Mesonet Ticker for May 4, 2026

                
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Maypril? Maybruary?




Whoa whoa whoa! Don't go climatizing half-caulked (liquid nailed it!). Before you
see that forecast freeze in the Panhandle on Thursday and go thinking we're going
all-time recordy, let me first say that the latest freeze in state history is
way out there on May 29, 1947, when Kenton dropped to 30 degrees, a day when
much of the state dropped into the 30s to low-40s.



And we're still sorta in line with our normal 10th-percentile (that's low, and
I'd know as a 0th-percentile intellect) latest spring freeze if we hit freezing
out that way on May 7.



Oh, and didya know, didya know, didya know, there might also be some snow?



Oh no! Yes snow! Low snow but still snow snow. We'll see on that one, but again,
nowhere close to a record late snowfall, at least measurable snowfall, with
Kenton still holding that wintry weather records of 0.7 inches of snow on May
21, 1931.

Still, the cold front poised to our north is going to bring a world of early-
spring hurt to the state, with highs dropping down into the 50s and 60s over
the next few days, in addition to that late freeze/frost up in the NW.







And remember, it's still May(rch), so when you have a cold front, you might
have storms. There's a strong cap in place, so a conditional severe threat later
on today. IF a storm fires, it could bring some big wind and hail, and the
same thing tomorrow to the southeast as the front plows through. All hazards
possible.





But, another stretch of cool weather. Take this opportunity to have those last
soups and chili.

Chili? Neighbor, how long has it been since you've had a big thick steaming
bowl of Wolf Brand Chili? Well Neighbor, that's too long!

May the 4th be with you, always.

Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climate Survey
gmcmanus@ou.edu
                

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