May 2026

[MJO812]

Road trip

MT Washington

[IrishRob17]

18 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Road trip

MT Washington

It’s not the driving up as much as the driving down, IMO. 

[psv88]

This weather is some bull shit 

[Dan76]

1 hour ago, psv88 said:

This weather is some bull shit 

Great for cleaning out the garage

[Brian5671]

Windy/cloudy and 55 here

[TWCCraig]

10 hours ago, MJO812 said:

Road trip

MT Washington

This is at one of the rail stations, around 3,800 ft elevation. Beautiful morning there. Most cams on the mountain are snow covered

 

[MJO812]

59 here 

[MJO812]

1 hour ago, Dan76 said:

Great for cleaning out the garage

And great for not sweating

[steve392]

58, strong winds and now rain! 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

The bipolar weather just doesn't seem to stop this year. It seems like this summer is going to have several 100-degree days, and several 55-degree days as well.

[nycwinter]

it felt like a late november day accuweather said best chance of a shower was north and east of the city. but on way home it rained for about 5 minutes.

[IrishRob17]

34 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

And great for not sweating

If you work hard enough you be surprised at the low temps at which one can still sweat. 

[MJO812]

5 minutes ago, nycwinter said:

it felt like a late november day accuweather said best chance of a shower was north and east of the city. but on way home it rained for about 5 minutes.

Same here

Pretty chilly outside

 

[the_other_guy]

57F stiff wind

This May sucks balls, and not in a good way.

[SACRUS]

61 / 41 mostly cloudy as expected with the ULL where it was - those sunny / patly cloudy forecasts were in jeopardy, at least not much in the way of showers making it this way - yet.  Tomorrow looks like a repeat of Friday mid 70s to 80 in places.  With the next cut off / ULL moving through Mon  - Tue south of us now.  Moderation to normal by Wed / Thu and flow flattens and warmer overall by the 6 and beyond with next shot at any heat (transient) later next weekend and weekend.  No sustained heat or cool - near / above normal in the 6/6 - 6/11 period.  Also looking drier again since the Memeorial day rains and isolated Wed storms.

 

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 98 (1987)
NYC: 97 (1987)
LGA: 96 (1987)
JFK: 92 (1987)

Lows:

EWR: 39 (1949) latest 30s low
NYC: 42 (1884)
LGA: 48 (2021)
JFK: 45 (1949)

Historical:

 

1879 - A major outbreak of severe weather occurred in Kansas and western Missouri. In Kansas, tornadoes killed eighteen persons at Delphos, and thirty persons at Irving. Two tornadoes struck the town of Irving within a few minutes time virtually wiping the small Kansas community off the map. The second tornado was perhaps two miles wide, and exhibited multiple vortices. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1880: A violent tornado near Delphos, KS that carried a cat ½ mile; every bone was broken and she was “crushed as flat as if passed through a cider press.” Two 1,220 lb. horses were blown ½ - ¾ mile. They lived.  (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)
 

 

1927: The Kentucky River peaks during a massive flood that killed 89 people and left thousands homeless. Torrential rains caused this unprecedented flood.

1948 - A railroad bed acting as a dam gave way during a flood along the Columbia River destroying the town of Vanport, OR. The nearly 19,000 residents escaped with little more than the clothes on their backs. (David Ludlum)

1948 - Twenty carloads of glass were needed in Denver, CO, to replace that destroyed by a severe hailstorm. (The Weather Channel)

1974: Severe thunderstorms produced winds of 57 mph or greater over parts of eastern Missouri. Hail measuring up to 2.75 inches in diameter was also reported in St. Charles County, Missouri and an F2 tornado caused $2.5 million dollars in damage in Adams County in Illinois. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1982: An amazing 17 inches of rain fell in a nine day period of time ending on this date at Avon, South Dakota. This led to major flood problems in the area. Krug's lake, located one mile south of Avon, is normally dry. Not only did the lake fill up, but it also drained into the south side of the town after a hastily constructed dike gave way. Many dwellings in the town ended up being completely surrounded by water.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1983: Unusually high temperatures throughout the western United States caused a rapid runoff from snow pack in the Rocky Mountains. This caused flooding which washed out bridges and caused mudslides in parts of Nevada.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1987 - Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the eastern U.S. Eighteen cities, from Virginia to Ohio and Michigan, reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 97 degrees at Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC, and 98 degrees at Newark, NJ, were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Memorial Day heralded heavy snow in some of the mountains and higher passes of Wyoming, closing roads in Yellowstone Park. McDonald Pass, MT, was blanketed with eight inches of snow, while the temperature at Miles City, MT, soared to 94 degrees. A "supercell" thunderstorm in west Texas produced baseball size hail in Bailey and Lamb counties, and up to five inches of rain in less than an hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988: Memorial Day heralded heavy snow in some of the mountains and higher passes of Wyoming, closing roads in Yellowstone Park. McDonald Pass, Montana was blanketed with eight inches of snow, while the temperature at Miles City, Montana soared to 94 degrees.

1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Upper Ohio Valley during the day. A powerful (F-4) tornado injured three persons and caused a million dollars damage at New Providence, IA. Baseball size hail was reported at Blue Earth, MN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Thunderstorms developing along a warm front spawned fourteen tornadoes in northeastern Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours. The thunderstorms also produced baseball size hail near Marshall, wind gusts to 77 mph at Commerce, and up to five inches of rain. Thunderstorms over southwestern Kansas produced up to six inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1991: Record maximum temperature for Washington DC. for the date is 98 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

1991: Washington's hottest May ever - The mean temperature was 73.0 °F, and the months temperature departure was +7.0 °F. May had a record of eleven 90 °F days. Three thunderstorms produced 5.65 inches of rain in a 3-hour period across New Marlboro and Sheffield, MA resulting in severe flooding. Many roads and several bridges were washed out eventually isolating the two towns. About 89 miles of road were damaged. Typical washouts ranged up to 8 feet deep and roads that were 25 feet wide were reduced to only 10 feet. Power outages were widespread and a state of emergency was declared. The flooding was the worst since 1955 for the area and total damage was estimated near $10 million dollars. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1988: Memorial Day heralded heavy snow in some of the mountains and higher passes of Wyoming, closing roads in Yellowstone Park. McDonald Pass, Montana was blanketed with eight inches of snow, while the temperature at Miles City, Montana soared to 94 degrees.

2002: About 40,000 people obtain permits each year to climb dangerous Mount Hood, OR. On this date, a group of four climbers roped together was about 800 feet from the summit at a ledge called the "Pearly Gates," when a misstep by two climbers at the rear of the group pulled them all down and they slid into five other climbers. One by one, the climbers fell into a deep horizontal gash in the ice that forms each spring, many of them falling as much as 250 feet. Three climbers died. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

[IrishRob17]

The radar goes to clear air mode just as it starts pouring rain, lovely. 52/46, shorts and a t-shirt on.

[SACRUS]

[NorthShoreWx]

I'm the guest bartender at the St James Brewery this afternoon/evening (fundraiser at the tasting room for my SAR team) and was hoping for nice weather.  Instead we got a typical November day.  53° cloudy and windy at 1pm.  At least it wasn't last Saturday.  PS Stop in and say hello.

[Stormlover74]

Not too bad. 63 breezy partly sunny

[Dan76]

56 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

I'm the guest bartender at the St James Brewery this afternoon/evening (fundraiser at the tasting room for my SAR team) and was hoping for nice weather.  Instead we got a typical November day.  53° cloudy and windy at 1pm.  At least it wasn't last Saturday.  PS Stop in and say hello.

Great place wish I lived closer.

[steve392]

59 and just crazy winds.  Mowed the back yard and hands were going numb from the chill.  Weight-loss is great but sucks with certain things too. 

[lee59]

38 mph wind gust here

[Intensewind002]

Surprised no wind advisory for at least long island, both kisp and kfrg are gusting in the 40s

[BobbyHolikWillFindYou]

Without the wind this would have been a top ten Saturday in May. Shame.

[MJO812]

[donsutherland1]

It will turn warmer tomorrow after a chilly start where New York City will start with lows in the lower 50s adn many outlying areas will start in the 40s. Temperatures will return to the middle 70s. The first week of June will likely see temperatures average somewhat below normal to near normal. However very warm weather could arrive on Friday and then continue into the first weekend of June.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +2.1°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.0°C for the week centered around May 20. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +1.72°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +0.83°C. The ongoing El Niño will continue to strengthen through the summer.

The SOI was -26.33 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.174 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 63% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal May (1991-2020 normal). May will likely finish with a mean temperature near 63.3° (0.1° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 0.9° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value.