May 2018
  Midnight to Midnight 8 AM Observations  
  Temperature (F) Degree Days Precipitation (inches) Soil Temperature (F) Temp. (F)  
Day High Time (CST) Low Time (CST) Mean Depart Heating Cooling Precipitation Snowfall Snow Depth 4 inch 8 inch Morning Low Comments
1 83 1:32 PM 45 4:21 AM 64 +6 1 0 0.00 0.0 0 55 57 45  
2 86 2:02 PM 63 5:32 AM 75 +17 0 10 0.00 0.0 0 60 60 63  
3 74 11:34 AM 61 10:24 PM 68 +10 0 3 0.63 0.0 0 64 63 62 thunderstorm, rain
4 72 4:03 PM 54 11:59 PM 63 +4 2 0 0.01 0.0 0 63 63 62 rain
5 80 3:21 PM 50 3:56 AM 65 +6 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 61 62 50  
6 80 3:50 PM 53 4:50 AM 67 +8 0 2 0.00 0.0 0 62 63 53  
7 76 4:00 PM 50 4:32 AM 63 +3 2 0 T 0.0 0 61 62 50 rain 43
8 80 3:03 PM 51 4:07 AM 66 +6 0 1 0.00 0.0 0 61 63 51  
9 82 2:56 PM 53 2:59 AM 68 +8 0 3 0.00 0.0 0 62 63 53  
10 81 3:14 PM 55 3:50 AM 68 +7 0 3 1.23 0.0 0 63 63 55  
11 85 3:44 PM 59 5:04 AM 72 +11 0 7 0.00 0.0 0 65 66 59  
12 76 5:05 PM 58 7:45 AM 67 +6 0 2 0.00 0.0 0 67 66 58  
13 85 2:22 PM 58 5:06 AM 72 +10 0 7 0.00 0.0 0 65 66 58  
14 90 2:33 PM 63 4:30 AM 77 +15 0 12 0.00 0.0 0 68 68 63  
15 77 10:48 AM 57 11:58 PM 67 +5 0 2 0.06 0.0 0 70 70 63 rain
16 83 3:34 PM 57 12:41 AM 70 +7 0 5 0.03 0.0 0 67 68 57 rain
17 84 3:07 PM 60 5:09 AM 72 +9 0 7 0.00 0.0 0 68 69 60  
18 77 10:44 AM 62 12:13 AM 70 +7 0 5 0.00 0.0 0 69 69 62  
19 85 2:44 PM 63 2:22 AM 74 +10 0 9 0.04 0.0 0 70 70 63 rain
20 80 12:13 PM 58 11:48 PM 69 +5 0 4 0.00 0.0 0 70 70 61  
21 77 2:36 PM 58 12:01 AM 68 +4 0 3 0.02 0.0 0 69 70 58 rain
22 83 1:59 PM 61 11:59 PM 72 +7 0 7 0.02 0.0 0 68 69 65  
23 85 3:09 PM 55 4:53 AM 70 +5 0 5 0.00 0.0 0 68 69 55  
24 87 4:07 PM 60 4:17 AM 74 +9 0 9 0.00 0.0 0 68 70 60  
25 91 3:39 PM 60 4:46 AM 76 +10 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 69 70 60  
26 89 4:19 PM 68 2:19 AM 79 +13 0 14 0.35 0.0 0 73 72 68 thunderstorms, rain
27 94 2:09 PM 67 4:30 AM 81 +15 0 16 0.00 0.0 0 74 74 67  
28 96 3:22 PM 66 4:30 AM 81 +14 0 16 0.00 0.0 0 75 75 66 Record high temp (surpassed 94, 1991)
29 87 11:46 AM 69 10:23 PM 78 +11 0 13 0.00 0.0 0 76 76 69  
30 82 11:58 AM 70 12:46 AM 76 +9 0 11 0.11 0.0 0 75 75 70 rain
31 90 1:16 PM 67 11:37 PM 79 +11 0 14 0.95 0.0 0 74 75 68 thunderstorms
Avg/Sum 83.1   59.1   71.1   5 201 3.45 0.0   67.1 67.6   temperatures above normal every day of month
Highest 96   70   81   2 16 1.23 0.0 0       which is is record for May
Lowest 72   45   63   0 0 0.00 0.0 0        
Normal 73.4   51.6   62.5   146 69 4.89 0.0          
Departure 9.7   7.5   8.6   -141 132 -1.44 0.0          
Days ≥ 90 5 Days ≤ 32 0                        
Notes:
Temperatures are from midnight to midnight (calendar day) and are in degrees Fahrenheit
Precipitation and snowfall are measured at 8 am and represent the previous 24 hours, T means a trace of precipitation
Time is always Central Standard Time (CST)
Heating and cooling degree days use a base temperature of 65°F
Normal refers to the 1981-2010 average
"Days 90" means # of days with a high temperature of 90° or more, "Days 32" means # of days with a low temperature of 32° or less