May 2026

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56 / 42 NE flow - cool , cloudy showers.  What should tally up to 4 more days of mainly clouds with the brunt of the >1.00 - 2.00 inches of rain saturday night into Sunday night.  Pokes of some sun Monday and Tuesday but slow to clear out.  Much nicer Wed - Thu low 80s.   Next cut off backs down and in between Fri and through next weekend and id wager it trends unsettled as ridge balloons into candada.  Ridge finally expands east 6/3 - beyond pushing above normal overall. 

 

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Records:

Highs:

EWR: 96 (1964)
NYC: 94 (1964)
LGA: 94 (1964)
JFK: 92 (2021)


Lows:


EWR: 43 (1931)
NYC: 43 (1963)
LGA: 45 (1963)
JFK: 33 (2022)

Historical:

1783: Massachusetts lawyer James Otis often remarked to friends that when it was his time to die he hoped it would be by a bolt of lightning. Today he got his wish when he was leaning against a doorway in his home and lightning struck the chimney and traveled through the frame of the house, killing Mr. Otis. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1814: Hailstones as large as 11 inches in diameter and weighing a half pound reportedly pounded parts of New Hampshire. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1882 - An unusual late season snow blanketed eastern Iowa, with four to six inches reported around Washington. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1925: Record maximum temperature for Washington DC. for the date is 97 °F.  (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

1953 - The temperature at Hollis OK soared from a morning low of 70 degrees to an afternoon high of 110 degrees to establish a state record for the month of May. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - It was a busy day for thunderstorms in the central U.S. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 65 mph at Shreveport LA and golf ball size hail at Marfa, TX. Hobart, OK, received 3.55 inches of rain in the morning, and another 4.03 inches of rain that evening. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced 8.5 inches of rain in two hours north of Potter, and 7.5 inches of rain in ninety minutes north of Minatare. Thunderstorms in Colorado produced five inches of hail at Greeley. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather across much of the eastern U.S. Golf ball size hail was reported in Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Ohio. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Severe thunderstorms developing along a cold front resulted in 98 reports of large hail and damaging winds in the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley. Golf ball size hail caused a million dollars damage around Buffalo City, WI, baseball size hail was reported at Northfield and Randolph, MN, and thunderstorm winds gusted to 95 mph at Dunkerton, IA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Unseasonably hot weather continued in the south central U.S. Pueblo, CO, equalled their May record with a high of 98 degrees, and the high of 106 degrees at Midland, TX, marked a record six straight days of 100 degree heat. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - A cold front crossing the western U.S. produced snow over parts of Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho and Utah, with five inches reported at Austin NV, and four inches at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. Strong winds behind the cold front sharply reduced visibilities in blowing dust over central California, and two multi-vehicle accidents resulted in one death and eighteen injuries. In northern Idaho, a cloud-burst washed tons of topsoil, and rocks as large as footballs, into the valley town of Culdesac. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1991: Thunderstorms in the Denver, CO area produced large hail up to golf ball size. An estimated 5,000 homes and 8,000 cars received considerable damage. Damage was estimated at $60 million dollars. Hail accumulated to a depth of 6 inches at Aurora. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1997: David McWilliams Ludlum was born 1910 in East Orange, NJ - He is responsible for researching and publishing Much of the early history of weather in early America. David died May 23, 1997 in Princeton, New Jersey. He was an American historian, meteorologist, entrepreneur and author. David M. Ludlum's death

2001: The temperature hit 116° at Palm Springs, CA. This tied their highest temperature for the month of May with 5/28/1983 & 5/28/2003. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

2002: A Pacific storm system brought some much needed snow to the Colorado Mountains and foothills with a mix of rain on the Plains. Snowfall totals included: 13 inches at Coal Creek Canyon, 11 inches near Evergreen, CO. The former Stapleton International Airport at Denver reported less than an inch. Three temperature records were set. The morning low temperature of 31° was a record low; as was the morning low of 32° the following morning. The high temperature of only 48° equaled the record low maximum.

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[NEG NAO]

1 hour ago, Superstorm said:

And of course I was heading to Yankee stadium with my son and a couple of friends.

Game cancelled.


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Who determines if a game is postponed ? The home team or MLB ? Obviously  a decision favoring the Yankees because Tampa Bay is in first and HOT and the Yanks are NOT !

[Brian5671]

Just now, NEG NAO said:

Who determines if a game is postponed ? The home team or MLB ? 

probably both get together to make a decision

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Memorial Days in NYC

 

 

Year	Memorial Day Date	High	Low	Rain
2025	May 26	74	53	0.00"
2024	May 27	75	67	0.82"
2023	May 29	80	58	0.00"
2022	May 30	85	64	0.00"
2021	May 31	72	50	0.00"
2020	May 25	73	56	0.00"
2019	May 27	82	65	0.00"
2018	May 28	70	57	0.00"
2017	May 29	62	56	0.09"
2016	May 30	84	69	1.41"
2015	May 25	87	65	0.00"
2014	May 26	88	67	0.00"
2013	May 27	75	52	0.00"
2012	May 28	91	72	0.00"
2011	May 30	87	71	0.23"
2010	May 31	88	69	0.00"
2009	May 25	82	63	0.00"
2008	May 26	81	59	0.00"
2007	May 28	84	68	Trace
2006	May 29	89	67	0.00"
2005	May 30	76	58	Trace
2004	May 31	66	58	0.18"
2003	May 26	58	52	1.11"
2002	May 27	78	60	0.00"
2001	May 28	73	57	0.04"

[donsutherland1]

50 minutes ago, NEG NAO said:

Trying to predict rainfall amounts in this set up is next to impossible IMO. Models don't have a handle on exactly where the heavier precip will occur. More than likely there will be a wide range of amounts spread throughout the region IMO.

I agree. This is a very challenging setup. 

[steve392]

In winter we have virga when radar shows snow but nothings falling.  What do we have when radar shows moderate rain but nothings falling? 

[NEG NAO]

2 minutes ago, steve392 said:

In winter we have virga when radar shows snow but nothings falling.  What do we have when radar shows moderate rain but nothings falling? 

Enhanced Virga

[nycwinter]

since it did not rain as expected i did my walk it felt like a thanksgiving types of day raw windy chilly i even sneezed a few times i hope i do not catch a  cold.