Lack of moisture in Oklahoma withers ag hopes

→January is typically the driest month in Oklahoma, followed by February and December, according to the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. In south central Oklahoma, the 120-day period from Sept. 23 to Jan. 20 is the second-driest on record, averaging 3.15 inches of precipitation, more than 9 inches below normal. East central Oklahoma has precipitation deficits of more than 10 inches, and southeast Oklahoma is 10 inches below normal.

→Counties under a burn ban are Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Coal, Comanche, Craig, Garvin, Greer, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kingfisher, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, McClain, McIntosh, Murray, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Roger Mills, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tillman and Wagoner. For burn ban information, go to www.forestry. ok.gov/burn-ban-information.