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Powerful Pacific Storm to Continue Impacting Northern California; Heavy Snow in the Appalachians and Portions of the Northeast

A strong atmospheric river will continue to impact northern California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding through Friday. Unsettled weather is expected across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes over the next few days, including the likelihood of heavy snow in the central Appalachians and higher elevations of northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York. Read More >

Tulsa, Oklahoma
December Climate Data (Page 1)

 

     |-----Normals 1991-2020------| |--------- Record Temperatures ---------|
     Temperature   Precipitation     Hi        Lo        Hi        Lo
Day  Mx/Mn  Mean  Day  Month  Year   Max  Year Max  Year Min  Year Min  Year   Day
  
 1   55/34   45  0.08  0.08  38.61   77 *2012  26  1985  59 *2012  13  2006    1 
 2   55/34   44  0.08  0.16  38.69   78  2021  24  1985  58  1951   9  2006    2 
 3   54/34   44  0.08  0.24  38.77   77  1916  27  1919  60  1998  14  2006    3 
 4   54/34   44  0.08  0.32  38.85   78  2017  27  1972  61  2001  16  2006    4 
 5   54/33   44  0.08  0.40  38.93   77 *1989  30  2013  61  1980  10  1950    5 
 
 6   53/33   43  0.08  0.48  39.01   77 *1966  18  1972 (64) 1980   3  1950    6 
 7   53/33   43  0.08  0.56  39.09  (80) 1966  19  1909  55  1916   4  1950    7 
 8   53/33   43  0.08  0.64  39.17   73 *2023  19  1909  61  1946  -3  1917    8 
 9   52/32   42  0.08  0.72  39.25   75  1993  22  1937  58  1946   0 *2005    9 
10   52/32   42  0.09  0.81  39.34   76  2021  22  1917  56  1996   3 *1919   10 
 
11   52/32   42  0.08  0.89  39.42   76  1929  27  1917  53  1929   4  1917   11 
12   52/32   42  0.08  0.97  39.50   73 *2015  19  1932  63  2015   3  1962   12 
13   51/31   41  0.08  1.05  39.58  (80) 1948  19  1917  54  1927   4  1917   13 
14   51/31   41  0.09  1.14  39.67   75  2008  20  1926 (64) 1948   4  1958   14 
15   51/31   41  0.08  1.22  39.75   78  2021  19  1951  58 *2021  -1  1989   15 
 
16   51/31   41  0.08  1.30  39.83   77  1908  15  1932  57  2006   3  1989   16 
17   50/31   41  0.08  1.38  39.91   78  1908  23 *1964  61  1908   2  1932   17 
18   50/31   40  0.08  1.46  39.99   72  1939  20  2016  48  1939   3  2016   18 
19   50/30   40  0.08  1.54  40.07   70 *2012   9  1983  55  1978  -1  1924   19 
20   50/30   40  0.08  1.62  40.15   75  1966  17  1924  51  2017   3  1924   20 

21   49/30   40  0.08  1.70  40.23   70  1979  15  1916  51  2023   0 *1989   21 
22   49/30   40  0.08  1.78  40.31   71 *1982   7 *1989  55  1979  -6  1989   22 
23   49/30   39  0.08  1.86  40.39   73  1982   9  1983  60  1982 (-8) 1989   23 
24   49/30   39  0.08  1.94  40.47  (80) 1955  (5) 1983  61  2021  -2  1983   24 
25   49/29   39  0.07  2.01  40.54   73  1922  12  1983  51 *2016  -2  1983   25 

26   49/29   39  0.08  2.09  40.62   76  2008  23  1983  57  1936   9  1914   26 
27   49/29   39  0.07  2.16  40.69   77  1946  27  1915  55  1946   8  1925   27 
28   49/29   39  0.07  2.23  40.76   74  1928  20  1917  62  1984   0  1924   28 
29   48/29   39  0.07  2.30  40.83   71 *1984  12  1917  53  2006   3 *1983   29 
30   48/29   39  0.06  2.36  40.89   77  1951  20  1946  58 *2004   2  1983   30 
 
31   48/29   39  0.07  2.43  40.96   78  1951  18  1927  57  2004   0 *1969   31 
     * Indicates occurrences in previous years      ( ) Monthly Extremes
December Monthly Normals 1991-2020: 
 
Normal Max Temperature:   50.9°F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:       744 
Normal Min Temperature:   31.1°F   Season Total Heating Degree Days: 1367 
Normal Mean Temperature:  41.0°F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:         1 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:   2.43"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days: 2128 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:    1.7" 
 
December Monthly Records: 
 
Warmest Month:  52.2F in 2021        Wettest Month:  8.70" in 1984 
Coolest Month:  26.7F in 1983        Driest Month:   0.00" in 1900/1889 
                                     Most Snowfall:  11.4" in 2000
(Monthly temperature records are computed by adding all of the daily mean
 temperatures and then dividing by the number of days in the month.)

 

Updated: January 16, 2024