Annual Rainfall for Tulsa, Oklahoma
All rainfall amounts are in inches
For the 136 year period of January 1888 through December 2023
Wettest Year was 69.88 recorded in 1973
Driest Year was 23.24 recorded in 1956
Difference between the wettest and driest Year was 46.64
Driest Year |
|
Wettest Year |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1956 |
23.24 |
71 |
2021 |
37.48 |
2 |
1896 |
23.80 |
72 |
1930 |
37.68 |
3 |
1901 |
24.29 |
73 |
1899 |
37.99 |
4 |
1954 |
24.48 |
74 |
1902 |
38.03 |
5 |
1891 |
24.80 |
75 |
1937 |
38.06 |
6 |
1952 |
24.88 |
76 |
1960 |
38.06 |
7 |
1910 |
25.07 |
77 |
1978 |
38.19 |
8 |
1939 |
25.12 |
78 |
2006 |
38.23 |
9 |
1889 |
26.28 |
79 |
1990 |
38.94 |
10 |
1966 |
26.86 |
80 |
1993 |
39.10 |
11 |
1894 |
26.89 |
81 |
1931 |
39.17 |
12 |
1900 |
27.17 |
82 |
1949 |
40.61 |
13 |
2016 |
28.19 |
83 |
1935 |
40.64 |
14 |
2005 |
28.22 |
84 |
1944 |
40.74 |
15 |
1914 |
28.47 |
85 |
1913 |
40.82 |
16 |
1925 |
28.66 |
86 |
1922 |
41.02 |
17 |
2012 |
28.74 |
87 |
2000 |
41.09 |
18 |
1963 |
28.80 |
88 |
1997 |
41.27 |
19 |
1955 |
28.97 |
89 |
2003 |
41.30 |
20 |
1917 |
28.99 |
90 |
1938 |
41.40 |
21 |
2001 |
29.14 |
91 |
1962 |
41.46 |
22 |
2014 |
29.60 |
92 |
1977 |
41.46 |
23 |
1969 |
29.95 |
93 |
1918 |
41.60 |
24 |
1897 |
30.22 |
94 |
1995 |
41.69 |
25 |
1965 |
30.69 |
95 |
1979 |
42.35 |
26 |
1916 |
30.90 |
96 |
1926 |
42.58 |
27 |
2002 |
31.31 |
97 |
1986 |
42.76 |
28 |
1911 |
31.59 |
98 |
1951 |
42.98 |
29 |
2011 |
31.99 |
99 |
1942 |
43.29 |
30 |
1912 |
32.20 |
100 |
1992 |
43.40 |
31 |
1932 |
32.50 |
101 |
1943 |
43.86 |
32 |
1950 |
32.65 |
102 |
1929 |
43.87 |
33 |
1924 |
32.78 |
103 |
1895 |
43.95 |
34 |
1958 |
32.88 |
104 |
1964 |
44.27 |
35 |
2013 |
33.09 |
105 |
1975 |
44.71 |
36 |
1934 |
33.20 |
106 |
1940 |
44.99 |
37 |
1988 |
33.22 |
107 |
1928 |
45.32 |
38 |
1948 |
33.23 |
108 |
1920 |
45.43 |
39 |
1980 |
33.33 |
109 |
1987 |
45.91 |
40 |
1947 |
33.40 |
110 |
2017 |
46.03 |
41 |
1909 |
33.52 |
111 |
2009 |
46.12 |
42 |
1991 |
33.54 |
112 |
1892 |
46.16 |
43 |
2022 |
33.63 |
113 |
1998 |
46.47 |
44 |
1936 |
33.64 |
114 |
1957 |
46.59 |
45 |
1996 |
33.66 |
115 |
1905 |
47.37 |
46 |
1976 |
33.91 |
116 |
2020 |
47.38 |
47 |
1970 |
34.02 |
117 |
1999 |
48.47 |
48 |
2018 |
34.08 |
118 |
1984 |
48.77 |
49 |
1893 |
34.12 |
119 |
1959 |
49.39 |
50 |
1890 |
34.15 |
120 |
1994 |
49.51 |
51 |
2010 |
34.47 |
121 |
2004 |
49.52 |
52 |
1888 |
34.71 |
122 |
1985 |
51.31 |
53 |
1983 |
34.74 |
123 |
1961 |
51.39 |
54 |
1989 |
35.10 |
124 |
2007 |
53.09 |
55 |
1907 |
35.21 |
125 |
1898 |
53.76 |
56 |
1982 |
35.24 |
126 |
1908 |
55.23 |
57 |
1903 |
35.26 |
127 |
1923 |
55.86 |
58 |
1972 |
35.54 |
128 |
2008 |
56.09 |
59 |
1968 |
35.78 |
129 |
1971 |
56.41 |
60 |
1946 |
35.95 |
130 |
1927 |
57.30 |
61 |
1953 |
36.46 |
131 |
1941 |
58.21 |
62 |
1921 |
36.70 |
132 |
1974 |
59.26 |
63 |
1933 |
36.80 |
133 |
2019 |
59.55 |
64 |
1981 |
36.88 |
134 |
2015 |
61.79 |
65 |
1967 |
36.91 |
135 |
1915 |
62.82 |
66 |
1904 |
37.00 |
136 |
1973 |
69.88 |
67 |
1919 |
37.16 |
|
|
|
68 |
1945 |
37.21 |
|
|
|
69 |
2023 |
37.28 |
|
|
|
70 |
1906 |
37.39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
RANK |
YEAR |
RAIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1973 |
69.88 |
71 |
1904 |
37.00 |
2 |
1915 |
62.82 |
72 |
1967 |
36.91 |
3 |
2015 |
61.79 |
73 |
1981 |
36.88 |
4 |
2019 |
59.55 |
74 |
1933 |
36.80 |
5 |
1974 |
59.26 |
75 |
1921 |
36.70 |
6 |
1941 |
58.21 |
76 |
1953 |
36.46 |
7 |
1927 |
57.30 |
77 |
1946 |
35.95 |
8 |
1971 |
56.41 |
78 |
1968 |
35.78 |
9 |
2008 |
56.09 |
79 |
1972 |
35.54 |
10 |
1923 |
55.86 |
80 |
1903 |
35.26 |
11 |
1908 |
55.23 |
81 |
1982 |
35.24 |
12 |
1898 |
53.76 |
82 |
1907 |
35.21 |
13 |
2007 |
53.09 |
83 |
1989 |
35.10 |
14 |
1961 |
51.39 |
84 |
1983 |
34.74 |
15 |
1985 |
51.31 |
85 |
1888 |
34.71 |
16 |
2004 |
49.52 |
86 |
2010 |
34.47 |
17 |
1994 |
49.51 |
87 |
1890 |
34.15 |
18 |
1959 |
49.39 |
88 |
1893 |
34.12 |
19 |
1984 |
48.77 |
89 |
2018 |
34.08 |
20 |
1999 |
48.47 |
90 |
1970 |
34.02 |
21 |
2020 |
47.38 |
91 |
1976 |
33.91 |
22 |
1905 |
47.37 |
92 |
1996 |
33.66 |
23 |
1957 |
46.59 |
93 |
1936 |
33.64 |
24 |
1998 |
46.47 |
94 |
2022 |
33.63 |
25 |
1892 |
46.16 |
95 |
1991 |
33.54 |
26 |
2009 |
46.12 |
96 |
1909 |
33.52 |
27 |
2017 |
46.03 |
97 |
1947 |
33.40 |
28 |
1987 |
45.91 |
98 |
1980 |
33.33 |
29 |
1920 |
45.43 |
99 |
1948 |
33.23 |
30 |
1928 |
45.32 |
100 |
1988 |
33.22 |
31 |
1940 |
44.99 |
101 |
1934 |
33.20 |
32 |
1975 |
44.71 |
102 |
2013 |
33.09 |
33 |
1964 |
44.27 |
103 |
1958 |
32.88 |
34 |
1895 |
43.95 |
104 |
1924 |
32.78 |
35 |
1929 |
43.87 |
105 |
1950 |
32.65 |
36 |
1943 |
43.86 |
106 |
1932 |
32.50 |
37 |
1992 |
43.40 |
107 |
1912 |
32.20 |
38 |
1942 |
43.29 |
108 |
2011 |
31.99 |
39 |
1951 |
42.98 |
109 |
1911 |
31.59 |
40 |
1986 |
42.76 |
110 |
2002 |
31.31 |
41 |
1926 |
42.58 |
111 |
1916 |
30.90 |
42 |
1979 |
42.35 |
112 |
1965 |
30.69 |
43 |
1995 |
41.69 |
113 |
1897 |
30.22 |
44 |
1918 |
41.60 |
114 |
1969 |
29.95 |
45 |
1962 |
41.46 |
115 |
2014 |
29.60 |
46 |
1977 |
41.46 |
116 |
2001 |
29.14 |
47 |
1938 |
41.40 |
117 |
1917 |
28.99 |
48 |
2003 |
41.30 |
118 |
1955 |
28.97 |
49 |
1997 |
41.27 |
119 |
1963 |
28.80 |
50 |
2000 |
41.09 |
120 |
2012 |
28.74 |
51 |
1922 |
41.02 |
121 |
1925 |
28.66 |
52 |
1913 |
40.82 |
122 |
1914 |
28.47 |
53 |
1944 |
40.74 |
123 |
2005 |
28.22 |
54 |
1935 |
40.64 |
124 |
2016 |
28.19 |
55 |
1949 |
40.61 |
125 |
1900 |
27.17 |
56 |
1931 |
39.17 |
126 |
1894 |
26.89 |
57 |
1993 |
39.10 |
127 |
1966 |
26.86 |
58 |
1990 |
38.94 |
128 |
1889 |
26.28 |
59 |
2006 |
38.23 |
129 |
1939 |
25.12 |
60 |
1978 |
38.19 |
130 |
1910 |
25.07 |
61 |
1937 |
38.06 |
131 |
1952 |
24.88 |
62 |
1960 |
38.06 |
132 |
1891 |
24.80 |
63 |
1902 |
38.03 |
133 |
1954 |
24.48 |
64 |
1899 |
37.99 |
134 |
1901 |
24.29 |
65 |
1930 |
37.68 |
135 |
1896 |
23.80 |
66 |
2021 |
37.48 |
136 |
1956 |
23.24 |
67 |
1906 |
37.39 |
|
|
|
68 |
2023 |
37.28 |
|
|
|
69 |
1945 |
37.21 |
|
|
|
70 |
1919 |
37.16 |
|
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Updated: January 16, 2024