Little cyclone in the Arabian Sea
A tiny area of low pressure is sitting off the coasts of Yemen and Oman and slowly intensifying. Models have it either paralleling the coast or heading inland. But, a possible solution is the development of a…
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.
A tiny area of low pressure is sitting off the coasts of Yemen and Oman and slowly intensifying. Models have it either paralleling the coast or heading inland. But, a possible solution is the development of a “landphoon”.

Satellite image from 0900 UTC May 29, 2020
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