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Multi-day, Potentially Catastrophic Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Event

A multi-day, potentially historic heavy rainfall event may produce catastrophic and life-threatening flooding through Saturday from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley. Several clusters of strong to severe storms are expected from the Southern Plains, Mid Mississippi Valley to the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys and the Mid Atlantic. Read More >

May Top Ten Precipitation Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 1.57 in
Rank Wettest Year Rank Driest Year
1  7.87 1941 1  0.02 1998
2  7.63 1992 2  0.03 2013
3  5.27 2007 3  0.05 2011
4  4.99 1959 4  0.06 1945
5    4.96 2 2019 5  0.08 1953
5     4.96  2 1968 6   0.10 2004
7  4.33 1932 7      0.11 1  1996
8  4.30 1957 7     0.11 1 2002
9  4.13  1987 7     0.11 1 2022
10  4.11  1954 10   0.12  1946

 

Footnotes:

  1. 0.11 occurred three times (tied) and ranked seventh driest  
  2. 4.96 occurred twice (tied) and ranked fourth wettest