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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, central Great Lakes, and Ozarks Wednesday. Read More >

September Top Ten Temperature Records
1931-2023
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Temperature = 76.2 F
Rank Warmest Year Rank Coolest Year
1   82.1 1977 1   67.8 1974
2   81.5 2019 2   68.3 1935
3   81.3 2023 3   68.8 1932
4  80.2  1931 4       69.9 1   1942
5  79.8 2015 4     69.9 1 1991
6    79.6 1998 6     70.6    1975
7   78.5 1933 7  70.9  2008
8   78.1  1954 8   71.1  1967
9 77.9  2005  9      71.4 2   1978
10   77.8    2000  9     71.4 2  2006
11   77.7  1983 9     71.4 2  1984

 

Footnotes:

  1. 69.9 occurred twice and ranked fourth coolest  
  2. 71.4 occurred three times and ranked ninth coolest