March Monthly Top Ten Precipitation Records

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 >

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