May Rainfall for Tulsa, Oklahoma
All rainfall amounts are in inches
For the 137 year period of May 1888 through May 2024
Wettest May was 18.00 recorded in 1943
Driest May was 0.80 recorded in 1897
Difference between the wettest and driest May was 17.20
Driest May |
|
Wettest May |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1897 |
0.80 |
71 |
1922 |
5.13 |
2 |
1924 |
1.06 |
72 |
1954 |
5.17 |
3 |
1988 |
1.17 |
73 |
1930 |
5.18 |
4 |
2012 |
1.18 |
74 |
2002 |
5.21 |
5 |
1945 |
1.33 |
75 |
1990 |
5.21 |
6 |
2005 |
1.61 |
76 |
1910 |
5.21 |
7 |
1906 |
1.62 |
77 |
2010 |
5.23 |
8 |
1997 |
1.66 |
78 |
2003 |
5.25 |
9 |
1932 |
1.68 |
79 |
1907 |
5.25 |
10 |
1962 |
1.69 |
80 |
1973 |
5.30 |
11 |
1921 |
1.69 |
81 |
1967 |
5.34 |
12 |
1951 |
1.76 |
82 |
2021 |
5.46 |
13 |
1925 |
1.79 |
83 |
1944 |
5.50 |
14 |
1966 |
1.86 |
84 |
1992 |
5.65 |
15 |
1911 |
1.97 |
85 |
1977 |
5.72 |
16 |
1969 |
1.98 |
86 |
1900 |
5.77 |
17 |
1934 |
2.08 |
87 |
1896 |
5.90 |
18 |
1996 |
2.14 |
88 |
1979 |
6.15 |
19 |
1942 |
2.26 |
89 |
1947 |
6.26 |
20 |
1937 |
2.30 |
90 |
2001 |
6.32 |
21 |
1972 |
2.43 |
91 |
1929 |
6.58 |
22 |
1998 |
2.46 |
92 |
1971 |
6.59 |
23 |
1963 |
2.49 |
93 |
1959 |
6.66 |
24 |
1994 |
2.81 |
94 |
1981 |
6.70 |
25 |
1953 |
2.87 |
95 |
1976 |
6.75 |
26 |
1901 |
2.88 |
96 |
2009 |
6.80 |
27 |
2018 |
2.89 |
97 |
1983 |
6.85 |
28 |
1916 |
2.90 |
98 |
1993 |
6.86 |
29 |
1948 |
2.94 |
99 |
1974 |
6.94 |
30 |
2006 |
3.04 |
100 |
1923 |
6.95 |
31 |
1928 |
3.05 |
101 |
1986 |
6.97 |
32 |
2004 |
3.07 |
102 |
2000 |
7.01 |
33 |
2023 |
3.09 |
103 |
2017 |
7.12 |
34 |
1895 |
3.20 |
104 |
1975 |
7.22 |
35 |
1889 |
3.28 |
105 |
1980 |
7.23 |
36 |
1918 |
3.33 |
106 |
1913 |
7.36 |
37 |
1952 |
3.45 |
107 |
1939 |
7.37 |
38 |
2014 |
3.51 |
108 |
1915 |
7.40 |
39 |
1968 |
3.56 |
109 |
1899 |
7.51 |
40 |
2011 |
3.58 |
110 |
1893 |
7.65 |
41 |
1912 |
3.62 |
111 |
1905 |
8.00 |
42 |
1940 |
3.67 |
112 |
1933 |
8.25 |
43 |
1958 |
3.69 |
113 |
1920 |
8.31 |
44 |
1890 |
3.70 |
114 |
1949 |
8.34 |
45 |
1941 |
3.72 |
115 |
1898 |
8.40 |
46 |
1917 |
3.88 |
116 |
1908 |
8.76 |
47 |
2016 |
3.91 |
117 |
1960 |
8.91 |
48 |
1965 |
3.91 |
118 |
1961 |
9.09 |
49 |
1936 |
3.91 |
119 |
1978 |
9.28 |
50 |
1989 |
3.95 |
120 |
1982 |
9.30 |
51 |
1931 |
3.96 |
121 |
1950 |
9.32 |
52 |
1926 |
4.18 |
122 |
2022 |
9.43 |
53 |
1985 |
4.19 |
123 |
1999 |
9.55 |
54 |
1970 |
4.20 |
124 |
2008 |
9.60 |
55 |
1955 |
4.20 |
125 |
1957 |
9.80 |
56 |
1888 |
4.20 |
126 |
1909 |
9.84 |
57 |
1894 |
4.30 |
127 |
1903 |
9.98 |
58 |
1927 |
4.45 |
128 |
1987 |
10.02 |
59 |
1919 |
4.45 |
129 |
2007 |
10.03 |
60 |
1904 |
4.55 |
130 |
1995 |
10.73 |
61 |
2013 |
4.71 |
131 |
2024 |
10.76 |
62 |
1964 |
4.77 |
132 |
1984 |
11.25 |
63 |
1914 |
4.77 |
133 |
1902 |
11.30 |
64 |
2020 |
4.81 |
134 |
1892 |
12.10 |
65 |
1891 |
5.00 |
135 |
2019 |
12.99 |
66 |
1938 |
5.03 |
136 |
2015 |
14.77 |
67 |
1946 |
5.08 |
137 |
1943 |
18.00 |
68 |
1991 |
5.11 |
|
|
|
69 |
1935 |
5.11 |
|
|
|
70 |
1956 |
5.13 |
|
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RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1943 |
18.00 |
71 |
1946 |
5.08 |
2 |
2015 |
14.77 |
72 |
1938 |
5.03 |
3 |
2019 |
12.99 |
73 |
1891 |
5.00 |
4 |
1892 |
12.10 |
74 |
2020 |
4.81 |
5 |
1902 |
11.30 |
75 |
1964 |
4.77 |
6 |
1984 |
11.25 |
76 |
1914 |
4.77 |
7 |
2024 |
10.76 |
77 |
2013 |
4.71 |
8 |
1995 |
10.73 |
78 |
1904 |
4.55 |
9 |
2007 |
10.03 |
79 |
1927 |
4.45 |
10 |
1987 |
10.02 |
80 |
1919 |
4.45 |
11 |
1903 |
9.98 |
81 |
1894 |
4.30 |
12 |
1909 |
9.84 |
82 |
1970 |
4.20 |
13 |
1957 |
9.80 |
83 |
1955 |
4.20 |
14 |
2008 |
9.60 |
84 |
1888 |
4.20 |
15 |
1999 |
9.55 |
85 |
1985 |
4.19 |
16 |
2022 |
9.43 |
86 |
1926 |
4.18 |
17 |
1950 |
9.32 |
87 |
1931 |
3.96 |
18 |
1982 |
9.30 |
88 |
1989 |
3.95 |
19 |
1978 |
9.28 |
89 |
2016 |
3.91 |
20 |
1961 |
9.09 |
90 |
1965 |
3.91 |
21 |
1960 |
8.91 |
91 |
1936 |
3.91 |
22 |
1908 |
8.76 |
92 |
1917 |
3.88 |
23 |
1898 |
8.40 |
93 |
1941 |
3.72 |
24 |
1949 |
8.34 |
94 |
1890 |
3.70 |
25 |
1920 |
8.31 |
95 |
1958 |
3.69 |
26 |
1933 |
8.25 |
96 |
1940 |
3.67 |
27 |
1905 |
8.00 |
97 |
1912 |
3.62 |
28 |
1893 |
7.65 |
98 |
2011 |
3.58 |
29 |
1899 |
7.51 |
99 |
1968 |
3.56 |
30 |
1915 |
7.40 |
100 |
2014 |
3.51 |
31 |
1939 |
7.37 |
101 |
1952 |
3.45 |
32 |
1913 |
7.36 |
102 |
1918 |
3.33 |
33 |
1980 |
7.23 |
103 |
1889 |
3.28 |
34 |
1975 |
7.22 |
104 |
1895 |
3.20 |
35 |
2017 |
7.12 |
105 |
2023 |
3.09 |
36 |
2000 |
7.01 |
106 |
2004 |
3.07 |
37 |
1986 |
6.97 |
107 |
1928 |
3.05 |
38 |
1923 |
6.95 |
108 |
2006 |
3.04 |
39 |
1974 |
6.94 |
109 |
1948 |
2.94 |
40 |
1993 |
6.86 |
110 |
1916 |
2.90 |
41 |
1983 |
6.85 |
111 |
2018 |
2.89 |
42 |
2009 |
6.80 |
112 |
1901 |
2.88 |
43 |
1976 |
6.75 |
113 |
1953 |
2.87 |
44 |
1981 |
6.70 |
114 |
1994 |
2.81 |
45 |
1959 |
6.66 |
115 |
1963 |
2.49 |
46 |
1971 |
6.59 |
116 |
1998 |
2.46 |
47 |
1929 |
6.58 |
117 |
1972 |
2.43 |
48 |
2001 |
6.32 |
118 |
1937 |
2.30 |
49 |
1947 |
6.26 |
119 |
1942 |
2.26 |
50 |
1979 |
6.15 |
120 |
1996 |
2.14 |
51 |
1896 |
5.90 |
121 |
1934 |
2.08 |
52 |
1900 |
5.77 |
122 |
1969 |
1.98 |
53 |
1977 |
5.72 |
123 |
1911 |
1.97 |
54 |
1992 |
5.65 |
124 |
1966 |
1.86 |
55 |
1944 |
5.50 |
125 |
1925 |
1.79 |
56 |
2021 |
5.46 |
126 |
1951 |
1.76 |
57 |
1967 |
5.34 |
127 |
1962 |
1.69 |
58 |
1973 |
5.30 |
128 |
1921 |
1.69 |
59 |
2003 |
5.25 |
129 |
1932 |
1.68 |
60 |
1907 |
5.25 |
130 |
1997 |
1.66 |
61 |
2010 |
5.23 |
131 |
1906 |
1.62 |
62 |
2002 |
5.21 |
132 |
2005 |
1.61 |
63 |
1990 |
5.21 |
133 |
1945 |
1.33 |
64 |
1910 |
5.21 |
134 |
2012 |
1.18 |
65 |
1930 |
5.18 |
135 |
1988 |
1.17 |
66 |
1954 |
5.17 |
136 |
1924 |
1.06 |
67 |
1956 |
5.13 |
137 |
1897 |
0.80 |
68 |
1922 |
5.13 |
|
|
|
69 |
1991 |
5.11 |
|
|
|
70 |
1935 |
5.11 |
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Updated: June 5, 2024