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August Rainfall for Tulsa, Oklahoma

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 139-year period of August 1888 through August 2026

 

Wettest August was 11.80 recorded in 1927

Driest August was 0.00 recorded in 1896

Difference between the wettest and driest August was 11.80

 

Driest August      Wettest August
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1896 0.00 71 1902 2.89
2 2000 0.01 72 1924 2.92
3 1936 0.20 73 1903 3.07
4 1913 0.21 74 1992 3.09
5 1945 0.21 75 1962 3.10
6 1956 0.30 76 1934 3.16
7 1932 0.33 77 1961 3.16
8 1953 0.42 78 1969 3.24
9 1999 0.42 79 1920 3.25
10 1947 0.43 80 1963 3.28
11 1929 0.47 81 2012 3.32
12 2026 0.50 82 1931 3.42
13 1967 0.57 83 1893 3.45
14 1925 0.62 84 2023 3.47
15 1983 0.65 85 1910 3.48
16 2007 0.69 86 1975 3.52
17 1891 0.70 87 1949 3.54
18 1916 0.73 88 2002 3.55
19 1919 0.74 89 1958 3.58
20 2022 0.77 90 1898 3.63
21 2021 0.78 91 1926 3.66
22 1901 0.78 92 1965 3.72
23 1889 0.80 93 1987 3.72
24 1909 0.95 94 2009 3.76
25 2014 0.98 95 2024 3.79
26 1912 1.04 96 1957 3.79
27 1939 1.13 97 1904 3.79
28 1976 1.17 98 1986 3.96
29 1991 1.17 99 2006 4.06
30 1923 1.18 100 1994 4.10
31 2010 1.19 101 1941 4.14
32 1894 1.20 102 1897 4.24
33 1907 1.29 103 2020 4.26
34 1996 1.33 104 2008 4.59
35 1978 1.37 105 1966 4.59
36 1982 1.42 106 1973 4.70
37 1995 1.44 107 1905 4.77
38 1952 1.47 108 1979 4.77
39 2004 1.62 109 1892 4.80
40 1998 1.67 110 2018 4.85
41 1908 1.70 111 1977 4.86
42 1922 1.71 112 1944 4.94
43 1935 1.82 113 1914 4.96
44 1990 1.83 114 1955 4.98
45 1943 1.84 115 1888 5.07
46 1970 1.85 116 2015 5.16
47 1971 1.86 117 1972 5.16
48 1960 1.87 118 1906 5.25
49 1968 1.90 119 1974 5.30
50 1985 1.91 120 1933 5.40
51 1984 1.96 121 1948 5.43
52 1959 2.13 122 1940 5.57
53 1895 2.20 123 2011 5.76
54 2001 2.26 124 1937 5.76
55 1993 2.29 125 2019 5.89
56 2016 2.31 126 2005 5.91
57 1980 2.34 127 2017 6.07
58 1918 2.39 128 1964 6.14
59 1988 2.43 129 1917 6.23
60 1900 2.46 130 1989 6.69
61 1981 2.47 131 1938 7.39
62 1951 2.53 132 1942 7.47
63 1954 2.55 133 1928 7.51
64 1946 2.60 134 1997 7.86
65 2025 2.62 135 1911 7.90
66 1899 2.70 136 2003 8.78
67 1921 2.73 137 1890 9.30
68 1930 2.82 138 1915 10.56
69 1950 2.87 139 1927 11.80
70 2013 2.88      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1927 11.80 71 1950 2.87
2 1915 10.56 72 1930 2.82
3 1890 9.30 73 1921 2.73
4 2003 8.78 74 1899 2.70
5 1911 7.90 75 2025 2.62
6 1997 7.86 76 1946 2.60
7 1928 7.51 77 1954 2.55
8 1942 7.47 78 1951 2.53
9 1938 7.39 79 1981 2.47
10 1989 6.69 80 1900 2.46
11 1917 6.23 81 1988 2.43
12 1964 6.14 82 1918 2.39
13 2017 6.07 83 1980 2.34
14 2005 5.91 84 2016 2.31
15 2019 5.89 85 1993 2.29
16 2011 5.76 86 2001 2.26
17 1937 5.76 87 1895 2.20
18 1940 5.57 88 1959 2.13
19 1948 5.43 89 1984 1.96
20 1933 5.40 90 1985 1.91
21 1974 5.30 91 1968 1.90
22 1906 5.25 92 1960 1.87
23 2015 5.16 93 1971 1.86
24 1972 5.16 94 1970 1.85
25 1888 5.07 95 1943 1.84
26 1955 4.98 96 1990 1.83
27 1914 4.96 97 1935 1.82
28 1944 4.94 98 1922 1.71
29 1977 4.86 99 1908 1.70
30 2018 4.85 100 1998 1.67
31 1892 4.80 101 2004 1.62
32 1905 4.77 102 1952 1.47
33 1979 4.77 103 1995 1.44
34 1973 4.70 104 1982 1.42
35 2008 4.59 105 1978 1.37
36 1966 4.59 106 1996 1.33
37 2020 4.26 107 1907 1.29
38 1897 4.24 108 1894 1.20
39 1941 4.14 109 2010 1.19
40 1994 4.10 110 1923 1.18
41 2006 4.06 111 1976 1.17
42 1986 3.96 112 1991 1.17
43 2024 3.79 113 1939 1.13
44 1957 3.79 114 1912 1.04
45 1904 3.79 115 2014 0.98
46 2009 3.76 116 1909 0.95
47 1965 3.72 117 1889 0.80
48 1987 3.72 118 2021 0.78
49 1926 3.66 119 1901 0.78
50 1898 3.63 120 2022 0.77
51 1958 3.58 121 1919 0.74
52 2002 3.55 122 1916 0.73
53 1949 3.54 123 1891 0.70
54 1975 3.52 124 2007 0.69
55 1910 3.48 125 1983 0.65
56 2023 3.47 126 1925 0.62
57 1893 3.45 127 1967 0.57
58 1931 3.42 128 2026 0.50
59 2012 3.32 129 1929 0.47
60 1963 3.28 130 1947 0.43
61 1920 3.25 131 1953 0.42
62 1969 3.24 132 1999 0.42
63 1934 3.16 133 1932 0.33
64 1961 3.16 134 1956 0.30
65 1962 3.10 135 1913 0.21
66 1992 3.09 136 1945 0.21
67 1903 3.07 137 1936 0.20
68 1924 2.92 138 2000 0.01
69 1902 2.89 139 1896 0.00
70 2013 2.88      
           

 

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 Updated: September 2, 2026