May 5, 2025 Monday Weather Update
Eventually the Omega Block will break down
May 2025 was the 27th-warmest May in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 61.7°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 61.0°F (+0.7°F).
May 2025 was the 12th-wettest May in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 3.7in against a 1991–2020 normal of 3.1in (+0.6in).
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.
Plenty of rain and showers today as the Omega block has not moved. We still have the two cut-off troughs beneath a ridge and then a trio of troughs across the Arctic latitudes. This pattern is thoroughly clogged up!
Current Radar 6:38 PM ET
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