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Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest. Read More >

Top Ten Monthly # of Days 100 Degrees 
1930-2022
Midland, Texas
 Rank Most #
Days
  Month and Year
 1  22     August 2011
  2   21 1   June 1998
 2   21 1   June 2011
 4   20 2   June 1998
 4   20 2   June 1990
 6   19 3   August 2016
 6   19 3   August 1964
 8   18 4   July 1998
 8   18 4   July 1964
 10 17   June 2023
 11   16 5  July 2001
 11   16 5  July 2020
 11   16 5  July 2011

Footnotes:

  1. 21 days occurred two times and ranked second most days ever in a month
  2. 20 days occurred twice and ranked fourth most days
  3. 19 days occurred twice and ranked sixth most days
  4. 18 days occurred twice and ranked eighth most days
  5. 16 days occurred three times and ranked eleventh most days