Oklahoma Mesonet
About Us
The Oklahoma Mesonet is a world-class network of environmental monitoring stations
that measure a variety of surface conditions to provide near real-time weather data
24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The network was commissioned on January 1, 1994 following years of visioning and development
by a joint team of scientists from Oklahoma State University and the University of
Oklahoma. Robust and versatile, the Oklahoma Mesonet is designed to provide a dense
collection of observations across the state at a high time resolution to provide decision
makers and the public with high-quality weather information that is timely, local,
and reliable.
Our Stations
With a total of 120 stations, Oklahoma Mesonet stations are located in all of Oklahoma’s
77 counties at an average station spacing of 18 miles. Each station consists of a
10-meter tower with an assortment of instruments located on and near the tower. Measurements
include air temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, wind speed, wind direction,
rainfall, and solar radiation at 5-minute intervals, soil temperature at 15-minute
intervals, and soil moisture at 30-minute intervals. Oklahoma Mesonet stations are
maintained and monitored by a team of electronics technicians, meteorologists, and
support staff to ensure the highest possible data quality and data availability.