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Extreme Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.; Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.

Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Weather Forecast Office

ASHEVILLE MAY CLIMATE RECORDS

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ASHEVILLE MAY CLIMATE RECORDS    1869 to 2026
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 2.78" - 2025 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 64° - 2025 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 65° - 2026 36° - 1993 2.24" - 2017  
22 93° - 1941 55° - 1967 65° - 2026 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 2.89" - 2026 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 73° - 2026 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  
 
      MONTHLY RECORD       ALLTIME RECORD
 
  WARMEST
MAY		 COLDEST
MAY		 WETTEST
MAY		 DRIEST
MAY		 SNOWIEST
MAY		  
  69.4° - 1962 57.0° - 1917 14.68" - 2018 0.59" - 1951 Trace - 1993  

 

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