Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

TULSA OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES AND YEAR RECORDED FOR

DECEMBER

	…MAXIMUM…				…MINIMUM…				…DAILY MEAN…
DATE	HIGHEST LOWEST				HIGHEST LOWEST				HIGHEST LOWEST
1	77	2012	26	1985	59	2012	13	2006	68	2012	20	1985
2	78	2021	24	1985	58	1951	9	2006	66	1951	18	1985
3	77	1916	27	1919	60	1998	14	2006	67	2012	22	2006
4	78	2017	27	1972	61	2001	16	2006	68	2001	25	1972
5	77	1989	30	2013	61	1980	10	1950	68	1980	24	1972

6	77	1966	18	1972	64	1980	3	1950	66	1980	12	1950
7	80	1966	19	1909	55	1916	4	1950	66	1966	13	1909
8	73	2023	19	1909	61	1946	-3	1917	65	1946	10	1917
9	75	1993	22	1937	58	1946	0	2005	62	1993	12	1917
10	76	2021	22	1917	56	1996	3	1919	65	1996	13	1917

11	76	1929	27	1917	53	1929	4	1917	65	1929	16	1917
12	73	2015	19	1932	63	2015	3	1962	68	2015	12	1962
13	80	1948	19	1917	54	1927	4	1917	62	1948	12	1917
14	75	2008	20	1926	64	1948	4	1958	67	1948	14	1917
15	78	2021	19	1951	58	2021	-1	1989	68	2021	10	1989

16	77	1908	15	1932	57	2006	3	1989	61	1977	12	1989
17	78	1908	23	1964	61	1908	2	1932	70	1908	17	1964
18	72	1939	20	2016	48	1939	3	2016	60	1939	12	2016
19	70	2012	9	1983	55	1978	-1	1924	61	1978	6	1924
20	75	1966	17	1924	49	1967	3	1924	59	1967	10	1924

21	70	1979	15	1916	51	2023	0	1989	57	2023	9	1983
22	71	1982	7	1989	55	1979	-6	1989	63	1979	1	1989
23	77	2025	9	1983	60	1982	-8	1989	67	1982	4	1989
24	80	2025	5	1983	61	2021	-2	1983	70	2021	2	1983
25	80	2025	12	1983	61	2025	-2	1983	71	2025	5	1983

26	79	2025	23	1983	57	1936	9	1914	64	2025	17	1983
27	86	2025	27	1915	55	1946	8	1925	67	2025	19	1925
28	74	1928	20	1917	62	1984	0	1924	67	1984	12	1924
29	71	1984	12	1917	53	2006	3	1983	61	1992	8	1917
30	77	1951	20	1946	58	2004	2	1983	65	2004	14	1946

31	78	1951	18	1927	57	2004	0	1969	65	2004	9	1927

* Indicates temperature recorded in previous year(s)

MONTHLY RECORD TEMPERATURES AND YEAR RECORDED FOR DECEMBER

	HIGHEST MAXIMUM		HIGHEST MINIMUM		HIGHEST DAILY MEAN

HIGHEST	86	2025	64	1948, 1980	71	2025
LOWEST	70	1971	48	1939, 1941	57	1939, 1979

	LOWEST MAXIMUM		LOWEST MINIMUM		LOWEST DAILY MEAN
HIGHEST	32	1992	16	1945	25	1972
LOWEST	5	1983	-8	1989	1	1989

Updated: January 22, 2026

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Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Tulsa December Temperature Records