Tulsa May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1938–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 2012
Lowest temperature 41 °F 2014
Lowest daily high 66 °F 2016
Highest daily low 74 °F 1974
Most precipitation 1.82 inches 2003
Most snow none -
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 79.6 °F
Average low 59.6 °F
Chance precipitation 36.0%
Chance snow 0%
Tulsa May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 70 60 0.00 0.0
2022 84 61 0.00 0.0
2021 79 66 0.02 0.0
2020 74 58 0.00 0.0
2019 88 68 0.00 0.0
2018 82 67 0.00 0.0
2017 82 68 0.00 0.0
2016 66 56 0.67 0.0
2015 83 65 1.01 0.0
2014 72 41 0.04 0.0
2013 75 63 0.01 0.0
2012 90 54 0.00 0.0
2011 72 44 0.00 0.0
2010 77 61 0.02 0.0
2009 69 54 0.29 0.0
2008 78 49 0.00 0.0
2007 75 50 0.00 0.0
2006 74 51 0.00 0.0
2005 78 49 0.00 0.0
2004 78 55 0.00 0.0
2003 77 61 1.82 0.0
2002 80 67 0.64 0.0
2001 89 70 0.00 0.0
2000 78 60 0.09 0.0
1999 81 72 0.00 0.0
1998 88 56 0.00 0.0
1997 82 48 0.00 0.0
1996 88 72 0.00 0.0
1995 84 71 0.00 0.0
1994 82 54 0.00 0.0
1993 75 64 0.00 0.0
1992 82 66 0.11 0.0
1991 84 64 0.54 0.0
1990 87 58 0.00 0.0
1989 78 60 0.10 0.0
1988 89 64 0.01 0.0
1987 89 60 0.00 0.0
1986 77 70 0.08 0.0
1985 76 58 0.00 0.0
1984 79 58 0.00 0.0
1983 70 45 0.00 0.0
1982 84 61 0.59 0.0
1981 66 55 0.07 0.0
1980 81 57 0.00 0.0
1979 86 65 0.00 0.0
1978 78 53 0.00 0.0
1977 87 64 0.18 0.0
1976 72 54 0.00 0.0
1975 76 49 0.00 0.0
1974 90 74 0.00 0.0
1973 86 53 0.00 0.0
1972 90 60 0.00 0.0
1971 85 55 0.00 0.0
1970 78 50 0.00 0.0
1969 77 65 0.21 0.0
1968 74 52 0.07 0.0
1967 80 47 0.00 0.0
1966 88 60 0.00 0.0
1965 79 60 0.00 0.0
1964 87 59 0.00 0.0
1963 90 62 0.77 0.0
1962 88 69 0.00 0.0
1961 79 50 0.00 0.0
1960 87 68 0.00 0.0
1959 67 57 1.27 0.0
1958 85 62 0.00 0.0
1957 85 64 0.20 0.0
1956 81 52 0.00 0.0
1955 77 58 0.00 0.0
1954 74 61 0.06 0.0
1953 71 59 0.18 0.0
1952 84 66 0.00 0.0
1951 79 67 0.01 0.0
1950 83 58 0.00 0.0
1949 78 63 0.17 0.0
1948 85 62 0.00 0.0
1947 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1946 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1945 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1944 86 63 0.00 n/a
1943 75 55 1.40 0.0
1942 80 48 0.00 n/a
1941 81 64 0.00 0.0
1940 77 54 0.00 0.0
1939 84 62 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Tulsa on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Tulsa history is 90 °F which has happened 4 times, most recently in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Tulsa on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1972
1 90 °F 2012
1 90 °F 1974
1 90 °F 1963
5 89 °F 1987
5 89 °F 1988
5 89 °F 2001
8 88 °F 2019
8 88 °F 1996
8 88 °F 1966
8 88 °F 1962
8 88 °F 1998
What's the all-time low for Tulsa on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Tulsa history is 41 °F which happened in 2014.
Lowest Temperatures in Tulsa on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 2014
2 44 °F 2011
3 45 °F 1983
4 47 °F 1967
5 48 °F 1942
5 48 °F 1997
7 49 °F 2008
7 49 °F 2005
7 49 °F 1975
10 50 °F 2007
10 50 °F 1961
10 50 °F 1970
Lowest High Temperatures in Tulsa on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 66 °F 1981
1 66 °F 2016
3 67 °F 1959
4 69 °F 2009
5 70 °F 1983
5 70 °F 2023
7 71 °F 1953
8 72 °F 2014
8 72 °F 2011
8 72 °F 1976
What's the most it has ever rained in Tulsa on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Tulsa history is 1.82 inches which happened in 2003.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Tulsa on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.82 inches 2003
2 1.40 inches 1943
3 1.27 inches 1959
4 1.01 inches 2015
5 0.77 inches 1963
6 0.67 inches 2016
7 0.64 inches 2002
8 0.59 inches 1982
9 0.54 inches 1991
10 0.29 inches 2009
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1938–2024 Tulsa International Airport location