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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

May Top Ten Temperature Records
1931-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Temperature = 75.4 F

Rank Warmest Year Rank Coolest Year
1  82.1 2018 1  67.3 1931
2  81.1 1996 2  68.0 1992
3  79.7 2022 3  68.1 1935
4  79.0 1998 4  68.4  2007
5  78.8  2000 5    68.5 1 1932
6  77.6  2020 5    68.5 1 1976
7  77.5  1974 7  68.8 1973
8  77.4  1962 8  69.0  1954
9  77.1  2006 9  69.1  1980
10 76.9  1989 10  69.2  1987

 

Footnotes:

  1. 68.5 occurred twice (tied) and ranked fifth coolest May