than three inches of rain fell across the region during the month. This corresponded to less than 50 percent of the normal average precipitation for the month, and large portions of the area received less than 25 percent of the normal average precipitation for the month. As a result, severe (D2) drought conditions continued to expand across much of eastern Oklahoma during the month, and extreme (D3) drought conditions expanded across more of southeastern Oklahoma, as well as northeastern Oklahoma. Monetary damage estimates as a result of the drought were not available.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

22 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Adair

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Adair forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cherokee

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
35.907, -95.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Choctaw

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Choctaw forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
34.027, -95.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Craig

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Craig forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Creek

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Creek forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Delaware

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.408, -94.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Latimer

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Latimer forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Le Flore

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Le Flore forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations

Drought, Mayes

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Mayes forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, McIntosh

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
35.374, -95.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Nowata

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Nowata forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Okfuskee

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Okfuskee forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
35.466, -96.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Okmulgee

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
35.647, -95.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Osage

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Osage forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations

Drought, Ottawa

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Ottawa forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pawnee

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pawnee forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.317, -96.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pittsburg

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pushmataha

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pushmataha forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
34.416, -95.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rogers

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Rogers forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Tulsa

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Tulsa forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wagoner

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Wagoner forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Washington

When
October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1215471, 1215472, 1215473, 1215474, 1215475, 1215476, 1215477, 1215478, 1215479, 1215480, 1215481, 1215482, 1215483, 1215484, 1215485, 1215486, 1215487, 1215488, 1215489, 1215490, 1215491, 1215492.