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Helene Strengthening and Expected to Bring Catastrophic Winds and Storm Surge to the Northeastern Gulf Coast

Helene is expected to bring life-threatening and catastrophic storm surge and damaging hurricane-force winds to Florida and inland across the Southeast. Catastrophic and life-threatening flash/urban flooding, including landslides, is expected across the southern Appalachians. Considerable to locally catastrophic flash flooding is likely for northwestern and northern Florida and the Southeast. Read More >

February Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.58 in
Rank Wettest Year Rank Driest Year Rank Most
Snow
Year
1  3.53 1932 1    0.00 1 1999 1  7.9  2020
2  2.55 1992 1    0.00 1 1947 2  5.6  2021
3  1.93 1987 3   trace 2  1996 3  4.5  2010
4  1.86 2010 3  trace 2 1943 4  3.9  1973 
5  1.79 1969 3  trace 2 1939 5  3.5  1965
6  1.71 1965 3  trace 2 1936 6    3.2 3  1980
 7  1.69  1997 3   trace 2   2000 6     3.2 3  1988
8  1.66  1931 8   0.01 5  1971 8  2.8  1960
 9  1.63  1973 8   0.01 5  2008 9    2.7 4  1940
10  1.57  1958 10 0.02  1934 9    2.7 4 1963

 

Footnotes:

  1. 0.0 occurred twice (tied) and ranked  driest ever   
  2. trace occurred five times and ranked second driest
  3. 3.2 inches of snow occurred twice (tied) and ranked sixth most snowfall 
  4. 2.7 inches of snow occurred twice (tied) and ranked ninth most snowfall
  5. 0.01 inches occurred twice (tied) and ranked eighth driest