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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. 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      

Footnotes:

  1. trace occurred fourteen times and ranked second driest
  2. 1.0 inch occurred twice (tied) and ranked seventh most snowfall
  3. 0.20 inches occurred twice (tied) and ranked ninth most snowfall