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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

                                  OAK RIDGE TN
                            DAILY NORMALS AND RECORDS
                                       MAY

      MAX   MIN   AVG   HDD   CDD    PCPN    REC HIGH     REC LOW     REC PCPN

 1     76    52    64     3     2    0.15    89  2007    35  1996    2.22 2010
 2     77    53    65     3     3    0.16    89  2012    31  1963    2.73 1985
 3     77    53    65     3     3    0.15    89  1959    35  1961    1.42 2011
 4     77    53    65     3     3    0.16    90  1959    30  1976    2.91 2021
 5     77    54    65     3     3    0.15    92  1959    34  1954    2.13 2003

 6     78    54    66     2     3    0.15    92  1952    35  1954    2.34 1984
 7     78    54    66     2     3    0.15    88  2004    36  1989    2.60 1984
 8     78    54    66     2     3    0.15    90  2015    32  1989    1.92 1973
 9     78    55    66     2     4    0.14    92  1963    35  2020    2.29 1995
 10    78    55    67     2     4    0.15    89  1996    35  2020    0.80 1950

 11    79    55    67     2     4    0.15    93  1948    37  1990    1.66 2019
 12    79    56    67     2     4    0.13    96  1948    38  1989    3.21 1971
 13    79    56    68     2     4    0.14    91  2018    36  1989    1.46 1972
 14    79    56    68     2     4    0.13    92  2018    39  1952    1.28 1976
 15    80    57    68     2     5    0.13    93  1998    39  2016    1.26 1996

 16    80    57    68     2     5    0.13    92  1962    36  1997    1.60 2023
 17    80    57    69     1     5    0.12    91  1957    38  1984    1.49 1990
 18    80    58    69     1     5    0.12    93  1996    35  1973    1.22 1965
 19    80    58    69     1     5    0.11    93  1962    34  1976    1.71 1953
 20    81    58    69     1     6    0.11    92  1998    38  2002    2.78 2005

 21    81    59    70     1     6    0.11    94  1948    37  1954    0.75 1983
 22    81    59    70     1     6    0.11    92  1962    38  2002    1.44 2001
 23    81    59    70     1     6    0.12    91  1962    41  1963    2.37 1979
 24    82    59    70     1     6    0.12    93  2019    41  1951    2.14 2000
 25    82    60    71     1     6    0.12    93  1953    40  1979    1.08 1997

 26    82    60    71     1     6    0.12    92  2019    35  1979    1.44 2022
 27    82    60    71     0     7    0.12    92  2019    37  1961    4.40 1973
 28    82    61    72     0     7    0.12    92  2019    40  1961    1.50 1976
 29    83    61    72     0     7    0.12    95  2019    39  1984    1.22 1952
 30    83    61    72     0     7    0.11    93  2011    36  1984    0.85 1962

 31    83    61    72     0     8    0.12    95  2011    35  1984    2.20 1979

 MO   79.7  56.9  68.3   48   151    4.07    96  1948    30  1976    4.40 1973

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