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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain in the Southeast; Late-Season Snowstorm in the Central Rockies

Severe thunderstorms across Texas to the southern Appalachians pose risks of damaging winds, large hail, a couple of tornadoes, and potential flooding through Wednesday. A late-season snowstorm will continue to produce heavy snow over parts of the central Rockies, possibly resulting in travel disruptions, downed trees, and power outages. Read More >

After a chilly April on average, the outdoor furnace commenced across the region during the month of May.  At the Dodge City airport, the average temperature for May was a record 72.2 degrees which is a whopping 8 degrees above normal and an astonishing 1.1 degrees above the previous record of 71.1 degrees set back in 1962!  Here is a graph showing the top warmest month of May.

 

What makes this even more incredible is that there were NO daily record temperatures established!  Plus, there were NO days of 100 degrees or hotter for the month!

For the spring months of March, April, and May the average temperature was 56.5 degrees at Dodge City and this is the 15th warmest on record.