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2023 Mesonet Extremes Map

County map of Oklahoma on a light blue background with icons and labels listing Mesonet extremes for 2023. The map contents are described in the article below. The image header reads, Oklahoma Mesonet Extremes - 2023. The image footer contains the Oklahoma Mesonet logo and Oklahoma's Weather Network tagline along with the Mesonet website address and social media icons and handles. The graphic was created on December 29, 2023.

Each year the Oklahoma Mesonet creates a map showing the most extreme events that were recorded by the network throughout the year. In a year of wild weather, we identified 12 extremes that really stood out:

  • Cookson - Greatest 1-hr Rainfall: 4.06" on July 14
  • Grandfield - Highest Air Temperature: 113.8°F on August 17
  • Grandfield - Most 100°F Days: 59 days
  • Hollis - Tied for Highest November Air Temperature in State History: 95.0°F on November 7
  • Jay - Highest Heat Index in Oklahoma Mesonet History: 126.7°F on August 21
  • Kenton - Lowest Air Temperature: −1.0°F on February 17
  • Kenton - Lowest Wind Chill: −16.0°F on February 17
  • Mangum - Greatest Solar Radiation Decrease During Eclipse: −392 W/m² on October 14
  • May Ranch - Greatest 24-hr Temperature Drop: 71.2°F to 16.6°F on February 23
  • Mt. Herman - Greatest Annual Rainfall: 65.72"
  • Tulsa - Greatest 1-hr Temperature Drop: 75.5°F to 45.5°F on April 5
  • Watonga - Highest Wind Gust: 93.6 mph on August 11

This graphic was created on December 29, 2023.