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May 2026 Observations and Discussion
Thanks for sharing! I'm thrilled that your enjoying your trip and the views I'm sure are just as beautiful in person. I hear that when ppl come from the US and have never ate pasta or bread in Italy/Greece or most of Europe for that matter, it is a totally different taste and experience, especially if you have issues digesting carbs. The non GMO grains are a big deal out there in Europe. Enjoy the rest of your European trip! -
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May 2026 Observations and Discussion
Minimum temperatures this morning were 8 to 14 degrees below normal for today’s date. The lowest was our typical cold spot in Warwick Twp with a low of 35.5. With the exception of Sunday, where temperatures will be close to normal with highs in the low 70’s we should see well below normal temperatures continue for at least the next week. Rain chances increase tomorrow morning into the afternoon. We should see a mostly sunny Mom’s Day on Sunday before more rain arrives Sunday night into Monday. Some models are hinting at almost an inch of rain between Saturday and Monday night. -
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May 2026 Observations and Discussion
We now have the first 7 days of May 2026 in the record books and the mean for May so far is a chilly 48.1. That is more like April where the mean over the last 30 years is 47.5. 6 of the 7 days were below average with 3 being more that 10° below average. 5 of the 7 nights have had low in the 30’s The high so far is 76 and the low is 33. It has been one of the coldest starts in the last 25 years. The overnight low here in my yard is the current temperature of 34 and there is some light frost. The next 7 days look to continue to be very cool for May with several more chances of frost. There could be some showers on Tuesday. It would be best to hold off on any frost sensitive plants until at least late in the month. The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 55/37 there was no rainfall the highest wind gust was 37 MPH out of the W. There were no significant weather events. For today the average H/L is 67/46 the record high of 89 was in 1926 the coldest high of 41 was in 1947 the record low of 27 was in 1976 the warmest low of 67 was in 1936. The most rainfall of 1.50” was in 1901. Some weather history for May 8th 1981 The Dallas/Fort Worth area experienced its worst hailstorm of record as baseball to grapefruit size hail, accompanied by 100 mph winds, caused nearly 200 million dollars damage. Hail accumulated eight inches deep at Cedar Hill TX. (The Weather Channel)Here in Michigan 1976 A freeze hits Lower Michigan with Grand Rapids and Muskegon setting record lows of 27 degrees.- 1
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May 2026 Weather In The PNW
Just learned in a Jon Bois video of all places that the same low pressure system that would eventually form into the legendary Armistice Day Blizzard, was the same storm that toppled the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Small world -
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