Drought — Marfa Plateau, Texas

1999-02-01 to 1999-02-28 · Marfa Plateau, Texas

Wider weather episode

The drought continued across West Texas in February with nearly all stations in the area receiving less than one-tenth of an inch of precipitation. The vast majority of these locations reported no measurable precipitation at all. The 0.00 inch of precipitation observed at the Midland International Airport was only the second February on record with no precipitation, with the other occurrence being in 1947.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5683180. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.