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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 >

June Top Ten Precipitation Records
1930-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 1.80 in
Rank Wettest Year Rank Driest Year
1  5.10 1940 1  0.00 2011
2  4.75 2021 2     0.01 1 1990
3   4.47  1944 2     0.01 1 2001
4    4.30 2 1941 4   0.05 1951
4    4.30 2 1938 5     0.06 3 2023
6  3.97 2010 5     0.06 3 1953
 7  3.96  1949 7   0.11  1942
 8  3.50  1991 8   0.17  2002
 9  3.42  1986 9   0.19  1983
  10  3.29  2015 10   0.23  2024

Footnotes:

  1. 0.01 occurred twice (tied) and ranked second driest June 
  2. 4.30 occurred twice (tied) and ranked fourth wettest June
  3. 0.06 occurred twice (tied) and ranked fifth driest June