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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 Zero Precipitation
1930-2025
Midland Texas
  Rank   Most Days Year and Days
 1  103     Oct 20th, 1950 - Jan 31st, 1951
 2   99     Oct 11th, 1973 - Jan 17th, 1974
 3   90     Oct 2nd, 2021 - Dec 31st, 2021
 4   88     Sep 26th, 2010 - Dec 22nd, 2010
 4   88     Feb 10th, 1946 - May 8th, 1946
 6   83      Jan 9th, 2025 - Apr 2nd, 2025
 6    82       May 21st, 2011 - Aug 10th, 2011
 8   82       Oct 15th, 2008 - Jan 4th, 2009
 9   81       Oct 10th, 1946 - Dec 29th, 1946
 10   77       Dec 4th, 1966 - Feb 18th, 1967