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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

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Dallas/Fort Worth - All-Time Greatest 24-Hour Precipitation Totals

Precipitation
Rank Precipitation Date
1 9.57 Sep 4-5, 1932
2 9.19 Aug 21-22, 2022
3 8.81 Apr 24-25, 1922
4 8.11 Sep 21-22, 2018
5 7.44 Sep 20-21, 1900
6 6.99 May 23-24, 1908
7 6.03 May 16-17, 1949
8 5.91 Sep 30-Oct 1, 1959
9 5.85 Sep 3-4, 1943
10 5.75 Sep 7-8, 2010
Snowfall
Rank Snowfall Date
1 12.5 Feb 11-12, 2010
2 12.1 Jan 15-16, 1964
3 8.2 Jan 14-15, 1917
4
(tie)
7.5 Feb 17, 1978
7.5 Feb 25, 1924
6 6.0 Mar 13, 1924
7 5.5 Dec 9, 1898
8
(tie)
5.0 Nov 22, 1937
5.0 Jan 5, 1910
10 4.7 Nov 13, 1976

 

 

Dallas/Fort Worth - Precipitation Records by Time Increment

Increment Precipitation Date
5 minutes 0.76 Jul 4, 2016
10 minutes 1.21 Jul 4-5, 2016
15 minutes 1.40 Aug 22, 1916
20 minutes 1.71 Aug 22, 1916
30 minutes 2.06 May 24, 2015
45 minutes 2.73 Aug 21-22, 2022
1 hour 3.35 Apr 24-25, 1922
2 hours 5.59 Sep 4-5, 1932