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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 >

 December Top Ten Temperature Records
 1930-2022
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Temperature = 46.4 F
Rank Warmest Year Rank Coolest Year
1  56.1 2021 1   37.4 1983
2   50.6  1970 2   38.7 1989
2    50.1 1 1948 3   38.8 1932
4    50.1 1 1933 4   40.2 1963
5  49.7 1965 5    40.3  1960
6  49.6 1946 6    40.4  2000
 7  49.5 2019 7     41.1 2  2009
 8  49.4  1977 7     41.1 2  1985
 9  49.1  2014 7     41.1 2  1930
  10  49.0  1964 10  41.5 1953

 

Footnotes:

  1. 50.1 occurred twice (tied) and ranked second warmest December
  2. 41.1 occurred three times (tied) and ranked seventh coolest December