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May 2026 at DCA tied for the 60th warmest in DC history with an average temperature of 65.8 degrees -- 1.4 below the 1991-2020 normal. January-May 2026 averaged 50.2, the 27th warmest first five months in DC history. May 2026 precipitation at DCA totaled 2.85 inches, 1.09 below the 1991-2020 May normal of 3.94. For the first five months of 2026, DCA precipitation totaled 12.03 inches, 4.10 below the 1991-2020 normal of 16.13.

May finished as the 5th colder than avg month of the past 7. However, due to the extreme nature of the Mar/Apr warmth, the year-to-date is still running warmer than avg. Nov: -0.4 Dec: -3.6 Jan: -5.2 Feb: -0.2 Mar: +4.9 Apr: +4.2 May: -1.6

It hasn't happened yet! It's a forecast. Eps were too warm with the end of May forecast, soooo....

There is definitely some hope on the horizon. The pattern switches to wetter Friday. It feels like an eternity since we've had a thunderstorm.

Clearing out a bit, 54.1° Shouldn't feel too bad by afternoon if we can keep the sun

New month. Post them here.

CLE finished May -3.2 degrees. Back to back mornings IMBY with a low of 43. No complaints though as the weather has been beautiful in the afternoons over the past week.

Cansips has it too

Need one of these AN precip outlooks to actually verify. We still seem to be in a long term pattern where dry NW flow wins at shorter leads.

Usually my favorite time of year. Sunny mild days before the real heat and humidity arrive

Strange anomalies across the region for May. BOS was 2.4 and HFD was -0.6.

That is the Wake County motto ever since the dry slot.

Tied for my 3rd warmest spring to go along with the 4th driest.. Last below normal spring was back in 2018.

May rainfall here was 3.22". Up until the Memorial Day weekend rainfall the monthly total was only 1.29" so that holiday weekend rainfall saved the month from being extremely dry. Rainfall looks light, <.50" over the next 7-10 days for most locations. Hope everyone has a good June!

Sure looks that way.

Gotta love your optimism. We are just about at the earliest sunrise time and about 10 min to go for latest sunset so you can add that to your list of positive things. I'm not a fan of extreme heat and humidity but gotta enjoy Summer for what it has to offer. Don't rush your life away. Keep your expectations for Winter 26-27 low. Without a renegade "biggie" might be slim pickings this coming winter based on Nino climo. We'll see. Same thing for hurricane season. Looks about as hostile as it can be moving forward. Some of the longer range guidance from Canadian and EURO are BONE dry over the tropics right through August. It only takes one to make it memorable through.

June 1 1993: St. Cloud records its latest ever freezing temperature, with a record low of 32. For Monday, June 1, 2026 1812 - Apple trees at New Haven CT did not blossom until the first of June, the latest such occurrence during the period beginning in 1794. Snow whitened the ground in Cleveland OH and Rochester NY. (David Ludlum) 1903 - A strong tornado just 50 to 75 yards in width killed many persons around the Gainesville GA Cotton Mill. The tornado strengthened and widened near the end of its four mile path, killing 40 persons at New Holland GA. A total of 104 persons were killed in the tornado. (The Weather Channel) 1980 - A man from Falmouth ME was struck by lightning restoring his eyesight. The man had been blind and partially deaf since a truck accident in 1971. (The Weather Channel) (Note: WOW! That's so cool!) 1987 - Severe thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Lower Ohio Valley produced wind gusts to 81 mph at Albert Lea Airport in southern Minnesota, and baseball size hail around Otterbein IN, Sarona WI, and Danville IL. Two inches of hail totally destroyed 5000 acres of corn and soybean north of Danville. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms drenched north central Texas with torrential rains, with more than 14 inches reported in Commanche County. Afternoon thunderstorm in New Jersey and Pennsylvania produced wind gusts to 70 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms developing during the afternoon over the Southern Plains Region produced severe weather through the evening and the night, spawning nine tornadoes. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Alpine TX, and baseball size hail at Balmorhea, TX, Fluvanna, TX, and in Borden County, TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

DLH May avg temp 49.8 (-2.2), and precip 1.27" (-2.10"). Did a little better with precip up the shore here in TH with 1.86" (-1.44") with an avg temp 46.3 (-2.1).

I’ll believe it when I see it

@dmillz25 @Rjay

DCA _ NYC _ BOS _ ORD _ ATL _ IAH _ DEN _ PHX _ SEA +.7 +.6 +.5 +.8 +.5 +.8 +1.2 +1.4 +1.6 100 99 100 98 100 102 100 117 98 10am june 1st Ill update seasonal snowfall tonight at work as well

I ended up with ~2” yesterday evening from rain (no thunder) that lasted for hours with few breaks. The heaviest was during early evening as I posted about (~6-7:30PM). This 2” is my heaviest daily since 8/22/25, when I also had ~2” during the evening! That brings me to ~4.7” for May, ~1” above normal, with ~3.2” of this May 28-31. It’s easily my wettest month since August of ‘25.