January Monthly Top Ten Precipitation Records

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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