Favorite variable: Precipitable Water
Using an hourly animation and one of the best moisture variables (PWAT) really highlights how much the atmosphere is a fluid (of course it…
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.
Using an hourly animation and one of the best moisture variables (PWAT) really highlights how much the atmosphere is a fluid (of course it is).
Here is almost the next 4-days showing the evolution of the cold front across the Eastern United States with boatloads of moisture collecting in a gyre across Central America into the Gulf of Mexico
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