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May 2008. May 5, 1987 a heat wave was starting. 100 ° in Sacramento was their earliest record. Daily record highs occurred 9 of the days between the 4th and the 14th. (The Weather Channel)
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May 2008 May 5, 1987 a heat wave was starting. 100° in Sacramento was their earliest record. Daily record highs occurred 9 of the days between the 4th and the 14th. (The Weather Channel) On May 5, 1995 was America’s most destructive hailstorm on record. 510 people were injured and $2 billion worth of damage was estimated in Dallas, Texas. (National Weather Service Southern Region Headquarters) On May 5 , 2002 Mongolia received the rainfall equivalent of 12mm of snow. The average precipitation for the month of May is just 12mm. (The Meteorological Magazine) Amira Soliman, CollegeNow Meteorology Spring 2008
May 2008 May 6, 1933 was the wettest day on record in South Carolina, with 10.57 inches rain falling in less than 24 hours. (The Weather Channel) On May 6, 1987 18 cities in California and Oregon report record high temperatures for the date and the first highs of the season. (The National Weather Summary) On May 6, 1989 16 cities in the north central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date including morning lows of 17 at Bismarck ND and 26 at Minneapolis. A reading of 43 degrees at the start of the Kentucky Derby was the coldest in 115 years of records. (The National Weather Summary) Amira Soliman, CollegeNow Meteorology Spring 2008