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A chronicle of American weather and climate  ·  Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Weather Trader Tropics MILEPOST 2

Tropical Update

As hurricane season official starts on June 1st, I will be rolling out a series of products: tropical outlook, areas of interest, overall tropical circulation not only for the Atlantic but also the other world basins including the Indian…

What the month did

May 2020 was the 50th-warmest May in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 60.9°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 61.0°F (-0.1°F).

May 2020 was the 49th-wettest May in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 3.1in against a 1991–2020 normal of 3.1in (+-0.0in).

NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.

As hurricane season official starts on June 1st, I will be rolling out a series of products: tropical outlook, areas of interest, overall tropical circulation not only for the Atlantic but also the other world basins including the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

When an active storm is present, I will provide expert commentary and context.

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