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Selected U.S. City
and State Extremes

May 2008

Source NOAA/NWS Forecast Offices and compiled by NCDC.
May Station or State Monthly Records
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  • Temperature / Dewpoint
  • Rainfall / Thunderstorms
  • Snowfall
  • Wind
  • Pressure
  • Miscellaneous
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    Maps of Monthly and All-Time Records
    May Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    May Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    May Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    May Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    May Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    May Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    May Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    May Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    May Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    May Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    May Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    May Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    For additional records not included in the selected list below please refer to the U.S. Records page.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Del Rio, TX Tied fourth highest May temp record May 10, 2008 107°F 107°F May 21, 1953 and May 31, 2004
    Del Rio, TX Highest minimum temp record for the month May 23, 2008 80°F 78°F May 8, 2003, May 32, 1927 and May 14, 1995
    Allentown, NJ Sixth coolest May on record May, 2008 56.3°F 56.5°F May, 1966

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    McCook, NE Monthly 24-hour precipitation record May 24, 2008 5.13 inches 3.43 inches May 21, 1969
    McCook, NE All-time 24-hour precipitation record May 24, 2008 5.13 inches 4.08 inches June 26, 1985
    Wichita, KS Monthly rainfall record as of May 24, 2008 11.45 inches 11.22 inches May, 1930
    East Rapid City, SD Wettest May on record May, 2008 9.71 inches 9.21 inches May, 1962
    East Rapid City, SD All-time wettest month on record May, 2008 9.71 inches 9.66 inches July, 1905

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Rapid City, SD All-time one day snowfall record for the month May 2, 2008 11.0 inches 7.5 inches May 11, 2005
    East Rapid City, SD All-time one day snowfall record for the month May 2, 2008 12.0 inches 10.8 inches May 7, 1970

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Las Vegas, NV Lowest May barometric pressure record May 22, 2008 29.27 inches 29.28 inches May, 1975
    Sacramento, CA Lowest May barometric pressure record May 23, 2008 29.36 inches 29.50 inches May, 1949

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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