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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 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