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A Significant Spring Storm Impacting the Central U.S. This Week

A significant late-season winter storm will bring an expanding area of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes. A multi-day excessive rain and flooding event will impact the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley through Saturday. Read More >

November Top Ten Precipitation Records
1930-2022
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 0.72 in
Rank Wettest Year Rank Driest Year Rank Most
Snow
Year
1  5.42 2004 1  0.00 1 2010 1  8.0 2001
2  2.32 1968 1  0.00 1  1999 2  7.2  1980
3  2.31 1984 1  0.00 1  1950 3  6.2  2007
4  2.27 1978 1  0.00 1 1949  4  5.1 1976
5  2.20 1944 1  0.00 1  1946 5  4.5  1968
6  2.16 1975 1  0.00 1 1932 6 1.3 1969
7  2.01 2016 7   trace 2 1995 7 1.2  2000
8  1.83 1931 7   trace 2 1988 8  1.1  1957
9  1.65  1930 7   trace 2 1981  9    0.6 3  1972
10  1.63  1961 7   trace 2 1979 9    0.6 3  2022
      7   trace 2  1973       
      7   trace 2  1970       
       7  trace 2   1956        
      7  trace 2  1953      
      7  trace 2 1948      
      7  trace 2  1945      
      7  trace 2 2006      
      7  trace 2 2008      
      7  trace 2 2012      
      7  trace 2 2021      

Footnotes:

  1. 0.0 occurred six times and ranked driest   
  2. trace occurred thirteen times and ranked seventh driest
  3. 0.6 occurred twice (tied) and ranked ninth most monthly snowfall