May 5, 2026 Tuesday Spring Weather
Below normal temperatures for a while across the Eastern US with Canadian cold fronts
May 2026 was the 29th-warmest May in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 61.7°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 61.0°F (+0.6°F).
May 2026 was the 63rd-driest May in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 2.9in against a 1991–2020 normal of 3.1in (-0.2in).
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.
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Another mostly quiet evening across the Lower 48 with northerly flow out of Canada battling a moisture plume out of the subtropical Eastern Pacific.
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