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Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Top Ten Daily Precipitation Records
1930-2024
Midland Texas


 
 Rank PCPN Year and Day
 1 5.32          1934 -   August 24th
 2 4.75          1968 -   May 9th
 3 4.66          2012 - September 28th
 4 4.10          1961 - July 21st
 5 3.95

         1940 - June 24th

 6 3.63          2024 - September 2nd
 7  3.60              1944 - September 5th
 8   3.59 1             1988 - July 8th
 8   3.59 1             1985 - October 17th
 10 3.29             1986 - September 4th  

Footnotes:

  1. 3.59 inches occurred twice (tied) and ranked seventh highest total