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Record Temperatures Possible Late Week

Fire Weather Outlook

7 Day Planner

Wildfire Prevention & Safety

Near-record to record breaking temperatures are possible late this week into the weekend.

The fire danger risk will be near critical on Tuesday and Sunday staying mostly elevated on the days between.

Forecast for the next 7 days.

Here are some things to keep in mind to avoid activities that could lead to a wildfire start.

Local Weather History For March 18th...

March 1907 was quite warm in Oklahoma City. Nine daily records
remain, including three daily high temperature records and six daily
records for warmest low temperature. March 1907 also holds the
records for the hottest temperature ever recorded in March, 97
degrees, and the warmest low temperature ever recorded in March, 68
degrees. Overall, the month ranked as the second warmest March ever,
with an average temperature of 59.5 degrees, slightly more than nine
degrees above average.

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