Will La Niña Bring Wild Weather To Oklahoma Again This Winter?

Meteorologists and weather analysts are already predicting a pretty crazy winter in store for Oklahoma this year. One of the reasons they're anticipating a very hectic winter season is due to the La Niña climate pattern that we're leaning towards this year.

In the past, when Oklahoma has experienced La Niña winter weather, we've seen extremes in many directions. Many of the severe winter storms and unusual winter weather events have happened during La Nina years.

Could Oklahoma see even more unusual weather events this coming soon?

Weather experts say that Oklahomans are in for above average temps this winter.

This year, we've already seen unusual weather in Oklahoma throughout the entire summer. Typically, we're burning up and at least some parts of the state are in a drought by this time of year. Yet, so far we've seen more precipitation and cooler temperatures than usual.

While the Farmer's Almanac predicts a similar trend, experts aren't saying the same thing. KFOR Meteorologist Aaron Brackett said that "we’re looking more toward that La Niña pattern, which is above average temperatures for winter and below average precipitation, at least for the first part of our winter season."

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If higher-than-normal temperatures do continue through this winter, it's safe to say that less snowfall won't be the only thing we see in Oklahoma. At least, if the weather follows the same patterns that it has in years previous.

Major weather events that hit Oklahoma during years with La Niña weather patterns.

Oklahoma experienced a winter in La Niña as recently as 2020-2021. Many Oklahomans can remember one of the most significant ice storms in our history that came earlier than expected: October 26 - 29.

Many parts of the state saw extremely low temperatures, freezing rain, and major power outages caused by falling trees and limbs that hadn't died yet and were still bearing leaves.

According to the report from the National Weather Service, much of the state experienced at least 30% of power outages, with central Oklahoma enduring nearly 100%.

The winter that year saw higher temperatures, more snowfall than normal for some areas of Oklahoma, and an unusually heavy snowfall in December. Will this year be the same?