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Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northwestern Gulf Coast from south central Louisiana to the upper Texas coast today. 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