January Monthly Top Ten Precipitation Records

Unsettled Weather in the West; Marine and Coastal Impacts Along the East Coast

A series of Pacific fronts will bring periodic waves of showers and thunderstorms to parts of the Great Basin and Pacific Northwest the next few days. Swells, high surf, dangerous rip currents and areas of coastal flooding continue along much of the East Coast from both Humberto and Imelda. Unseasonably hot temperatures continue for much of the Plains and Midwest through the remainder of the week. Read More >

January Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024 Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.66 in
Rank	Wettest	Year	Rank	Driest	Year	Rank	Most Snow	Year
1	4.99	1939	1	0.00 ¹	2014	1	10.6	2012
2	3.66	1949	1	0.00 ¹	1967	2	9.0	1985
3	3.18	1946	3	trace ²	1971	3	7.7	1949
4	2.43	2015	3	trace ²	1953	4	7.0	1974
5	1.97	1958	3	trace ²	1933	5	5.9	1955
6	1.80	1991	6	0.01 ³	1988	6	5.8 ⁴	1991
7	1.64	2010	6	0.01 ³	1970	6	5.8 ⁴	1992
8	1.63	1938	6	0.01 ³	1963	8	5.5	1994
9	1.45	2013	6	0.01 ³	1951	9	5.3	1983
10	1.33	1961	6	0.01 ³	2018	10	5.1	1947

January Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024 Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.66 in

Rank

Wettest

Year

Rank

Driest

Year

Rank

Most
Snow

Year

4.99

1939

0.00 ¹

2014

10.6

2012

3.66

1949

0.00 ¹

1967

9.0

1985

3.18

1946

trace ²

1971

7.7

1949

2.43

2015

trace ²

1953

7.0

1974

1.97

1958

trace ²

1933

5.9

1955

1.80

1991

0.01 ³

1988

5.8 ⁴

1991

1.64

2010

0.01 ³

1970

5.8 ⁴

1992

1.63

1938

0.01 ³

1963

5.5

1994

1.45

2013

0.01 ³

1951

5.3

1983

1.33

1961

0.01 ³

2018

5.1

1947