Drought — Washington, Oklahoma

2024-03-01 to 2024-03-30 · Washington, Oklahoma

Wider weather episode

One half to four inches of precipitation fell across northeastern Oklahoma during March, with four to as much as ten inches of precipitation occurring across east central and southeastern Oklahoma. This corresponded to as little as 10 percent of normal average precipitation for the month to as much as 200 percent of normal average precipitation for the month. As a result of this precipitation, long-term drought conditions improved from severe (D2) conditions to moderate (D1) conditions during the month across portions of Osage and Washington Counties. Monetary damage estimates as a result of the drought were not available.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1162005. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.