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October Heat Wave in California; Tropical Cyclone Possible in the Gulf

Much higher than typical October temperatures will continue across coastal southern California up through the Bay Area and Central Valley through midweek resulting in result in Major to Extreme HeatRisk. A tropical depression is likely to form over the Gulf of America during the middle part of this week with further strengthening possible as it moves northeastward later this week. Read More >

 

Average September Temperatures for Tulsa, Oklahoma

All temperatures in °F

For the 122-year period of September 1905 through September 2026

 

1981-2010 September Temperature Normal is 73.0

Warmest September was 84.3 recorded in 2026

Coldest September was 64.7 recorded in 1974

Difference between the warmest and coldest September was 17.2

 

Coldest September      Warmest September
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1974 64.7 66 1982 74.6
2 1949 67.7 67 1986 74.7
3 1918 68.4 68 1979 74.7
4 1993 68.6 69 2024 74.8
5 1989 68.7 70 2004 74.8
6 1975 69.2 71 1969 74.9
7 1967 69.2 72 1907 74.9
8 2003 69.3 73 2017 75.0
9 1999 69.8 74 2010 75.1
10 1996 70.0 75 1915 75.1
11 1966 70.3 76 2007 75.2
12 1942 70.3 77 1965 75.3
13 1943 70.4 78 1923 75.3
14 1934 70.4 79 2025 75.4
15 1950 70.5 80 1972 75.4
16 1995 70.6 81 1960 75.4
17 2011 70.7 82 1909 75.5
18 2009 70.7 83 1977 75.6
19 1962 70.7 84 2000 75.7
20 1961 70.7 85 1906 75.8
21 1994 70.9 86 2018 75.9
22 1957 70.9 87 2012 75.9
23 2006 71.0 88 1920 75.9
24 1940 71.0 89 1963 76.0
25 1951 71.1 90 1955 76.1
26 2008 71.4 91 1953 76.1
27 1984 71.5 92 1919 76.1
28 1928 71.7 93 1914 76.1
29 1924 71.7 94 2002 76.3
30 1968 71.8 95 2015 76.4
31 2001 71.9 96 2013 76.4
32 1944 71.9 97 2022 76.7
33 2020 72.0 98 1922 76.8
34 1913 72.0 99 1947 76.9
35 1946 72.2 100 2023 77.0
36 1973 72.3 101 2016 77.0
37 1987 72.4 102 2005 77.2
38 1912 72.6 103 1983 77.4
39 1991 72.7 104 1933 77.8
40 1908 72.7 105 1930 77.8
41 1992 72.8 106 1956 78.0
42 1976 72.8 107 1905 78.1
43 1945 72.8 108 1990 78.3
44 1935 72.8 109 1980 78.3
45 1971 73.0 110 1925 78.8
46 1964 73.0 111 1910 78.8
47 1937 73.1 112 1936 79.0
48 1988 73.2 113 1911 79.1
49 1929 73.2 114 2021 79.3
50 1938 73.3 115 1954 79.9
51 1927 73.4 116 1921 80.5
52 1917 73.5 117 1978 80.6
53 2014 73.8 118 1939 80.6
54 1981 73.8 119 1998 80.8
55 1941 73.8 120 2019 81.2
56 1997 73.9 121 1931 81.9
57 1959 73.9 122 2026 84.3
58 1948 73.9      
59 1952 74.1      
60 1926 74.1      
61 1916 74.2      
62 1932 74.3      
63 1970 74.5      
64 1958 74.5      
65 1985 74.6      
           
 
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 2026 84.3 66 1959 73.9
2 1931 81.9 67 1948 73.9
3 2019 81.2 68 2014 73.8
4 1998 80.8 69 1981 73.8
5 1978 80.6 70 1941 73.8
6 1939 80.6 71 1917 73.5
7 1921 80.5 72 1927 73.4
8 1954 79.9 73 1938 73.3
9 2021 79.3 74 1988 73.2
10 1911 79.1 75 1929 73.2
11 1936 79.0 76 1937 73.1
12 1925 78.8 77 1971 73.0
13 1910 78.8 78 1964 73.0
14 1990 78.3 79 1992 72.8
15 1980 78.3 80 1976 72.8
16 1905 78.1 81 1945 72.8
17 1956 78.0 82 1935 72.8
18 1933 77.8 83 1991 72.7
19 1930 77.8 84 1908 72.7
20 1983 77.4 85 1912 72.6
21 2005 77.2 86 1987 72.4
22 2023 77.0 87 1973 72.3
23 2016 77.0 88 1946 72.2
24 1947 76.9 89 2020 72.0
25 1922 76.8 90 1913 72.0
26 2022 76.7 91 2001 71.9
27 2015 76.4 92 1944 71.9
28 2013 76.4 93 1968 71.8
29 2002 76.3 94 1928 71.7
30 1955 76.1 95 1924 71.7
31 1953 76.1 96 1984 71.5
32 1919 76.1 97 2008 71.4
33 1914 76.1 98 1951 71.1
34 1963 76.0 99 2006 71.0
35 2018 75.9 100 1940 71.0
36 2012 75.9 101 1994 70.9
37 1920 75.9 102 1957 70.9
38 1906 75.8 103 2011 70.7
39 2000 75.7 104 2009 70.7
40 1977 75.6 105 1962 70.7
41 1909 75.5 106 1961 70.7
42 2025 75.4 107 1995 70.6
43 1972 75.4 108 1950 70.5
44 1960 75.4 109 1943 70.4
45 1965 75.3 110 1934 70.4
46 1923 75.3 111 1966 70.3
47 2007 75.2 112 1942 70.3
48 2010 75.1 113 1996 70.0
49 1915 75.1 114 1999 69.8
50 2017 75.0 115 2003 69.3
51 1969 74.9 116 1975 69.2
52 1907 74.9 117 1967 69.2
53 2024 74.8 118 1989 68.7
54 2004 74.8 119 1993 68.6
55 1986 74.7 120 1918 68.4
56 1979 74.7 121 1949 67.7
57 1985 74.6 122 1974 64.7
58 1982 74.6      
59 1970 74.5      
60 1958 74.5      
61 1932 74.3      
62 1916 74.2      
63 1952 74.1      
64 1926 74.1      
65 1997 73.9      
           

 

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 Updated: October 1, 2026