National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Highest Severe Thunderstorm Threat Centered Over the Mid-Mississippi Valley Thursday

Strong to severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts, large hail, and perhaps a couple tornadoes, are likely Thursday from parts of the lower Ohio Valley into the southern Plains. An Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) outlook has been issued. Further north, a warm front will bring areas of rain showers to portions of the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Read More >

 

 

ASHEVILLE MAY CLIMATE RECORDS    1869 to 2023

DAY MAX HI MIN HI MAX LOW MIN LOW PRECIP SNOW
1 87° - 1962 52° - 1925 65° - 2012 32° - 1996 2.35" - 1897  
2 88° - 1935 51° - 1945 66° - 2010 33° - 1963 0.93" - 1946  
3 85° - 2020 45° - 1921 65° - 2010 31° - 1909 1.99" - 1972 Trace - 1929
4 88° - 1996 47° - 1945 62° - 2012 29° - 1986 1.94" - 1993  
5 90° - 1950 50° - 1921 64° - 1953 32° - 1997 3.40" - 2013  
6 88° - 1950 44° - 1992 62° - 1905 34° - 1973 1.48" - 1958  
7 89° - 1940 44° - 1992 63° - 1961 33° - 1989 2.17" - 1992 Trace - 1992
8 90° - 1964 47° - 1992 64° - 1961 28° - 1989 1.71" - 1973 Trace - 1960
9 90° - 1889 48° - 1908 65° - 1979 34° - 1984 2.23" - 1995 Trace - 1923
10 89° - 1936 53° - 1924 32° - 2020 32° - 1966 1.95" - 1909  
11 89° - 1889 50° - 1960 64° - 1890 30° - 1966 1.72" - 1943  
12 88° - 1980 44° - 1960 65° - 1918 36° - 1969 1.35" - 1975  
13 90° - 1933 54° - 1917 67° - 1890 31° - 1895 1.60" - 1869 Trace - 1993
14 89° - 1956 52° - 1954 63° - 1962 30° - 1895 2.93" - 2009  
15 88° - 1933 56° - 1978 64° - 1956 34° - 1910 1.58" - 1976  
16 88° - 1952 55° - 1910 63° - 1991 36° - 1997 2.79" - 2018  
17 88° - 1896 51° - 2011 66° - 1953 34° - 1967 2.55" - 1980  
18 90° - 1996 53° - 1945 63° - 1995 30° - 1973 2.92" - 2018  
19 93° - 1996 55° - 1894 65° - 2015 33° - 1894 0.95" - 2012  
20 91° - 1941 50° - 1894 64° - 1959 36° - 2002 2.58" - 1909 Trace - 1894
21 93° - 1941 57° - 1993 64° - 2001 36° - 1993 2.24" - 2017  
22 93° - 1941 55° - 1967 64° - 1998 37° - 2002 2.15" - 1901  
23 90° - 1953 54° - 1931 70° - 1953 35° - 2002 2.29" - 1913  
24 90° - 1939 57° - 1923 65° - 1953 36° - 1931 2.28" - 1959  
25 89° - 2019 57° - 1979 68° - 1953 39° - 1925 1.11" - 1939 Trace - 1979
26 90° - 2019 59° - 1956 65° - 1982 34° - 1925 1.74" - 2022  
27 93° - 1890 55° - 1961 68° - 1991 36° - 1961 4.39" - 1973  
28 91° - 2019 57° - 1946 67° - 1991 35° - 1961 2.78" - 1976  
29 92° - 1941 53° - 1992 67° - 1991 40° - 1894 1.94" - 1976  
30 91° - 2019 56° - 1984 67° - 1941 40° - 1893 4.18" - 1889  
31 91° - 1895 60° - 1889 65° - 1991 34° - 1984 1.79" - 1975  
 
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  69.4° - 1962 57.0° - 1917 14.68" - 2018 0.59" - 1951 Trace - 1993