April Monthly Top Ten Precipitation Records

Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Unsettled Pattern in the Pacific Northwest

Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. Lake Effect Snow Warnings have been issued. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest this afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >

April Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas

Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.79 in
Rank	Wettest	Year	Rank	Driest	Year	Rank	Most Snow	Year
1	3.59	1931	1	0.00 ¹	2011	1	2.0	1996
2	2.85	1949	1	0.00 ¹	1998	2	1.5	2007
3	2.60	1941	1	0.00 ¹	1964	3	0.5	1983
4	2.48	2017	1	0.00 ¹	1947	4	0.3	1990
5	2.44	1996	5	trace ²	1946	5	0.2	1939
6	2.25	2021	5	trace ²	1955	6	trace ³	1938
7	2.17	1932	5	trace ²	2001	6	trace ³	1942
8	2.15 ⁵	1981	5	trace ²	2013	6	trace ³	1949
8	2.15 ⁵	2019	5	trace ²	2018	6	trace ³	1973
10	2.10	1969	5	trace ²	2023	6	trace ³	1980
			11	0.01 ⁴	1986	6	trace ³	1951
			11	0.01 ⁴	1984	6	trace ³	1994

April Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas

Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.79 in

Rank

Wettest

Year

Rank

Driest

Year

Rank

Most
Snow

Year

3.59

1931

0.00 ¹

2011

2.0

1996

2.85

1949

0.00 ¹

1998

1.5

2007

2.60

1941

0.00 ¹

1964

0.5

1983

2.48

2017

0.00 ¹

1947

0.3

1990

2.44

1996

trace ²

1946

0.2

1939

2.25

2021

trace ²

1955

trace ³

1938

2.17

1932

trace ²

2001

trace ³

1942

2.15 ⁵

1981

trace ²

2013

trace ³

1949

2.15 ⁵

2019

trace ²

2018

trace ³

1973

2.10

1969

trace ²

2023

trace ³

1980

0.01 ⁴

1986

trace ³

1951

0.01 ⁴

1984

trace ³

1994