May 9, 2024 Southern Storms Continues Before Cool Down
Quiet weekend and cooler for much of the Lower 48
May 2024 was the 16th-warmest May in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 62.2°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 61.0°F (+1.2°F).
May 2024 was the 14th-wettest May in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 3.6in against a 1991–2020 normal of 3.1in (+0.5in).
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.
One more day of severe weather across the Southern U.S. from Texas into the Southeast as thunderstorms develop in a moist, Gulf of Mexico fueled atmosphere.
The storms should more scattered today — with initial development in North Texas underway — expanding to southern AL and GA overnight.
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