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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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MAY NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

ALEXANDRIA

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 82 59 71 94/1901 65/1976* 42/1925* 76/2010 0.14 5.16/1937 1 6
CT STARTS 0459 CST    SUNRISE 0525 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
 2 82 59 71 92/1947* 60/1970 39/1909 75/2008* 0.13 3.31/1977 1 6
CT STARTS 0458 CST    SUNRISE 0524 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1917 CST
 3 82 60 71 96/1955 60/1966 43/2013 73/2021 0.13 3.25/1916 0 6
CT STARTS 0457 CST    SUNRISE 0523 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1917 CST
 4 83 60 71 94/1952* 59/1978 38/2013 72/1950 0.13 4.53/1941 0 7
CT STARTS 0456 CST    SUNRISE 0522 CST    SUNSET 1852 CST    CT ENDS 1918 CST
 5 83 60 72 94/1952 67/2013 41/1954 75/2003* 0.13 3.44/1960 0 7
CT STARTS 0455 CST    SUNRISE 0521 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
 6 83 61 72 95/1906 68/1935 38/1954 74/2003 0.13 2.20/1935 0 7
CT STARTS 0454 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
 7 83 61 72 93/1952* 61/1898 41/1898 75/2003* 0.13 2.80/1893 0 8
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
 8 84 61 72 92/2022* 64/1917 43/1917 75/2024 0.13 3.25/2019 0 8
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
 9 84 62 73 95/2022* 70/2025 45/1917 75/2003* 0.12 1.94/1990 0 8
CT STARTS 0452 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1922 CST
 10 84 62 73 94/1927 72/1987* 45/1906 75/2022* 0.12 1.81/1925 0 8
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
 11 84 62 73 93/2002 60/1917 46/1909 76/1933 0.12 4.41/1930 0 8
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
 12 85 63 74 94/2022 68/2024 44/1960 75/2000 0.12 3.91/2004 0 9
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
 13 85 63 74 94/2022 68/1979 46/1960 75/1933 0.13 4.49/1950 0 9
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0515 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
 14 85 63 74 94/2018* 67/2014 48/1971 74/1995 0.12 1.57/1987 0 9
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
 15 85 64 74 94/1899 69/1910 45/1907 75/1995* 0.13 3.20/1928 0 10
CT STARTS 0447 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
 16 86 64 75 95/2022* 66/1945 46/1907 77/2025 0.13 3.40/1983 0 10
CT STARTS 0447 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1927 CST
 17 86 64 75 94/2018 61/1895 47/2011* 76/2025 0.13 2.30/1953 0 10
CT STARTS 0446 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
 18 86 64 75 96/1906 69/2002* 48/2009* 76/2025 0.12 4.40/1953 0 10
CT STARTS 0445 CST    SUNRISE 0512 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
 19 86 65 76 97/1906 70/1989* 46/1895 74/2025* 0.13 4.85/1902 0 10
CT STARTS 0445 CST    SUNRISE 0511 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
 20 86 65 76 96/2008* 71/1901 45/1894 75/2013 0.13 5.46/1935 0 11
CT STARTS 0444 CST    SUNRISE 0511 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
 21 87 65 76 97/2022 72/1981 45/1894 77/2022 0.13 2.27/1911 0 11
CT STARTS 0443 CST    SUNRISE 0510 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
 22 87 66 76 96/2005 68/2017* 52/1919* 76/2024 0.14 3.75/1916 0 11
CT STARTS 0443 CST    SUNRISE 0510 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
 23 87 66 77 97/2005 71/1895 50/1954 76/2024 0.14 2.09/1952 0 12
CT STARTS 0442 CST    SUNRISE 0509 CST    SUNSET 1905 CST    CT ENDS 1932 CST
 24 87 66 77 96/2005 73/1917* 51/1967* 77/2008 0.13 1.94/1922 0 12
CT STARTS 0442 CST    SUNRISE 0509 CST    SUNSET 1905 CST    CT ENDS 1933 CST
 25 88 66 77 96/2024* 75/1946 52/1913 78/2024 0.13 1.97/1971 0 12
CT STARTS 0441 CST    SUNRISE 0509 CST    SUNSET 1906 CST    CT ENDS 1933 CST
 26 88 67 77 96/1912* 75/1940* 49/1979 76/2024* 0.12 2.31/1933 0 12
CT STARTS 0441 CST    SUNRISE 0508 CST    SUNSET 1907 CST    CT ENDS 1934 CST
 27 88 67 77 98/2024 74/1993 44/1901 77/2024 0.12 2.04/1907 0 12
CT STARTS 0441 CST    SUNRISE 0508 CST    SUNSET 1907 CST    CT ENDS 1935 CST
 28 88 67 78 99/1906 72/1961 48/1961* 80/1996 0.12 2.75/1915 0 13
CT STARTS 0440 CST    SUNRISE 0508 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1935 CST
 29 88 67 78 96/1989* 74/1952 51/1901 77/1924 0.12 1.43/1990 0 13
CT STARTS 0440 CST    SUNRISE 0507 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1936 CST
 30 89 68 78 98/1921* 67/1992 50/1984 78/2004 0.12 3.84/1941 0 13
CT STARTS 0439 CST    SUNRISE 0507 CST    SUNSET 1909 CST    CT ENDS 1937 CST
 31 89 68 78 99/1998* 69/1979 50/1984 76/1974* 0.12 3.24/1900 0 13
CT STARTS 0439 CST    SUNRISE 0507 CST    SUNSET 1910 CST    CT ENDS 1937 CST
 MON 85.4 63.7 74.6         3.94   6 302

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  7 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  9 6 3 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1892-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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