Midland Winter Top Ten Precipitation Records

Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast from parts of the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

Winter Top Ten Precipitation Records
(December, January, February)
1930-2023
Midland, Texas
Average Winter Precipitation = 1.83 In
RANK	Wettest	Year	Driest	Year	RANK
1	5.98	1991-92	0.05	1966-67	1
2	5.47	1938-39	0.09	2010-11	2
3	5.33	1986-87	0.12	1970-71	3
4	5.23	1931-32	0.26	2008-09	4
5	4.27	1937-38	0.30	2021-22	5
6	4.05	1937-38	0.32 ¹	1995-96	6
7	4.00	2009-10	0.32 ¹	1955-56	6
8	3.99	1932-33	0.36	1935-36	8
9	3.72	1943-44	0.40	1950-51	9
10	3.71	1957-58	0.44	2017-18	10

Winter Top Ten Precipitation Records
(December, January, February)
1930-2023
Midland, Texas
Average Winter Precipitation = 1.83 In

RANK

Wettest

Year

Driest

Year

RANK

5.98

1991-92

0.05

1966-67

5.47

1938-39

0.09

2010-11

5.33

1986-87

0.12

1970-71

5.23

1931-32

0.26

2008-09

4.27

1937-38

0.30

2021-22

4.05

1937-38

0.32 ¹

1995-96

4.00

2009-10

0.32 ¹

1955-56

3.99

1932-33

0.36

1935-36

3.72

1943-44

0.40

1950-51

3.71

1957-58

0.44

2017-18