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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 >

Summer Top Ten Precipitation Records
(June, July, August)
1930-2022
Midland, Texas
Average Summer Precipitation  = 5.14 In
Rank Wettest Year Driest Year Rank
1   13.58 1991  0.33 1953  1
2   11.46 1975  0.45 2011  2
3   10.21 1938  0.59 2020  3
4   9.90 1961  0.62 1983  4
5   9.16 1998  1.22 1964  5
6   8.91 2009  1.36 1951  6
7   8.62 1986    1.58 1 1977  7 
8   8.61 1949    1.58 1 2002    7 
 9   8.49 2006  1.82   2002   9
  10   8.37  1993  1.87  1998   10

 

Footnotes:

  1. 1.58 occurred twice (tied) and ranked seventh driest summer