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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 >

Summer Top Ten Temperature Records
(June, July, August)
1930-2023
Midland, Texas
Average Summer Temperature = 83.4 F
Rank Warmest Year Coolest Year Rank
1  87.6 2011  77.6 1976 1
2  86.6 2013  77.8  1971 2
3  85.8 1964    77.9 1  1941 3
4  85.3 2018     77.9 1   1961 3
5  85.2 2020   77.9 1 1972 3
6  84.7 1998     77.9 1   1992 3
7  84.3 2019   78.0  1973 7
8  84.2 2022 78.4 1968 8
9  84.1 3 2012 78.5 1988 9
9  84.1 3 2001 78.7 2 1991 10
11  84.0 1953 78.7 2 2007 10
           

 

Footnotes:

  1. 77.9 occurred four times and ranked (tied) third coolest
  2. 78.7 occurred two times and ranked (tied) tenth coolest
  3. 84.1 occurred two times and ranked (tied) ninth warmest