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Heavy Rain Across the Southern US; Unsettled Pattern in the Pacific Northwest

A storm system will bring heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and flooding threats to portions of the Southern Plains Friday, the Lower Mississippi Valley Saturday, and the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. High elevation snow and mixed precipitation and rain in the lower elevations will impact the Pacific Northwest this weekend before a stronger system moves in early next week. Read More >

Spring Top Ten Precipitation Records
(March, April, May)
1930-2022
Midland, Texas
Average Spring Precipitation  = 2.95 In
Rank Wettest Year Driest Year Rank
1   12.43 1941  0.03 2013 1
2   9.63 1992  0.09 2011 2
3   9.08 2007  0.12 1946 3
4   8.17 1968  0.18 1933 4
5   7.91 2019  0.22 2022 5
6   6.98 1932  0.44 1998 6
7   6.30 2015  0.55 1991 7
8   5.99 1987  0.77  1983 8
9   5.89 1969  0.79  2018 9
 10      5.71    1966  0.87 1945 10