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Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Top Ten Monthly # of Days 100 Degrees 
1930-2022
Midland, Texas
 Rank Most #
Days
  Month and Year
 1  22     August 2011
  2   21 1   June 1998
 2   21 1   June 2011
 4   20 2   June 1998
 4   20 2   June 1990
 6   19 3   August 2016
 6   19 3   August 1964
 8   18 4   July 1998
 8   18 4   July 1964
 10 17   June 2023
 11   16 5  July 2001
 11   16 5  July 2020
 11   16 5  July 2011

Footnotes:

  1. 21 days occurred two times and ranked second most days ever in a month
  2. 20 days occurred twice and ranked fourth most days
  3. 19 days occurred twice and ranked sixth most days
  4. 18 days occurred twice and ranked eighth most days
  5. 16 days occurred three times and ranked eleventh most days