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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

May Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 1.57 in
Rank Wettest Year Rank Driest Year
1  7.87 1941 1  0.02 1998
2  7.63 1992 2  0.03 2013
3  5.27 2007 3  0.05 2011
4  4.99 1959 4  0.06 1945
5    4.96 2 2019 5  0.08 1953
5     4.96  2 1968 6   0.10 2004
7  4.33 1932 7      0.11 1  1996
8  4.30 1957 7     0.11 1 2002
9  4.13  1987 7     0.11 1 2022
10  4.11  1954 10   0.12  1946

 

Footnotes:

  1. 0.11 occurred three times (tied) and ranked seventh driest  
  2. 4.96 occurred twice (tied) and ranked fourth wettest