Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. Read More >
| May 1st | May 2nd | May 3rd | May 4th | May 5th | May 6th | May 7th | |||||||
| Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total |
| 1954 | 13 | 2018 | 15 | 1999 | 60 | 1999 | 12 | 1960 | 19 | 2015 | 16 | 1995 | 11 |
| 2003 | 8 | 2022 | 9 | 2021 | 2 | 1960 | 12 | 2022 | 14 | 2024 | 13 | 2019 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1979 | 6 | 2018 | 1 | 1961 | 9 | 2007 | 10 | 1994 | 11 | 2008 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1984 | 5 | 1987 | 1 | 1959 | 7 | 1964 | 7 | 1998 | 6 | 1997 | 6 |
| 1964 | 3 | 2008 | 3 | 1969* | 1 | 2003* | 3 | 1993 | 6 | 1965 | 5 | 1961 | 6 |
| May 8th | May 9th | May 10th | May 11th | May 12th | May 13th | May 14th | |||||||
| Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total |
| 2003 | 11 | 2016 | 12 | 2010 | 56 | 1992 | 24 | 1983 | 6 | 1983 | 26 | 1986 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1959 | 11 | 2008 | 13 | 1982 | 18 | 2010 | 2 | 2010 | 11 | 1974 | 3 |
| 1993 | 6 | 2003 | 10 | 1964 | 8 | 2023 | 12 | 1985 | 2 | 1968 | 9 | 1983 | 2 |
| 1961 | 5 | 2015 | 6 | 1953 | 5 | 2017 | 4 | 1957 | 1 | 2009 | 4 | 1951 | 2 |
| 2015* | 4 | 2006 | 3 | 2015 | 4 | 1999 | 4 | Many Years | 0 | 1981* | 4 | 2003* | 1 |
| May 15th | May 16th | May 17th | May 18th | May 19th | May 20th | May 21st | |||||||
| Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total |
| 2003 | 11 | 2015 | 20 | 1981 | 14 | 2017 | 30 | 2024 | 17 | 2019 | 25 | 2019 | 13 |
| 1990 | 7 | 2003 | 14 | 1983 | 5 | 2019 | 9 | 2010 | 15 | 2013 | 15 | 1961 | 10 |
| 1982 | 7 | 1986 | 11 | 1966 | 4 | 1960 | 5 | 1960 | 12 | 1977 | 14 | 2011 | 5 |
| 1991 | 5 | 2017 | 6 | 1959 | 3 | 1989 | 4 | 2015 | 10 | 2001 | 12 | 1977 | 2 |
| 1977 | 3 | 1991* | 6 | 1995* | 2 | 1965* | 3 | 2017/2013 | 8 | 1957 | 11 | 1975 | 1 |
| May 22nd | May 23rd | May 24th | May 25th | May 26th | May 27th | May 28th | |||||||
| Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total |
| 2019 | 22 | 1981 | 12 | 2011 | 22 | 2019 | 13 | 1997 | 21 | 2017 | 6 | 1962 | 4 |
| 1981 | 12 | 2015 | 11 | 1998 | 16 | 1997 | 13 | 1963 | 11 | 1982 | 5 | 1982 | 3 |
| 2011 | 11 | 1960 | 5 | 1957 | 12 | 1955 | 12 | 1973 | 8 | 1955 | 4 | 1970 | 3 |
| 1957 | 11 | 2019 | 4 | 2008 | 10 | 2024 | 9 | 1955 | 8 | 2014 | 3 | 2018 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1952 | 4 | 1962 | 8 | 2015 | 7 | 1962 | 7 | 1990 | 3 | 2013* | 2 |
| May 29th | May 30th | May 31st | Month of May | ||||||||||
| Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | Year | Total | ||||||
| 2004 | 14 | 2013 | 12 | 2013 | 19 | 2019 | 105 | ||||||
| 2015 | 3 | 1982 | 8 | 2007 | 7 | 2010 | 91 | ||||||
| 2013 | 3 | 2021 | 7 | 1999 | 7 | 1999 | 90 | ||||||
| 2012 | 2 | 1976 | 4 | 2022 | 5 | 2015 | 83 | ||||||
| 1980* | 2 | 2001* | 3 | 2016 | 3 | 2013 | 63 | ||||||
| Date Range | # of Consecutive Days |
Total # of Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| May 23-30, 1962 | 8 | 28 |
| May 20-26, 2019 | 7 | 80 |
| May 19-24, 2011 | 6 | 44 |
| May 3-8, 1961 | 6 | 27 |
| May 4-8, 2007 | 5 | 22 |
| May 16-20, 1960 | 5 | 21 |
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