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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 Highest 1-Day Average Temperature 
1930-2025
Midland, Texas
 Rank Value   Day + Year
 1 98  July 14th 2020
 2   96 1   July 12th 2023
 2   96 1 June 25th 2023
 4   95.5   June 26th 2023
 5    95 2   June 21st 2023
 5    95 2   August 26th 2019
 5    95 2   June 27th 1998
 8        94.5 3     August 8th 2023
 8      94.5 3   July 11th 2023
 8      94.5 3   June 27th 2023
 8       94.5 3  July 4th 2016
 8      94.5 3 August 30th 2011
 8        94.5 3     August 9th 2003

Footnotes:

  1. 96 degrees occurred two times (tied) and ranked second highest daily average temperature
  2. 95 degrees occurred three times (tied) and ranked fifth highest daily average temperature
  3. 94.5 degrees occurred twelve times (tied) and ranked eighth highest daily average temperature