March Monthly Top Ten Precipitation Records

Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the West; Refreshingly Cooler Further East

Extreme heat will continue across the Pacific Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, low relative humidity, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather into Tuesday. A refreshingly cool air mass has settled into much of the eastern two-thirds of the Rockies through the week. Read More >

March Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.68 in
Rank	Wettest	Year	Rank	Driest	Year	Rank	Most Snow	Year
1	3.44	2020	1	0.00	1946	1	5.9	1970
2	2.86	1970	2	trace ¹	1994	2	5.5	1989
3	2.18	2007	2	trace ¹	1991	3	3.9	1932
4	1.96	1941	2	trace ¹	1984	4	3.5	1962
5	1.78	2006	2	trace ¹	1980	5	3.2	1947
6	1.73	1973	2	trace ¹	1978	6	1.5	1969
7	1.65	2015	2	trace ¹	1972	7	1.0 ²	1958
8	1.62	1968	2	trace ¹	1971	7	1.0 ²	1965
9	1.58	1947	2	trace ¹	1963	9	0.20 ³	1968
10	1.45	1967	2	trace ¹	1950	9	0.20 ³	1996
			2	trace ¹	1948
			2	trace ¹	1944
			2	trace ¹	1942
			2	trace ¹	2013
			2	trace ¹	2023

March Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.68 in

Rank

Wettest

Year

Rank

Driest

Year

Rank

Most
Snow

Year

3.44

2020

0.00

1946

5.9

1970

2.86

1970

trace ¹

1994

5.5

1989

2.18

2007

trace ¹

1991

3.9

1932

1.96

1941

trace ¹

1984

3.5

1962

1.78

2006

trace ¹

1980

3.2

1947

1.73

1973

trace ¹

1978

1.5

1969

1.65

2015

trace ¹

1972

1.0 ²

1958

1.62

1968

trace ¹

1971

1.0 ²

1965

1.58

1947

trace ¹

1963

0.20 ³

1968

1.45

1967

trace ¹

1950

0.20 ³

1996

trace ¹

1948

trace ¹

1944

trace ¹

1942

trace ¹

2013

trace ¹

2023