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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Active Pattern Continues in Hawaii

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected today from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat today from east Texas into New York. A powerful kona storm will continue to impact Hawaii through Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and severe thunderstorms. Read More >

October Top Ten Precipitation Records
1930-2023
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 1.21 in

 
Rank Wettest Year Rank Driest Year Rank Most
Snow
Year
1  7.45 1986 1  0.00 1952 1 0.6 1993
2  5.93 1985 2  0.01 2019 2 0.2 2020
3  5.53 1981 3    trace 1 2014 3 0.1  1991
4  5.44 2018 3    trace 1 2010 4  trace 2 1958
5  5.42 1974 3     trace 1  1988 4  trace 2 1980
6  5.30 1941 6   0.03 3 2001 4   trace 2  1953
7  4.64 1983 6   0.03 3 1992      
8  4.09 1953 6   0.03 3 1961      
9  4.00 2015 6   0.03 3 2020      
10  3.86 1931 10 0.05 2021         


Footnotes:

  1. trace of precipitation occurred three times (tied) and ranked third driest 
  2. trace of snow occurred three times and ranked fourth most snowfall 
  3. 0.03 occurred three times and ranked sixth driest