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11 official all-time records
The official all-time extremes for Oklahoma, as NOAA’s State Climate Extremes Committee lists them: from 120°F at Altus to -31°F at Nowata.
A 120 degrees F observed at Tipton observed by an Oklahoma Mesonet automated weather station on June 27, 1994 was originally approved. However, this value was later withdrawn after problems with the instrumentation configuration were discovered several years later.
Greatest 24-Hour Precipitation
| Record | Date | Where | Station | Status |
|---|
| 15.68 inches | October 11, 1973 | Enid | 342912 | E: Value is unchanged from previous extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values. |
The 24-hr snow fall at Woodward and Freedom fell in conjunction with a spring blizzard that set snow fall records in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. The State Climate Extremes Committee verified the validity of the observations at Woodward and Freedom.
| Record | Date | Where | Station | Status |
|---|
| 36 inches | February 22, 1971 | Buffalo 2SSW | 341243 | N: Value is changed from extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values. |
Although the Ada hailstone wasn't physically preserved, researchers were able to analyze it using photographic evidence. A machine vision assessment comparing photos of the Ada and Gotebo stones provided enough evidence to officially conclude that the Ada hailstone tied the Gotebo state record at 6.0 inches. To learn more about these record stones, see the full report. Although the Ada hailstone wasn't physically preserved, researchers were able to analyze it using photographic evidence. A machine vision assessment comparing photos of the Ada and Gotebo stones provided enough evidence to officially conclude that the Ada hailstone tied the Gotebo state record at 6.0 inches. To learn more about these record stones, see the full report.
| Record | Date | Where | Station | Status |
|---|
| 150.8 mph | May 24, 2011 | El Reno | ELRE (OK Mesonet) | NSA |