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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 >

March Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.68 in
Rank Wettest Year Rank Driest Year Rank Most
Snow
Year
1  3.44 2020 1  0.00 1946 1  5.9 1970
2  2.86 1970 2    trace 1 1994 2  5.5  1989
3  2.18 2007 2    trace 1 1991 3  3.9  1932 
4  1.96 1941 2    trace 1 1984 4  3.5 1962 
5  1.78 2006 2    trace 1 1980 5  3.2  1947
6  1.73 1973 2    trace 1 1978 6  1.5  1969
7  1.65  2015 2    trace 1  1972 7    1.0 2  1958
 8  1.62  1968 2    trace 1  1971 7    1.0 2  1965
 9  1.58  1947 2    trace 1  1963 9    0.20 3  1968 
  10   1.45  1967 2    trace 1  1950 9    0.20 3  1996
      2    trace 1  1948      
        2    trace 1  1944      
        2    trace 1 1942      
       2    trace 1 2013      
      2    trace 1 2023      

Footnotes:

  1. trace occurred fourteen times and ranked second driest
  2. 1.0 inch occurred twice (tied) and ranked seventh most snowfall
  3. 0.20 inches occurred twice (tied) and ranked ninth most snowfall