Source: Corey Davis, NC CLIMATE OFFICE, 6/2/22


Hot weather arrived on schedule last month, while rain soaked some spots and missed others. That was the story of our spring in North Carolina.

The Heat Hustles In
Spring finished with a summer-like feeling as hot weather arrived last month. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), the preliminary statewide average temperature of 68.5°F ranks as the 26th-warmest May since 1895.
Following a few frosty nights in late April, we had our final cool mornings of the season on May 10 and 11, as temperatures dropped to freezing in the northern Mountains and into the upper 30s across the northwest Piedmont.

After that, our temperatures were on the rise, including the first 90-degree days of the year for most of the state. Raleigh finished the month with six days at or above 90°F, while Lumberton had 14 days that warm – the 2nd-most in any May there, behind only 1953.

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