Volume 47, Number 42	Monthly Summary for December 2024  	Issued January 6, 2025	

	
For the month of December, rainfall totals averaged 1.55 inches throughout the state, with the Southeast district recording the highest precipitation at 6.12 inches and the Panhandle district recording the lowest precipitation at 0.03 inches. According to the December 31st US Drought Monitor Report, 30 percent of the state was in the abnormally dry to exceptional drought category, down 15 points from the previous year. Additionally, 6 percent of the state was in the moderate drought to exceptional drought category, down 16 points from the previous year. Statewide temperatures averaged in the low 40’s to upper 40’s, with the lowest recording of 14 degrees at Kenton on Friday, December 13th, and the highest recording of 76 degrees at Waurika on Monday, December 30th. Topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions were rated adequate to short.

Pasture and Livestock: Pasture and range condition was rated at 74 percent good to fair. Livestock condition was rated at 83 percent good to fair.

Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent
For Month Ending December 31, 2024	
Moisture Rating	Current Month	One Year Ago	
Topsoil			
  Very Short	14	4	
  Short	19	20	
  Adequate	64	75	
  Surplus	3	1	
Subsoil			
  Very Short	7	7	
  Short	26	38	
  Adequate	64	52	
  Surplus	3	3	

Crop and Livestock Conditions by Percent
For Month Ending December 31, 2024	
Commodity	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
Wheat	3	15	37	42	3	
Rye 	3	10	44	41	2	
Oats	7	21	45	23	4	
Livestock	3	9	33	50	5	
Pasture and Range	10	13	37	37	3	

Weather for Week Ending: Temperatures ranged from 14 degrees at Kenton on Friday, December 13th to 76 degrees at Waurika on Monday, December 30th. Precipitation ranged from 6.12 inches in the Southeast district to 0.03 inches in the Panhandle district. Soil temperature averages ranged from 36 degrees at Kenton on Wednesday, December 11th, to 61 degrees at Burneyville on Monday, December 16th.

Mesonet Temperature and Precipitation Data
For Month Ending December 31, 2024	
Districts	Temperature	Precipitation	
	High	Low	Average	Current
Month	September 1, 2024 to January 5, 2025	
					Total	Departure
from Normal	Percent
of Normal	
		degrees		inches	inches	inches	percent	
 Panhandle	57	26	40	0.03	8.29	3.15	161	
 North Central	55	30	42	0.21	9.35	0.37	104	
 Northeast	54	33	43	1.08	13.05	-0.95	93	
 West Central	56	32	44	0.14	10.21	1.73	120	
 Central	56	34	45	1.11	12.12	-0.06	100	
 East Central	55	36	46	2.94	14.85	-1.70	90	
 Southwest	58	34	46	0.19	9.96	0.45	105	
 South Central	59	37	48	2.17	11.67	-2.33	83	
 Southeast	58	37	47	6.12	16.92	-1.49	92