Oklahoma, 1998

Cold in Oklahoma, June 6, 1998

June 6, 1998 · NWS TSA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 cold/wind chill, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Tulsa

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Tulsa forecast zone
Coordinates
36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

This was the coolest June 6 on record at the Tulsa International Airport. The morning low of 50 degrees Fahrenheit broke the old record low of 53 degrees set in 1997. The afternoon high of 73 was the coolest high temperature on record for June 6, breaking the old record low max temp. of 74 set in 1983. This was caused by an unseasonably strong Canadian high pressure that had moved southward down the Plains.

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5645444.