Another month of below normal precipitation added to the ongoing drought in Oklahoma according to today’s Oklahoma Crop Weather report issued by the USDA-NASS Oklahoma Field Office.
The statewide average was just under an inch for the month of January to date. Although the Southeast district received more than two inches, this was still below average for the month. Statewide precipitation for the period since September 1st was only 50 percent of normal, ranging from 39 percent of normal in the North Central district to 66 percent of normal in the Panhandle.