National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. 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