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Severe Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding Concerns Across the Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes are expected to develop this afternoon from western Oklahoma into west-central Texas. An Enhanced Risk (level 3 of 5) of severe thunderstorms in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall is also likely for central and eastern Texas. Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall will lead to flash, urban and river flooding. Read More >

Midland Seasonal Precipitation
1952-1973
Averages 1991-2020
  Season Spring 1 Summer 2 Fall 3 Winter 4
  1952 2.31 3.78 3.14    1.06 1952-53
  1953 1.67 0.33 4.77    0.58 1953-54
  1954 5.54 3.23 2.71    0.94 1954-55
  1955 2.07 5.29 1.59    0.32 1955-56
  1956 2.60 4.84 1.59    1.81 1956-57
  1957 4.83 4.14 4.90    3.71 1957-58
  1958 4.85 5.23 6.70    0.68 1958-59
  1959 5.54 7.25 5.91    2.78 1959-60
  1960 2.00 6.34 2.59    3.64 1960-61
  1961 3.77 9.90 4.78    0.53 1961-62
  1962 1.41 6.61 5.31    1.34 1962-63
  1963 3.57 5.02 1.33   0.95 1963-64
  1964 2.78 1.22 2.58   2.17 1964-65
  1965 3.43 4.19 2.48   0.97 1965-66
  1966 5.71 6.45 4.13   0.05 1966-67
  1967 2.45 2.98 2.23   2.91 1967-68
  1968 8.17 4.13 3.90   1.99 1968-69
  1969 5.89 3.74 4.90   2.01 1969-70
  1970 3.33 2.09 2.78   0.12 1970-71
  1971 3.58 5.13 3.64   0.65 1971-72
  1972 1.49 6.08 3.53   2.71 1972-73
  1973 3.98 3.06 1.68   0.82 1973-74
   Average 1991-2020 2.95 in       5.14 in 3.59 in 1.83 in

 

Footnotes:

  1. Spring = ( Mar-Apr-May)
  2. Summer = (Jun-Jul-Aug)
  3. Fall  =  (Sep-Oct-Nov)    
  4. Winter = (Dec-Jan-Feb)