National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Flooding Concerns in Puerto Rico; Thunderstorms Across the Southeast U.S.

Showers and thunderstorms capable of producing widespread heavy rainfall will be possible across much of Puerto Rico today. Heavy rainfall will likely lead to flash, urban and small stream flooding. Some areas may face life-threatening flooding. In the Southeast U.S., strong to marginally severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon. Read More >

Tulsa, OK

Weather Forecast Office

Tulsa May Ranked Monthly Rainfall

Weather.gov > Tulsa, OK > Tulsa May Ranked Monthly Rainfall

 

May Rainfall for Tulsa, Oklahoma

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 136 year period of May 1888 through May 2023

 

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

 

April May June

 

Updated: June 5, 2023

 

Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on Facebook  Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on YouTube  Follow us on YouTube
TSA RSS Feed  TSA RSS Feed