Rainfall totals Tulsa, OK
Through Oct 8, 2026, Tulsa has received 33.85 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 33.02 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at TULSA OKLAHOMA in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
as of
Data from Tulsa International Airport, with records back to 1938. Across the record from 1938, 96 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.02 inches of rain fell on Oct 2, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
TULSA OKLAHOMA saw no measurable rain on Oct 8, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 8, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 8, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.11 inches | -0.11 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.02 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.59 inches | 0.93 inches | -0.34 inches (-37%) |
| Year to date | 33.85 inches | 33.02 inches | +0.83 inches (+3%) |
| Record for Oct 8 | 4.71 inches | 1936 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for TULSA OKLAHOMA, issued the morning after Oct 8, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.
How much rain did Tulsa get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.57 inches |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0.19 inches |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0.29 inches |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 0.72 inches |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0.46 inches |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0.14 inches |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 3.33 inches |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 0.71 inches |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 0.20 inches |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 0.46 inches |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 1.02 inches |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 1.49 inches |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 2.30 inches |
| Jun 21, 2026 | 0.37 inches |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 0.20 inches |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 0.26 inches |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 0.22 inches |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.26 inches |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
With 3.33 inches on Jul 11, 2026, this is the 42nd wettest of the 7,702 measurable rain days in the Tulsa International Airport record, which begins in 1938. That is the most rain recorded at this station on July 11 since 1938.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 33.85 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 64-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Tulsa rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.48 inches | 1.63 inches | -0.15 inches (-9%) |
| February | 0.13 inches | 1.62 inches | -1.49 inches (-92%) |
| March | 1.21 inches | 3.10 inches | -1.89 inches (-61%) |
| April | 7.10 inches | 4.37 inches | +2.73 inches (+62%) |
| May | 8.08 inches | 5.73 inches | +2.35 inches (+41%) |
| June | 8.89 inches | 4.65 inches | +4.24 inches (+91%) |
| July | 4.46 inches | 3.76 inches | +0.70 inches (+19%) |
| August | 0.50 inches | 3.38 inches | -2.88 inches (-85%) |
| September | 1.41 inches | 3.85 inches | -2.44 inches (-63%) |
| October | 0.59 inches | 3.78 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in Tulsa
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Average | 26.7 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Tulsa International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1938 counts toward the average, 83 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Tulsa
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 7.54 inches | Jul 27, 1963 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 69.88 inches | 1973 |
| Driest year | 22.56 inches | 1939 |
| Average year | 40.01 inches | 83 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 91 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1938 | 30,867 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 1.63 | 1.62 | 3.10 | 4.37 | 5.73 | 4.65 | 3.76 | 3.38 | 3.85 | 3.78 | 2.66 | 2.43 | 40.96 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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