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Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and Upper Midwest Thursday

Heavy thunderstorms will continue areas of excessive rainfall and locally considerable flooding over parts of the southern Plains into the mid-Mississippi River Valley through Friday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flash and urban flooding, along with isolated riverine flooding to a part of the Upper Midwest Thursday. Read More >

 

Average May Temperatures for Tulsa, Oklahoma

All temperatures in °F

For the 121-year period of May 1905 through May 2025

 

Warmest May was 76.7 recorded in 2018

Coldest May was 60.8 recorded in 1907

Difference between the warmest and coldest May was 15.9

 

Coldest May      Warmest May
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1907 60.8 66 1989 69.2
2 1917 62.5 67 1938 69.2
3 1976 63.0 68 1986 69.4
4 1954 64.4 69 1932 69.4
5 1946 64.7 70 1913 69.4
6 1967 65.1 71 2010 69.7
7 1947 65.4 72 2023 69.9
8 1924 65.4 73 2003 69.9
9 1995 65.5 74 1969 69.9
10 1968 65.5 75 1939 69.9
11 1935 65.6 76 1918 70.1
12 1910 65.6 77 1934 70.2
13 1945 65.7 78 2008 70.4
14 1960 65.8 79 2014 70.5
15 1981 65.9 80 1980 70.5
16 1961 65.9 81 1933 70.5
17 1993 66.0 82 1922 70.5
18 1909 66.0 83 2007 70.6
19 1942 66.2 84 2001 70.6
20 1931 66.2 85 1985 70.6
21 1929 66.3 86 1928 70.6
22 1971 66.7 87 1970 70.7
23 2020 66.8 88 1949 70.7
24 2013 66.8 89 1912 70.7
25 2021 66.9 90 2022 70.8
26 1997 66.9 91 2000 70.8
27 1943 66.9 92 1916 70.8
28 1983 67.0 93 1963 70.9
29 2002 67.2 94 1920 70.9
30 1940 67.2 95 1988 71.0
31 1919 67.3 96 1958 71.0
32 2009 67.4 97 1955 71.0
33 1994 67.4 98 1937 71.2
34 1990 67.4 99 1927 71.2
35 1973 67.4 100 1959 71.4
36 1984 67.5 101 2006 71.5
37 1966 67.5 102 1941 71.5
38 1915 67.5 103 1921 71.5
39 2025 67.6 104 2024 71.7
40 1992 67.6 105 1964 71.7
41 1914 67.8 106 2004 71.8
42 2016 67.9 107 1926 71.9
43 2015 67.9 108 1974 72.0
44 1972 67.9 109 1911 72.4
45 1923 67.9 110 1977 72.6
46 1999 68.0 111 1965 72.6
47 1957 68.0 112 1998 72.9
48 1950 68.0 113 1996 72.9
49 1908 68.0 114 1982 72.9
50 1978 68.3 115 1956 72.9
51 1906 68.3 116 1936 73.1
52 1930 68.5 117 1991 73.7
53 1905 68.5 118 1987 74.1
54 2011 68.6 119 2012 74.3
55 1979 68.6 120 1962 75.3
56 1952 68.6 121 2018 76.7
57 2017 68.9      
58 1951 68.9      
59 1948 68.9      
60 1925 69.0      
61 1975 69.1      
62 1953 69.1      
63 1944 69.1      
64 2019 69.2      
65 2005 69.2      
           
 
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2018 76.7 66 2011 68.6
2 1962 75.3 67 1979 68.6
3 2012 74.3 68 1952 68.6
4 1987 74.1 69 1930 68.5
5 1991 73.7 70 1905 68.5
6 1936 73.1 71 1978 68.3
7 1998 72.9 72 1906 68.3
8 1996 72.9 73 1999 68.0
9 1982 72.9 74 1957 68.0
10 1956 72.9 75 1950 68.0
11 1977 72.6 76 1908 68.0
12 1965 72.6 77 2016 67.9
13 1911 72.4 78 2015 67.9
14 1974 72.0 79 1972 67.9
15 1926 71.9 80 1923 67.9
16 2004 71.8 81 1914 67.8
17 2024 71.7 82 2025 67.6
18 1964 71.7 83 1992 67.6
19 2006 71.5 84 1984 67.5
20 1941 71.5 85 1966 67.5
21 1921 71.5 86 1915 67.5
22 1959 71.4 87 2009 67.4
23 1937 71.2 88 1994 67.4
24 1927 71.2 89 1990 67.4
25 1988 71.0 90 1973 67.4
26 1958 71.0 91 1919 67.3
27 1955 71.0 92 2002 67.2
28 1963 70.9 93 1940 67.2
29 1920 70.9 94 1983 67.0
30 2022 70.8 95 2021 66.9
31 2000 70.8 96 1997 66.9
32 1916 70.8 97 1943 66.9
33 1970 70.7 98 2020 66.8
34 1949 70.7 99 2013 66.8
35 1912 70.7 100 1971 66.7
36 2007 70.6 101 1929 66.3
37 2001 70.6 102 1942 66.2
38 1985 70.6 103 1931 66.2
39 1928 70.6 104 1993 66.0
40 2014 70.5 105 1909 66.0
41 1980 70.5 106 1981 65.9
42 1933 70.5 107 1961 65.9
43 1922 70.5 108 1960 65.8
44 2008 70.4 109 1945 65.7
45 1934 70.2 110 1935 65.6
46 1918 70.1 111 1910 65.6
47 2023 69.9 112 1995 65.5
48 2003 69.9 113 1968 65.5
49 1969 69.9 114 1947 65.4
50 1939 69.9 115 1924 65.4
51 2010 69.7 116 1967 65.1
52 1986 69.4 117 1946 64.7
53 1932 69.4 118 1954 64.4
54 1913 69.4 119 1976 63.0
55 2019 69.2 120 1917 62.5
56 2005 69.2 121 1907 60.8
57 1989 69.2      
58 1938 69.2      
59 1975 69.1      
60 1953 69.1      
61 1944 69.1      
62 1925 69.0      
63 2017 68.9      
64 1951 68.9      
65 1948 68.9      
           

 

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Updated: June 5, 2025