CLIMATE REPORT: Warm and dry November drives drought expansion
November 2025 was a warm and mostly dry month across Oklahoma, much like the climatological fall season as a whole (Sept. 1–Nov. 30).
Those conditions allowed drought to flourish across the southern half of the state, only a few months after Oklahoma had enjoyed a mostly drought-free summer. The dryness is expected to persist through the end of the year and may even expand.
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