Oklahoma winter weather: A look at the records broken so far

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Oklahoma winter weather: A look at the records broken so far

Tue, 02/16/2021 - 13:26
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Feb. 15—Oklahoma broke a daily record Monday for lowest recorded temperature ever on Feb. 15.

The previous daily record of minus-15 degrees was set back in 1905 in Vinita. During the early morning hours on Monday, Oklahoma Mesonet recorded minus-22 degrees in Kenton, located in the far western Oklahoma panhandle.

That’s the coldest temperature on record since 2018. Oklahoma’s all-time record low was -31 degrees, set in Nowata on Feb. 10, 2011.

The state is also setting wind chill records.

Oklahoma City tied the record low wind chill value of minus-29 degrees Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The previous record was set in 1947.

Fort Sill broke its lowest wind chill record at minus-26 degrees. The previous wind chill record of minus-22 also occurred in 1947.

This winter storm hasn’t yet beaten the statewide wind chill record of minus-47 degrees set during the 2011 freeze, based on data from Oklahoma Mesonet. The lowest wind chill reported Monday was minus-36 in Boise City.

Oklahoma’s snow depth record of 36 inches, set in 1971, remains intact.

The deepest snow ever recorded in Oklahoma City was 14.1 inches on Christmas Day 2009. Measurements reported to the National Weather Service Sunday and Monday reached 8 inches in the metro.

Perry, near Stillwater, recorded 9 inches of snow Sunday.