GaWx Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 At 11 AM today at KSAV, the dewpoint had plunged to 34. It typically doesn't get lower than that in May (especially this late) there although it has done so earlier in the month per records: Lowest KSAV May dewpoints back to 1951 I've been able to find (all were between 10 AM and 4 PM): 27 F 5/2/1963 29 F 5/4/1971 30 F 5/8/1989 30 F 5/1/2006 34 F 5/19/1976 34 F 5/10/2022 34 F 5/9/1967 34 F 5/8/1960 35 F 5/27/1961: this one is the most notable for being so late in the month 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonSalemArlington Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 A glorious spring we are having, especially if you like crisp weather 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 Low if 53, high of 66. Peak wind gust at 24 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiWanKarlNobi Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 It's 76 degrees in RDU, and it's 76 degrees in Boone, NC. That doesn't happen often. I usually count on it being 10 degrees cooler in the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Despite the offshore low moving closer to land, there was an additional surge of drier air mid to late this afternoon coming in on steady N to NE winds flowing down E SC coast and into upper SE GA allowing for lower dewpoints into the evening even after the climo time for lowest dewpoints had passed. So, we enjoyed one more very comfy day by mid-May standards. What a nice week it has been to this point! Makes me look forward to October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 Low of 53, high of 66. Absolutely loving this weather. Peak wind gust at 22 mph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Been quite dry here this month. Sitting at 0.24” over a third of the way through May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 4 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said: Been quite dry here this month. Sitting at 0.24” over a third of the way through May It has been dry down here, too. For me, this dryness has been the proverbial double edged sword. I've been absolutely loving the good number of days with low dewpoints this spring for comfortable outdoor activities in advance of the almost guaranteed long summer doldrums of heat and humidity. Late last evening was the latest opportunity taken advantage of with a walk in the mid to upper 60s and dewpoints near 50 resulting in no sweating. But on the negative side, soils are dry due to rainfall being only near 50% of normal since 12/1/21 (40% of normal this month) thus necessitating irrigation of the grass just to keep it in halfway decent shape. (Temperatures this meteorological spring have averaged a hair warmer than normal.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow dog Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 24 minutes ago, GaWx said: It has been dry down here, too. For me, this dryness has been the proverbial double edged sword. I've been absolutely loving the good number of days with low dewpoints this spring for comfortable outdoor activities in advance of the almost guaranteed long summer doldrums of heat and humidity. Late last evening was the latest opportunity taken advantage of with a walk in the mid to upper 60s and dewpoints near 50 resulting in no sweating. But on the negative side, soils are dry due to rainfall being only near 50% of normal since 12/1/21 (40% of normal this month) thus necessitating irrigation of the grass just to keep it in halfway decent shape. (Temperatures this meteorological spring have averaged a hair warmer than normal.) And to add to this, looks like the long range has 90s here in the upstate. That'll further dry up the ground, and I'm fearful that we might be looking at a dry, hot summer. Hope I'm wrong.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 Well, this cool cloudy weather was great while it lasted. 5 solid days of 50's, 60's, and 1 day of low 70's were perfect and just what we needed. Looks like 80 tomorrow then climbing to the mid to upper 80's for the next 7 days. Hopefully we get some much-needed rain in the next few days. Low of 58, high of 72 yesterday. Had some heavy drizzle yesterday morning totaling .19". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 Picked up .51" of much need rainfall this morning in several rounds of rain. Even had some thunder. Temp is slowly climbing as the sun has come out. Currently 75/67. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbjr Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Finally, lots of thunder and C to C but nary a drop of rain ... though I drove to the store a half mile away and water was standing everywhere ... almost rained IMBY so from that there's a bit of hope ... but don't want that crapola the 18Z GFS is trying to paint out of the Gulf ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 Picked up another .31" overnight. Hope to get more this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Picked up 0.29” over the last couple days. Only sitting at 0.53” for the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Low of 65, high of 87. Dew points stayed in the high 60's most of the day. No rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Picked up 0.20” yesterday which brings us up to 0.73” for the month. Looking quite dry on models, may be a close call on hitting 1” for may. Low humidity this morning is noticeable, it had been quite humid past few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Picked up 1.31" last night from the severe warned storms. Not much wind in myb though. Dew points are down today and it felt refreshing this morning. Currently 79/57 just after noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldsborosnow Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Only .11" in my back yard in Pikeville. We were missed to the north and the south by three or four different storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 The highs in the area have been 95-96 (96 here), the hottest so far this year. Tomorrow should be similar followed by slightly cooler (88-90 highs) along with daily chances of rain. The drought in this area has worsened since last week as expected with a larger area of D2. I continue to irrigate my lawns at night. Also, GA as a whole has worsened with increased drought coverage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 Had a high of 93 after a low of 68. Dew point has soared up to 74 which is what it is now with a temp of 87. Both are the highest we have had for this year. Tomorrow is supposed to be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Should be the hottest day of the year, for a while, although heating up slower than the NWS forecast. Could be a contender for earliest hottest day of the year even (although I'm sure we'll probably hit mid-upper 90s again at some point) Also, it's kinda silly how when there's high cirrus clouds, it's just classified as overcast and the NWS page has an icon showing thick cloud cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Sitting at 92/71 right now. Heat index at 99. We hit 95 at 2:30 and then the sea breeze started kicking in. We are now at 86/69 with a nice southeast breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Today was rather disappointing as there was no rain in this area despite the likelihood of rain. We're only near 0.30" for May to date and quite dry since mid November with a severe drought. But we still have good chances over the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 Yesterday had a high of 93 after a low of 74. So far today it has been cloudy which has kept the temp down. Currently at 11:30 it is 78/69. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 We've been getting thunder/lightning, something I can't even recall anytime recently. And now it is actually raining heavily! Celebration!! Before this we had had only 0.30" this month and only 6-7" since mid November. We hadn't had 1"+ since mid January. Will this be the first since then? Edit: No because it lasted only ~15 minutes. But that was still enough to deposit a beautiful ~1/2", which is equivalent to 2-3 waterings. Radar shot as of 2:42 PM: beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Well, how about this, a 2nd heavy thunderstorm just developed within an hour! We already had ~1/2" from the first one. We may just get that long awaited 1"+ day after all! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmclean Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Had rain three of the last four days for a grand total of only 0.48". We can't buy a good soaker. Sitting at 0.98" for the month. Hopefully we can moisten up this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Much cooler than expected today as clouds hung in longer. Had a high of 84 after a low of 72. Picked up .01" from a light shower this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 That 2nd thunderstorm ended up giving me ~0.25" to get me to ~0.75" for the day. That will go up as I'm now I'm getting a 3rd storm, including a nearby CTG strike. Meanwhile, the more inland airport (KSAV) is finally getting some measurable rainfall as they got neither of the first two storms that I got. Edit: The 3rd storm ended up being the wettest at ~ 1"! The total rainfall from my area to Hunter ended up being in the ~1.6-1.75" range, which makes it slightly wetter than 1/16/22 and thus the heaviest since 11/5-7/2021. At KSAV, the total was much lighter at 0.64" but even that was the heaviest in 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtg947h Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I swear, those two heavier precip areas split right around my house and passed by either side. We had thunder all afternoon with nothing but a brief shower, then this leaves us out of most of the fun... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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