Oklahoma City Tinker AFB Weather Records (USW00013919)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oklahoma City Tinker AFB (USW00013919), Oklahoma, United States, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Oklahoma City Tinker AFB

Oklahoma City Tinker AFB (USW00013919) is a weather station in Oklahoma, United States at 35.42 latitude and -97.38 longitude, 384 m (1,260 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2026, 78 years of record.
1,464 records set at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Oklahoma, United States, 35.42 latitude, -97.38 longitude.
Elevation: 384 m (1,260 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2026, 78 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

33 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 33 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	16.2 C (61.2 F)	-14.0 C (6.8 F)
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29.3 C (84.7 F)	-16.8 C (1.8 F)
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28.6 C (83.5 F)	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32.3 C (90.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35.3 C (95.5 F)	8.6 C (47.5 F)
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14.9 C (58.8 F)
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20.1 C (68.2 F)
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37.0 C (98.6 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)
Sep	40.6 C (105.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34.5 C (94.1 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32.7 C (90.9 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)
Nov	29.7 C (85.5 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29.7 C (85.5 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Dec	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-9.1 C (15.6 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB still stand. 1953 holds the most, with 104.

Standing records at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	48
1950	83
1951	83
1952	63
1953	104
1954	92
1955	62
1956	76
1957	41
1958	56
1959	54
1960	54
1961	51
1962	60
1963	61
1964	61
1965	51
1966	77
1967	62
1968	45
1969	41
1970	75
2025	64

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 156.2 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB. The most was 156.2 mm (6.1 in) on 22 September 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 January 1968
Feb	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	3 February 1960
Mar	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 March 1963
Apr	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 April 1951
May	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	10 May 1950
Jun	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	1 June 1962
Jul	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 July 1963
Aug	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	6 August 1965
Sep	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	22 September 1970
Oct	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2 October 1955
Nov	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	3 November 1964
Dec	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 2025

23 years of record at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB, 1949 to 2025. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1949	363	99%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	364	99%	Yes
1969	333	91%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
2025	360	99%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1949 to 2025

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB, 1949 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.9 C (60.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 14.6 C (58.3 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 17.9 C (64.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	15.9 C	-0.07 C
1950	15.5 C	-0.45 C
1951	15.8 C	-0.18 C
1952	16.8 C	+0.84 C
1953	16.9 C	+0.98 C
1954	17.9 C	+1.98 C
1955	16.4 C	+0.48 C
1956	17.2 C	+1.28 C
1957	15.8 C	-0.17 C
1958	15.5 C	-0.48 C
1959	15.3 C	-0.62 C
1960	14.9 C	-1.06 C
1961	15.3 C	-0.62 C
1962	15.6 C	-0.38 C
1963	16.0 C	+0.08 C
1964	15.9 C	-0.05 C
1965	16.4 C	+0.42 C
1966	15.0 C	-0.93 C
1967	15.1 C	-0.80 C
1968	14.6 C	-1.32 C
1970	15.3 C	-0.64 C
2025	17.7 C	+1.75 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1949 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2026	39.7 C (103.5 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1959	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	1970	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	1950	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	22
Longest dry spell (CDD)	56 days	1955	33 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.7 C (103.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1949	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1957	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2025	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2026	42.8 C (109.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.7 C (5.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1949	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1950	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1951	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1952	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1956	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1957	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1959	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1960	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1962	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1963	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1964	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1966	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1969	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2025	-16.8 C (1.8 F)
2026	-14.0 C (6.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1951	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1953	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1954	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1956	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1958	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1959	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1960	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1961	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1962	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1963	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1965	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1968	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1970	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
2025	n/a
2026	41.7 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 187.5 mm (7.4 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.7 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1950	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1951	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1952	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1954	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1955	177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1956	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1957	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1958	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1960	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1961	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1962	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1963	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1964	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1965	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1966	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1967	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1968	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1969	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1970	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 56 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949	38 days
1950	31 days
1951	23 days
1952	48 days
1953	29 days
1954	37 days
1955	56 days
1956	33 days
1957	22 days
1958	46 days
1959	41 days
1960	25 days
1961	34 days
1962	29 days
1963	36 days
1964	28 days
1965	34 days
1966	40 days
1967	32 days
1968	25 days
1969	28 days
1970	36 days
2025	n/a
2026	2 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB falls on 26 March and the median first autumn frost on 5 November, which leaves a median of 225 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Oklahoma City Tinker AFB
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1949 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	26 March	n/a	26 March	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	5 November	n/a	5 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	225 days	n/a	225 days	n/a	n/a

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).