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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Top Ten Monthly # of Days 100 Degrees 
1930-2025
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
 4    20 2   August 2019
 7   19 3   August 1964
 7    19 3   July 2016
 9   18 4   July 1964
 9    18 4   July 1998
 11   17 5  June 2023
 11   17 5  July 2023
 11   17 5  August 2023

Footnotes:

  1. 21 days occurred two times and ranked second most days ever in a month
  2. 20 days occurred three times and ranked fourth most days
  3. 19 days occurred twice and ranked seventh most days
  4. 18 days occurred twice and ranked ninth most days
  5. 17 days occurred three times and ranked eleventh most days