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Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

August Top Ten Temperature Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Temperature = 83.2 F
Rank Warmest Year Rank Coolest Year
1  87.9 2019 1  74.4 1971
2  87.8 2011 2 75.7 1972
3 87.5 2023 3  76.9 1992
4  87.2 1964 4  77.6 1991
5  86.5 2024 5 77.7 1967
6 85.9 2020 6  78.3 1961
7 85.6  1952 7  78.6 1990
8  85.4  1977 8    78.7 2 1942
9  85.3 2002 8   78.7 2  1949
10   85.2  1943 10     78.8 3    2005
11  84.6     2015 10     78.8 3      1949
12  84.3 1  1999 10    78.8 3   1976
12  84.3 1  2012  10   78.8 3 1973
12  84.3 1 1946 10   78.8 3 1940

 

Footnotes:

  1. 84.3 occurred three times and ranked  twelfth warmest  August
  2. 78.7 occurred twice (tied) and ranked eighth coolest August  
  3. 78.8 occurred five times and ranked tenth coolest August