Does May seem cool to you?
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
In my book, the weather this May has been nearly perfect. Of course we didn't get enough rain but the not-too-hot temperatures and the low levels of humidity have made for some delightful days!
Many of you have commented on the pleasant temperatures and of course we're convinced that the weather this May is not the norm. One woman told me "Normally by now you can barely stand the heat". That sent me digging into the weather records to find out if in fact this May has been unusual.
I already knew that this May has been cooler than normal, by about two degrees. It's been cooler than last year but warmer than 2006 or 2005. What is unusual is that every afternoon in May the thermometer measured between 71 and 87 degrees. That's a fairly narrow range of afternoon highs and shows that the weather has been pretty consistent. In my book it hasn't been too hot or too cold....it's been just right and my pocket book agrees! The air conditioning has not been necessary this month yet it's been too warm for heat. I wonder if Duke Energy will be the next company to raise rates because we are using less?
So May has been cooler than normal but what is normal anyway? In meteorology it is the average of the last 30 years of weather records. Compared to the last 30 Mays in Charlotte it's been a bit cooler but the month is not over yet. Part of the perception with a cooler than normal May is that Memorial Day came early. We still have several days to go and the outlook is for high heat and humidity!
Many of you have commented on the pleasant temperatures and of course we're convinced that the weather this May is not the norm. One woman told me "Normally by now you can barely stand the heat". That sent me digging into the weather records to find out if in fact this May has been unusual.
I already knew that this May has been cooler than normal, by about two degrees. It's been cooler than last year but warmer than 2006 or 2005. What is unusual is that every afternoon in May the thermometer measured between 71 and 87 degrees. That's a fairly narrow range of afternoon highs and shows that the weather has been pretty consistent. In my book it hasn't been too hot or too cold....it's been just right and my pocket book agrees! The air conditioning has not been necessary this month yet it's been too warm for heat. I wonder if Duke Energy will be the next company to raise rates because we are using less?
So May has been cooler than normal but what is normal anyway? In meteorology it is the average of the last 30 years of weather records. Compared to the last 30 Mays in Charlotte it's been a bit cooler but the month is not over yet. Part of the perception with a cooler than normal May is that Memorial Day came early. We still have several days to go and the outlook is for high heat and humidity!
posted by Terri Bennett @ 9:05 PM
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