National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

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 >

 

Spring (March, April, May) Rainfall for Tulsa, Oklahoma

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 138-year period of Spring 1888 through Spring 2025

 

Wettest Spring was 24.46 recorded in 1973

Driest Spring was 4.29 recorded in 1932

Difference between the wettest and driest Spring was 20.17

 

Driest Spring      Wettest Spring
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1932 4.29 71 1940 11.98
2 1911 5.31 72 1894 12.10
3 1934 5.53 73 2021 12.19
4 1996 5.61 74 1891 12.20
5 1936 5.61 75 1907 12.27
6 2005 5.63 76 1928 12.44
7 1951 6.08 77 2016 12.66
8 1969 6.79 78 1994 12.73
9 1904 6.92 79 1987 12.92
10 1901 7.22 80 1983 12.92
11 1895 7.35 81 1899 12.99
12 1997 7.38 82 1897 13.10
13 1989 7.43 83 1974 13.21
14 1963 7.54 84 1977 13.35
15 1966 7.56 85 1935 13.40
16 1965 7.64 86 2000 13.48
17 1972 7.79 87 1960 13.60
18 1937 7.94 88 1949 13.67
19 2018 7.96 89 1903 13.72
20 2014 8.00 90 1961 13.88
21 1971 8.04 91 1993 14.21
22 1948 8.04 92 1958 14.22
23 1930 8.13 93 1980 14.26
24 1925 8.23 94 1998 14.34
25 1889 8.24 95 1986 14.35
26 2001 8.28 96 1945 14.41
27 1962 8.33 97 2022 14.56
28 1955 8.48 98 1979 14.59
29 1914 8.65 99 1964 14.60
30 1956 8.67 100 1909 14.76
31 1991 8.71 101 1938 14.81
32 1896 8.80 102 1975 14.87
33 1910 9.02 103 2004 15.20
34 1939 9.11 104 1985 15.20
35 2013 9.16 105 2007 15.35
36 1890 9.20 106 2020 15.41
37 1900 9.26 107 1912 15.55
38 2023 9.47 108 1933 15.61
39 1892 9.65 109 1913 15.64
40 1917 9.70 110 1898 15.76
41 1924 9.78 111 1927 16.01
42 2011 9.99 112 2009 16.16
43 1916 10.06 113 1905 16.35
44 1942 10.07 114 1893 16.81
45 1919 10.08 115 1953 16.96
46 1981 10.27 116 1990 17.03
47 1952 10.32 117 1902 17.14
48 1926 10.40 118 1947 17.20
49 1906 10.42 119 1923 17.43
50 1888 10.44 120 1908 17.51
51 1931 10.45 121 1920 17.87
52 2010 10.56 122 1929 17.93
53 2003 10.67 123 2024 18.14
54 1950 10.85 124 1995 18.48
55 1988 10.87 125 1976 18.97
56 2012 11.04 126 2017 19.33
57 1959 11.14 127 1978 19.41
58 2002 11.31 128 1915 19.58
59 1954 11.31 129 1999 20.30
60 1941 11.36 130 1922 20.36
61 1921 11.38 131 1984 20.41
62 1968 11.45 132 1943 21.06
63 1982 11.62 133 1957 21.55
64 2006 11.67 134 2019 22.13
65 1946 11.70 135 2015 22.58
66 1992 11.77 136 2025 22.68
67 1918 11.80 137 2008 23.66
68 1967 11.85 138 1973 24.46
69 1944 11.89      
70 1970 11.91      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1973 24.46 71 1967 11.85
2 2008 23.66 72 1918 11.80
3 2025 22.68 73 1992 11.77
4 2015 22.58 74 1946 11.70
5 2019 22.13 75 2006 11.67
6 1957 21.55 76 1982 11.62
7 1943 21.06 77 1968 11.45
8 1984 20.41 78 1921 11.38
9 1922 20.36 79 1941 11.36
10 1999 20.30 80 2002 11.31
11 1915 19.58 81 1954 11.31
12 1978 19.41 82 1959 11.14
13 2017 19.33 83 2012 11.04
14 1976 18.97 84 1988 10.87
15 1995 18.48 85 1950 10.85
16 2024 18.14 86 2003 10.67
17 1929 17.93 87 2010 10.56
18 1920 17.87 88 1931 10.45
19 1908 17.51 89 1888 10.44
20 1923 17.43 90 1906 10.42
21 1947 17.20 91 1926 10.40
22 1902 17.14 92 1952 10.32
23 1990 17.03 93 1981 10.27
24 1953 16.96 94 1919 10.08
25 1893 16.81 95 1942 10.07
26 1905 16.35 96 1916 10.06
27 2009 16.16 97 2011 9.99
28 1927 16.01 98 1924 9.78
29 1898 15.76 99 1917 9.70
30 1913 15.64 100 1892 9.65
31 1933 15.61 101 2023 9.47
32 1912 15.55 102 1900 9.26
33 2020 15.41 103 1890 9.20
34 2007 15.35 104 2013 9.16
35 2004 15.20 105 1939 9.11
36 1985 15.20 106 1910 9.02
37 1975 14.87 107 1896 8.80
38 1938 14.81 108 1991 8.71
39 1909 14.76 109 1956 8.67
40 1964 14.60 110 1914 8.65
41 1979 14.59 111 1955 8.48
42 2022 14.56 112 1962 8.33
43 1945 14.41 113 2001 8.28
44 1986 14.35 114 1889 8.24
45 1998 14.34 115 1925 8.23
46 1980 14.26 116 1930 8.13
47 1958 14.22 117 1971 8.04
48 1993 14.21 118 1948 8.04
49 1961 13.88 119 2014 8.00
50 1903 13.72 120 2018 7.96
51 1949 13.67 121 1937 7.94
52 1960 13.60 122 1972 7.79
53 2000 13.48 123 1965 7.64
54 1935 13.40 124 1966 7.56
55 1977 13.35 125 1963 7.54
56 1974 13.21 126 1989 7.43
57 1897 13.10 127 1997 7.38
58 1899 12.99 128 1895 7.35
59 1987 12.92 129 1901 7.22
60 1983 12.92 130 1904 6.92
61 1994 12.73 131 1969 6.79
62 2016 12.66 132 1951 6.08
63 1928 12.44 133 2005 5.63
64 1907 12.27 134 1996 5.61
65 1891 12.20 135 1936 5.61
66 2021 12.19 136 1934 5.53
67 1894 12.10 137 1911 5.31
68 1940 11.98 138 1932 4.29
69 1970 11.91      
70 1944 11.89      
           

 

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Updated: June 5, 2025