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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 >

July Top Ten Precipitation Records
1930-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 1.62 in
Rank Wettest Year Rank Driest Year
1  8.50 1991 1   0.00 1946
2  7.73 1975 2    trace 1 2011
3  6.73 1961 2    trace 1 2001
4  6.66 1988 2    trace 1 1983
5  6.55 2009 2    trace 1 1980
6  6.18 1936 2    trace 1 1954
7  5.63 1938 7   0.01 2020
8  4.62 1945 8   0.03 2 1930
9  4.46  1959 8   0.03 2  2022
10  3.56  1976 10    0.05   1951

Footnotes:

  1. trace occurred five times and ranked second driest July
  2. 0.03 occurred twice (tied) and ranked eighth driest July