Drought in Caddo County, OK: 5.4 years in 10 since 2000

5.4 years in 10

Caddo County, OK: 14 of 26 full years had 13+ weeks in drought. More drought-prone than most US counties.

20002025

Drought years: 2001 (17 wk), 2003 (16 wk), 2006 (44 wk), 2011 (50 wk), 2012 (36 wk), 2013 (47 wk), 2014 (52 wk), 2015 (20 wk), 2018 (38 wk), 2021 (21 wk), 2022 (46 wk), 2023 (41 wk), 2024 (21 wk) and 2025 (14 wk). Not a single drought week in 2007 and 2008.

Plan for drought as normal: shrink the lawn, go drip and natives

Drought is the normal state of things here. Most of the yard goes to natives and gravel on drip; any grass that stays is a small, tough patch.

If you are replacing turf, plant natives in fall so roots set before the Jan peak, and check your water utility for a turf-removal rebate before you dig.

Against the rest of OK

24th most drought-prone of 77 OK counties; the OK middle is 4.6 in 10. Closest on the list: Garfield County (5.8 in 10) and Stephens County (5.4 in 10). Driest in OK: Cimarron County (6.9 in 10). Least drought: McIntosh County (2.3 in 10).

When in the year it hits

Most often in Jan (46% of weeks), then Sep (46%) and Dec (44%). Least in Jun (34%). May to September averages 40%.

46 Jan
42 Feb
44 Mar
41 Apr
40 May
34 Jun
38 Jul
41 Aug
46 Sep
40 Oct
37 Nov
44 Dec

The worst year: 2014

2014: 52 weeks in drought, peaking at D3 extreme. Across 1,401 weekly maps: 41% of all weeks at D1 or worse, 24.3% at D2, 11.2% at D3, 43 weeks with some of the county in D4. Longest unbroken spell: 88 weeks, Sep 10, 2013 to May 12, 2015.

Lately

Last drought year: 2025, 14 weeks. 2016-2025: 6 in 10, against 5 in 10 for 2000-2015, about the same. So far in 2026: 44 of 44 weeks in drought, through Nov 3, 2026.