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Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Thursday

Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. 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