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Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Unsettled Pattern in the Pacific Northwest

Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. Lake Effect Snow Warnings have been issued. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest this afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >

Top Ten Consecutive Days Trace or More Snowfall
1930-2023
Midland, Texas
  Rank   Most Days Year and Days Total Snow
 1  7  1949 -   January 24th-30th     4.4
 2  5  1961 -   January 24th - 28th     2.0
 3  5  1956 -   February 1st - 5th     1.5
 4    4 1  2011 - Jan 31st - Feb 3rd    3.0
 4    4 1  1983 -   Dec 21st - 24th      T
 4     4 1  1994 -   January 28th - 31st     5.5
 4     4 1   1997 -   January 5th - 8th     2.5
 4     4 1 1973 -   January 8th - 11th      0.6
 4    4 1 1978 -  January 18th - 21st     1.1
  4    4 1   1963 -   Dec 11th - 14th       T
 4   4 1   1960 -   Dec 7th - 10th     2.7
 4   4 1   1942 -   January 2nd - 5th     1.5

 

Footnotes:

  1. 4 days occurred 9 times and was ranked fourth most