May 2026 General Discussion

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Preliminary data suggested MSP was 89’d today so the elusive first 90 waits another day. Average first 90 here is fast approaching on May 30th. 

[CheeselandSkies]

Southward-moving central WI storms were severe warned into far northwest Dane County, but sputtered into Madison on fumes and have now ceased to exist.

[weatherbo]

38 here, 32 at Baraga Plains, and the cool spot again Eagle Mine at 29.  Should top out in the mid-upper 60's with wall to wall sun.

[Brian D]

4 hours ago, weatherbo said:

38 here, 32 at Baraga Plains, and the cool spot again Eagle Mine at 29.  Should top out in the mid-upper 60's with wall to wall sun.

Upper 30's-low 40's around NE MN. Hog Creek up in Cook County hit 33.

BTW, don't know about the rest of you, but starting to add idiots to my penalty box. If I need to see what is being said, I can just briefly open the door, then shut it again. We are here to enjoy the wx active or not. 

[michsnowfreak]

34 minutes ago, Brian D said:

Upper 30's-low 40's around NE MN. Hog Creek up in Cook County hit 33.

BTW, don't know about the rest of you, but starting to add idiots to my penalty box. If I need to see what is being said, I can just briefly open the door, then shut it again. We are here to enjoy the wx active or not. 

Yeah, its the usual trolls. Penalty box is a great idea!

[weatherbo]

Came across a random patch of snow today.  It's at the end of a camp drive so it's remnants from a plowed pile, but impressive to see on May 28th, nonetheless.

[Maxim]

On 5/27/2026 at 1:55 PM, TheClimateChanger said:

Just some typical "no summer" doomerism from the usual suspects. In all seriousness, this looks like a warm start to meteorological summer.

Yeah, it’s why I seldom frequent this board tbh. It’s a stagnant echo chamber propped up by denialism and people who are completely out of touch with reality (especially the older crowd/boomers). Add in the same recycled, low-effort trolling from the usual suspects as you mentioned, and it’s hard to take anything seriously here. That aside, it was a great spring overall, arguably close to how nice 2024 was.

[roardog]

1 hour ago, Maxim said:

Yeah, it’s why I seldom frequent this board tbh. It’s a stagnant echo chamber propped up by denialism and people who are completely out of touch with reality (especially the older crowd/boomers). Add in the same recycled, low-effort trolling from the usual suspects as you mentioned, and it’s hard to take anything seriously here. That aside, it was a great spring overall, arguably close to how nice 2024 was.

This all started because you said the cool early in the month was transient. instead of admitting you were wrong, you go on some ridiculous tirade about how warm March and April were and how warm the western US was last winter. WTF does any of that have to do with this month having below normal temperatures? 

[michsnowfreak]

15 hours ago, roardog said:

This all started because you said the cool early in the month was transient. instead of admitting you were wrong, you go on some ridiculous tirade about how warm March and April were and how warm the western US was last winter. WTF does any of that have to do with this month having below normal temperatures? 

Like I said. They can't even acknowledge the cold winter in this actual region, so we hear about how warm it was in the West and how the regular actual weather posters dont acknowledge warm months enough . Cold winter in the Great Lakes, but its warm in the west, thats what people in the great lakes should care about! Cool May in the Lakes? Umm who cares it was 98 in philadelphia, thats what people in the lakes should care about! (Btw welcome back to Philadelphia! They didnt exist this past winter, but an unusual May heatwave brought them resoundlingly back to existence). Some of us actually are still weather enthusiasts and thats not understandable to him. Hes partially right about one thing though. Its the same stagnant echo chamber with him and his buddy. 

[roardog]

55 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

Like I said. They can't even acknowledge the cold winter in this actual region, so we hear about how warm it was in the West and how the regular actual weather posters dont acknowledge warm months enough . Cold winter in the Great Lakes, but its warm in the west, thats what people in the great lakes should care about! Cool May in the Lakes? Umm who cares it was 98 in philadelphia, thats what people in the lakes should care about! (Btw welcome back to Philadelphia! They didnt exist this past winter, but an unusual May heatwave brought them resoundlingly back to existence). Some of us actually are still weather enthusiasts and thats not understandable to him. Hes partially right about one thing though. Its the same stagnant echo chamber with him and his buddy. 

Yeah. I probably shouldn’t have even responded to him as it’s just derailing another thread. He’s either being a troll or intentionally obtuse. 

[Brian D]

Yah know, warmer is suppose to be pretty normal now, right? So when it does get cooler, especially widespread, isn't that an oddity now? And are not oddities much more interesting? You would think the folks would be more impressed by those oddities than the normal stuff. What an odd bunch. I like wx, I enjoy it all! (Well almost all. Too hot/cold is bothersome).

[TheClimateChanger]

15 hours ago, michsnowfreak said:

Like I said. They can't even acknowledge the cold winter in this actual region, so we hear about how warm it was in the West and how the regular actual weather posters dont acknowledge warm months enough . Cold winter in the Great Lakes, but its warm in the west, thats what people in the great lakes should care about! Cool May in the Lakes? Umm who cares it was 98 in philadelphia, thats what people in the lakes should care about! (Btw welcome back to Philadelphia! They didnt exist this past winter, but an unusual May heatwave brought them resoundlingly back to existence). Some of us actually are still weather enthusiasts and thats not understandable to him. Hes partially right about one thing though. Its the same stagnant echo chamber with him and his buddy. 

Wow! Nobody is “ignoring cold.” The point is that you’re cherry-picking cold pockets while acting like warmth somehow doesn’t count unless it happens in your backyard.

Look at the actual regional year-to-date high temperature rankings: much of the western part of the subforum is top 5 warmest, with multiple stations ranking between 2nd & 5th warmest. Even farther east, places like Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo are in the top 10 to 20 warmest for average daily highs, and those rankings are likely to climb with the ongoing warmth.

So yes, there were cold stretches. It is still weather. But on balance, warmth has very clearly won out across the region. Only the far north has been more mixed. Calling that an “echo chamber” does not change the data.

[michsnowfreak]

12 hours ago, Brian D said:

Yah know, warmer is suppose to be pretty normal now, right? So when it does get cooler, especially widespread, isn't that an oddity now? And are not oddities much more interesting? You would think the folks would be more impressed by those oddities than the normal stuff. What an odd bunch. I like wx, I enjoy it all! (Well almost all. Too hot/cold is bothersome).

I look at all kinds of records, always have since Ive followed weather. My preference for cold doesnt stop my documentation of all weather (ive kept track of daily weather imby for 30 years now!). If you dont document every single weather event, anomaly, etc than you dont have a climate base to follow. But a few of those one-sided stat machines for warmth only pop in to stir the embers every now and then.

Actually, I overlooked this during winter, but I just now realized Jan 15 - Feb 9th, the climatologically coldest time of the year, was 3rd coldest on record at Detroit this year. 3rd coldest of 153. I call that impressive, they call that "the west was warm". 

[A-L-E-K]

another boring beautiful day

the california climo really does get old quick

[michsnowfreak]

2 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

another boring beautiful day

the california climo really does get old quick

Diurnal range today is going to be off the charts here.