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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 >

     Top Ten Consecutive # Days High  32F  
1930-2022
Midland, Texas
Rank Most #
Days
Year and Dates
1  8 2021 - February 11th - 18th
2    5 1 1973 - January 7th - 11th 
2    5 1 2007 - January 13th - 17th 
4    4 2 1996 - January 31st - Feb 3rd
4    4 2 1983 - December 22nd - 25th
4    4 2 1951 January 29th - Feb 1st 
4    4 2    1946 - Dec 31st - Jan 3rd 1947
4    4 2       1948 - January 25th - 28th
9    3 3      2014 - Dec 30th - Jan 3rd 2015 
9    3 3       2024 - January 14th  - 16th
9     3 3        2023 - Jan 30th - Feb 2nd 
9    3 3       1956 - February 2nd - 4th 
9    3 3       1997 - January 12th - 14th 
9    3 3       1984 - January 18th - 20th 
9    3 3  1985 - Janury 31st  - Feb 2nd 
9     3  1985 - December 11th - 13th  
9     3       1979 - January 6th - 8th    
9     3 3  1978 - Dec 31st - Jan 2nd 1979     
9     3 3  2011- Feb1st - Feb 3rd 2011     
9     3 3   2014- Dec 31st - Jan 2nd 2015     

 

Footnotes:

  1. 5 days occurred twice and ranked (tied) second most consecutive days
  2. 4 days occurred six times and ranked (tied) fourth most consecutive days  
  3. 3 days occurred fourteen times and ranked ninth most consecutive days