Just kidding. It does not.
So, this past May in Raleigh was a hot and dry month. The average temperature was 72.48F (3.85F above the norm), which was the 9th warmest May on record! The average maximum temperature was 83.56F (3.41F above normal) and the average minimum temperature was 61.41F (4.3F above normal).
Figure 1. The blue line is the observed daily max temps and the orange is the "normal" daily max temps
Figure 2. The blue line is the observed daily min temps and the orange is the "normal" daily min temps
Although is was a warm May, Raleigh only reached the 90F temp twice. Raleigh reached the upper 80s quite frequently, which caused the abnormal heat.
As for the precipitation, Raleigh only received 3.04" of rain. Luckily, Tropical Storms Ana brought us precipitation. However, that's not the case for western N.C. Just one county to our west (and most of NC for that matter) is under a slight drought. Click this link for more information.
Figure 3. The yellow color indicates areas of abnormally dry conditions.
Like I stated in the previous post, El Nino is expected to play a role in our climate this year, so it will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
Cheers,
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