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Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >

 

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MAY NORMALS AND TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR LUBBOCK TX


Daily Normals of Temperature, Heating** and Cooling Degree Days, and Precipitation for the period 1991-2020

 Daily Records of Temperature since 1911
Lat. 33° 40' Long. 101° 49' Elevation 3254 ft.


 

 

NORMALS (1991-2020)

MAXIMUMS

MINIMUMS

DAY

HIGH

LOW

MEAN

HDD**

CDD

PRECIP

EXTREME

YEAR

LOWEST

YEAR

HIGHEST

YEAR

EXTREME

YEAR

1

80

51

65

3

3

0.06

101

2020

54

1990

66

2020

32

1970*

2

80

51

66

3

4

0.07

100

2020

46

2005

69

2018

30

1967

3

80

52

66

3

4

0.06

98

2012*

46

2005

66

1938

27

2013

4

80

52

66

3

4

0.07

104

1947

43

1935

68

2020

35

1935*

5

81

53

67

2

4

0.07

99

2014*

54

1935

69

1964

34

1953

6

81

53

67

2

4

0.06

99

2000

45

1917

64

1994

32

1917

7

81

53

67

2

4

0.07

102

2022

55

1917

68

1965

29

1917

8

82

54

68

2

5

0.07

102

1989

62

2010*

70

1979

31

1938

9

82

54

68

2

5

0.07

98

2022

60

1947

71

2022

38

1961

10

82

54

68

2

5

0.08

100

2018

47

2019

66

2018*

33

1918

11

83

55

69

2

5

0.08

102

2018

54

1954

71

2000

37

1930

12

83

55

69

2

6

0.09

100

2018

59

1954

71

2022

35

1960

13

83

56

69

1

6

0.08

100

2006

44

1953

72

1974

37

1971*

14

84

56

70

1

6

0.09

100

1996

49

1920

67

1990

35

1953

15

84

56

70

1

6

0.09

103

1996

51

1914

70

1990

34

1967

16

84

57

71

1

7

0.09

102

1996

60

1922

70

1996

37

1945

17

85

57

71

1

7

0.09

101

2022*

52

1952

72

1974

41

1986*

18

85

58

71

1

7

0.11

103

2003

51

1952

71

1996

42

1916

19

85

58

72

1

8

0.09

105

1996

60

1943

71

1996

42

1971*

20

86

58

72

1

8

0.10

102

2006

60

2003

70

1974

40

1931

21

86

59

72

1

8

0.10

101

1989*

63

1997

71

1998

39

1967

22

86

59

73

1

8

0.11

105

1996

60

1963

69

1998

40

1931

23

87

59

73

1

9

0.10

105

2000

57

1963

72

2010

45

1917

24

87

60

73

0

9

0.09

109

2000

61

1919

73

1989

40

1930

25

87

60

74

0

9

0.10

102

2017*

59

1995

70

2018*

44

1924

26

88

61

74

0

9

0.10

102

2018

58

1948

70

1990

43

1950

27

88

61

74

0

10

0.10

103

1984

67

1950

69

1984

48

1961*

28

88

61

75

0

10

0.10

104

2011

57

1992

72

2022*

43

1917

29

88

62

75

0

10

0.10

104

2011*

64

1995

75

2011

38

1947

30

89

62

75

0

10

0.10

106

2018

66

1992

73

2022

45

1983*

31

89

62

76

0

11

0.10

102

2018*

57

1983

72

1991

43

1983

MONTH

84.2 

56.7

70.4

42

210

2.69

109

2000

43

1935

75

2011

29

1917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* and in previous years

**Heating Degree Days have a season from July 1 to June 30
Degree Days Base Temperature = 65 Deg F
Temperature Units = Deg F
Precipitation Units = Inches.

Notes:  In leap years use the February 28th values for the 29th and adjust the degree day monthly totals accordingly.