TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — Following one of the wettest springs on record in Oklahoma, the state is drought-free for the first time since 2019.
Gary McManus with the state says the state has been drought-free since June, but the last time Oklahoma was completely drought-free was June 2019.
McManus says we usually have a secondary fire season in the fall, but this year will likely see fewer fires, especially in northeastern Oklahoma.
He says crop farmers in this part of the state will also benefit from this.
“For the folks that plant wheat up in northeastern Oklahoma, they’ll have much better soil moisture to plant that wheat into, maybe get that crop to germinate,” McManus said.
He says farmers who are planting crops for grazing can benefit by planting their crops earlier this year, but for farmers in southwestern Oklahoma where the air is drier, it can be riskier to plant early.
