Rainfall Map Oklahoma (2024)

FAQs

What part of Oklahoma gets the most rain? ›

The dominant feature of the spatial distribution of rainfall is a sharp decrease in rainfall from east to west. Although precipitation is quite variable on a year-to-year basis, average annual precipitation ranges from about 17 inches in the far western panhandle to about 56 inches in the far southeast.

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The greatest official rainfall in a 24-hour period is 15.68 inches at Enid on October 11, 1973. The character of precipitation also varies by season.

The average annual temperature is 60 degrees Fahrenheit / 16 degrees Celsius with an average rainfall of 33.6 inches / 85.3 centimeters and average snowfall of 9.7 inches / 24.6 centimeters per year.

Evaporation increases as the atmosphere warms, which increases humidity, average rainfall, and the frequency of heavy rainstorms in many places—but contributes to drought in others. While most of the earth warmed during the last century, natural cycles and sulfates in the air cooled eastern Oklahoma.

October and June are the wettest months, on average, but much of the spring through fall receives sufficient rainfall.

1956 July: 7 tornadoes impact the state, the most on record for July. 1956 September: Driest September of the 20th century, with statewide-averaged precipitation of 0.27 inches. 1956: Regnier set the record for the driest year for any station in the state, with annual precipitation of 6.53 inches.

The biggest rainfall in a day occurred with the passage of Cyclone Denise in Foc-Foc, La Réunion, an island in the southern Indian Ocean. Some 1.825 meters (71.8 inches) of rain fell over 24 hours, from January 7 to 8, 1966.

The hottest temperature ever recorded in Oklahoma is 120 degrees, reached on several days in 1936. The hottest U.S. temperature is also the hottest temperature ever recorded on the planet, 134 degrees in Death Valley, California in 1913. Every state in the nation has hit 100 degrees.

Please also note that 100-inch annual rainfall totals are not particularly uncommon in the coastal Pacific Northwest, Alaska Panhandle, and parts of Hawaii.

Is July or August hotter in Oklahoma? ›

July. July is typically the hottest month of the summer for Oklahomans. We typically experience average highs of 94 degrees and average lows of 72, but it often stays hot and humid well into the night.

Where is the rainiest place on Earth? Surprisingly, it's not Wales. According to Guinness World Records, the place with the highest average annual rainfall is the village of Mawsynram in northeastern India, which receives nearly 12,000mm of rain per year (Cardiff, in comparison, receives just 1,150mm).

Guymon has an average of 255 sunny days each year and is located in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Elk City has an average of 248 sunny days each year and is located in the western part of the state. Altus has an average of 244 sunny days each year and is located in the southwestern part of the state.

Oklahoma City lies in a temperate humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa), with frequent variations in weather daily and seasonally, except during the consistently hot and humid summer months. Consistent winds, usually from the south or south-southeast during the summer, help temper the hotter weather.

Oklahoma is located in the heart of Tornado Alley, so storms are very active in this area. Below you will find the average number of tornados that strike Oklahoma by month.