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Flooding Threat Along the Gulf Coast, Southern Rockies and High Plains; Cooler Weather in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Strong thunderstorms may bring excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the northern Gulf Coast today and over parts of the southern Rockies into the High Plains today through the weekend. A refreshingly cool and dry air mass will continue to produce below average temperatures across the central and eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Top Ten Daily Snowfall Records
1930-2024
Midland Texas

Rank Most Snow Year and Day
1 10.6   2012 -  January 9th
2 9.8   1998  -  December 11th
3 7.6    2015  -  December 27th
4 6.0   2001  -  November 28th
5 5.9   1955  -  January 9th 
6 5.8    2011  -  December 24th 
7   5.7 1   2020 - February 5th
7   5.7 1    1980 - November 16th 
9 5.3   2021 - February 14th
10 4.9   1970 - March 20th

 

Footnotes:

  1. 5.7 inches occurred twice (tied) and ranked seventh most daily snowfall