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Strong to Severe Storms in the Upper Midwest; Bering Sea Low Continues to Impact Southwest Alaska

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible Thursday across central and eastern Minnesota, Iowa, and western Wisconsin. A few tornadoes, isolated very large hail, and damaging winds may occur. In southwest Alaska, a Bering Sea low continues to cause strong winds, significant rainfall, and high seas, with further impacts expected Friday into the weekend from a North Pacific storm. Read More >

 

September Rainfall for Tulsa, Oklahoma

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 136 year period of September 1888 through September 2023

  

1981-2010 September Rainfall Normal is 4.26

Wettest September was 18.81 recorded in 1971

Driest September was 0.00 recorded in 1888/1897

Difference between the wettest and driest September was 18.81

 

Driest September      Wettest September
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1888 0.00 71 1989 3.32
2 1897 0.00 72 1964 3.33
3 1948 TRACE 73 1975 3.34
4 1939 0.01 74 1890 3.35
5 1978 0.13 75 1905 3.35
6 1909 0.25 76 1913 3.44
7 1979 0.28 77 1980 3.47
8 1932 0.30 78 1912 3.50
9 1952 0.36 79 1925 3.51
10 1919 0.41 80 1987 3.52
11 1899 0.47 81 1935 3.55
12 1891 0.65 82 1994 3.60
13 2004 0.82 83 1958 3.61
14 1956 0.87 84 2020 3.75
15 1960 0.89 85 1889 3.85
16 2000 1.10 86 1947 3.90
17 1928 1.15 87 2023 3.92
18 1938 1.22 88 2019 3.93
19 1954 1.23 89 1929 3.96
20 1907 1.24 90 1944 3.96
21 2002 1.24 91 1990 4.19
22 1910 1.29 92 2008 4.40
23 1892 1.30 93 1898 4.42
24 2021 1.32 94 1949 4.53
25 1904 1.37 95 1914 4.56
26 1916 1.40 96 1965 4.59
27 1931 1.43 97 1918 4.75
28 1896 1.50 98 1995 4.81
29 1950 1.51 99 1942 4.82
30 1955 1.51 100 1900 4.83
31 1969 1.67 101 1967 4.89
32 1901 1.70 102 2003 4.95
33 1946 1.77 103 1996 5.07
34 2012 1.78 104 1908 5.08
35 2017 1.80 105 1998 5.13
36 1953 1.85 106 1924 5.33
37 1917 1.86 107 1957 5.33
38 1895 1.90 108 1988 5.37
39 2022 1.91 109 1977 5.57
40 2001 1.95 110 1920 5.70
41 2006 2.01 111 1951 5.83
42 1963 2.01 112 1902 5.97
43 1922 2.04 113 1991 6.15
44 1933 2.10 114 1915 6.39
45 1983 2.11 115 1973 6.56
46 1894 2.15 116 1927 6.66
47 2014 2.19 117 1940 6.71
48 1893 2.20 118 1970 6.73
49 1903 2.20 119 1943 6.80
50 1906 2.30 120 1993 6.90
51 2016 2.31 121 1937 7.06
52 2013 2.50 122 1961 7.37
53 1921 2.51 123 1959 7.42
54 2011 2.58 124 2009 8.29
55 1976 2.60 125 1923 8.32
56 1992 2.66 126 1986 8.36
57 1966 2.68 127 1926 8.56
58 1911 2.70 128 1945 9.17
59 1984 2.77 129 1999 9.69
60 1968 2.80 130 1941 10.14
61 2010 2.85 131 1934 10.39
62 2015 2.93 132 1962 10.50
63 1972 2.95 133 2007 10.82
64 1982 2.95 134 1974 11.78
65 2018 3.06 135 1936 12.04
66 1997 3.06 136 1971 18.81
67 2005 3.09      
68 1981 3.11      
69 1930 3.18      
70 1985 3.29      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1971 18.81 71 2018 3.06
2 1936 12.04 72 1997 3.06
3 1974 11.78 73 1972 2.95
4 2007 10.82 74 1982 2.95
5 1962 10.50 75 2015 2.93
6 1934 10.39 76 2010 2.85
7 1941 10.14 77 1968 2.80
8 1999 9.69 78 1984 2.77
9 1945 9.17 79 1911 2.70
10 1926 8.56 80 1966 2.68
11 1986 8.36 81 1992 2.66
12 1923 8.32 82 1976 2.60
13 2009 8.29 83 2011 2.58
14 1959 7.42 84 1921 2.51
15 1961 7.37 85 2013 2.50
16 1937 7.06 86 2016 2.31
17 1993 6.90 87 1906 2.30
18 1943 6.80 88 1893 2.20
19 1970 6.73 89 1903 2.20
20 1940 6.71 90 2014 2.19
21 1927 6.66 91 1894 2.15
22 1973 6.56 92 1983 2.11
23 1915 6.39 93 1933 2.10
24 1991 6.15 94 1922 2.04
25 1902 5.97 95 2006 2.01
26 1951 5.83 96 1963 2.01
27 1920 5.70 97 2001 1.95
28 1977 5.57 98 2022 1.91
29 1988 5.37 99 1895 1.90
30 1924 5.33 100 1917 1.86
31 1957 5.33 101 1953 1.85
32 1998 5.13 102 2017 1.80
33 1908 5.08 103 2012 1.78
34 1996 5.07 104 1946 1.77
35 2003 4.95 105 1901 1.70
36 1967 4.89 106 1969 1.67
37 1900 4.83 107 1950 1.51
38 1942 4.82 108 1955 1.51
39 1995 4.81 109 1896 1.50
40 1918 4.75 110 1931 1.43
41 1965 4.59 111 1916 1.40
42 1914 4.56 112 1904 1.37
43 1949 4.53 113 2021 1.32
44 1898 4.42 114 1892 1.30
45 2008 4.40 115 1910 1.29
46 1990 4.19 116 2002 1.24
47 1929 3.96 117 1907 1.24
48 1944 3.96 118 1954 1.23
49 2019 3.93 119 1938 1.22
50 2023 3.92 120 1928 1.15
51 1947 3.90 121 2000 1.10
52 1889 3.85 122 1960 0.89
53 2020 3.75 123 1956 0.87
54 1958 3.61 124 2004 0.82
55 1994 3.60 125 1891 0.65
56 1935 3.55 126 1899 0.47
57 1987 3.52 127 1919 0.41
58 1925 3.51 128 1952 0.36
59 1912 3.50 129 1932 0.30
60 1980 3.47 130 1979 0.28
61 1913 3.44 131 1909 0.25
62 1890 3.35 132 1978 0.13
63 1905 3.35 133 1939 0.01
64 1975 3.34 134 1948 TRACE
65 1964 3.33 135 1888 0.00
66 1989 3.32 136 1897 0.00
67 1985 3.29      
68 1930 3.18      
69 1981 3.11      
70 2005 3.09      
           

 

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  Updated: October 23, 2023