Oklahoma, 1999

Cold in Oklahoma, June 16, 1999

June 16, 1999 · NWS TSA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The high temperature of 73 degrees Fahrenheit at the Tulsa International Airport is the coolest high temperature on record for this date, therfore breaking the record low maximum temperature.

Where it happened

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

What happened

The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.

The high temperature of 73 degrees Fahrenheit at the Tulsa International Airport is the coolest high temperature on record for this date, therfore breaking the record low maximum temperature.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

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

Cold/Wind Chill, Tulsa

When
June 16, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Tulsa forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 1999

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: 5700969.