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May 2022 on track to be the warmest on record for Austin
This month might be one for the report books primarily based off temperatures from the primary 10 days of Might.
AUSTIN, Texas — We’re solely a 3rd of the best way via Might and it’s already main the race for the warmest Might on report at Camp Mabry.
The Nationwide Climate Service (NWS) has recorded temperatures at Camp Mabry since 1897 and has ranked the next Mays because the warmest on report primarily based on common temperature. These rankings think about and common the every day highs and low temperatures:
- Might 2018 – 80.6 levels
- Might 1996 – 80.6 levels
- Might 1902 – 80.2 levels
- Might 2003 – 80.1 levels
- Might 1998 – 79.9 levels
Nonetheless, while you analyze simply the primary 10 days from every of those months, this yr is already trending hotter than all of them. For the primary 10 days of Might 2022, our common temperature was 81.95 levels.
If you analyze the highest warmest Mays on report primarily based on their first 10 days, their rankings change fairly a bit:
- Might 2022 – 81.95 levels
- Might 2003 – 81.5 levels
- Might 1998 – 78.0 levels
- Might 1996 – 76.4 levels
- Might 2018 – 76.2 levels
- Might 1902 – 75.9 levels
It’s not solely the warmth we’re involved about this yr, however the distinctive drought we’re experiencing throughout many parts of the state. Simply because the month is excessively sizzling doesn’t essentially imply it is going to be dry. In truth, solely one of many warmest Mays is included within the driest Mays on report.
Might 1998 ended up being the second-driest with a month-to-month whole of 0.78 inches of rainfall. This month began out dry with solely 4 days of a hint of precipitation (a sign from the NWS that gentle precipitation occurred, but it surely was so little that it was unmeasurable).
Drought circumstances worsen throughout Central Texas
As of Might 10, a complete of 0.51 inches of measured rainfall has collected at Camp Mabry. The driest month-to-month whole was Might 1931 with solely 0.58 inches recorded. This month solely had one hint of rain throughout the first 10 days.
Many residents of Central Texas have just lately been fascinated with 2011 and the extreme drought and warmth skilled throughout that point. Concerning temperatures, we’re trending properly forward of the 2011 first ten-day common of 73.4 levels. Nonetheless, Might 2011 was drier with solely 0.05 inches measured by Might 10.
Sadly, our forecast doesn’t present any aid from the warmth or drought throughout the subsequent 10 days. We skilled temperatures that challenged every day warmth data and triple-digits are again within the prolonged forecast.
If we attain 100 levels earlier than Might 20, it should rank because the third-earliest triple-digit day on report for Camp Mabry. For perspective, the typical first 100-degree day is on July 4.
Forecast: Staying sizzling for the following a number of days; triple digits doable Monday
Naturally, there may be nonetheless loads of time for this trajectory to vary, but when we proceed within the route we’ve been heading, this Might shall be one for the report books for all of the improper causes.
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