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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Top Ten Consecutive Days Measurable Precipitation (0.01")
1930-2025
Midland, Texas

 

  Rank   Most Days Year and Days
 1 11    1986 -   August 26th -  September 5th
 2 10    2004 -   September 19th - 28th  
 3  9    1978 -   September 19th - 27th 
 4  8    1938 -   July 17th - 25th 
 5     1     2017 -   September 24th- 30th
 5    7 1     1996 -   August 23rd - 29th
 5    7 1      1955 -   July 13th - 19th
 5     1      1945     October 3rd - 9th 
 9   6 2     2022 -   August 28th - September 2nd
 9    2      2010 -   June 29th - July 4th 
 9    2     1975 -   January 30th - February 4th
 9   6 2     1974 -   August 22nd - August 27th
 9   6 2     1959 -   September 29th - October 4th
 9   6 2     1958 -   October 25th - October 30th
 9   6 2     1957 -   May 30th - June 4th
 9    2      1949 -   January 22nd - January 27th

 

Footnotes:

  1. 7 days occurred four times and ranked fifth most days
  2. 6 days occurred eight times (tied) and ranked ninth most days