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

Weather Trader The Record MILEPOST 286

May 17, 2024 Unsettled Southeast

Mexico and West Texas heat up

What the month did

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.

No tropical cyclone activity during the next 48-hours or 7-days. Also, the 15-day ensembles now reach June 1st — the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. No activity expected.

The Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season started on Wednesday (May 15th) and we have two areas of Low Chance of activity both at 20% during the next 7-days.

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