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Livestock Wx for the week of June 13, 2018: Record hot May

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Livestock Wx for the week of June 13, 2018:  Record Hot May

May was hot — unusually hot! May 2018 set a new record temperature for the contiguous U.S. 

Record or near-record temperatures were observed over the South Central and Southwest U.S. It was the hottest May on record for Oklahoma and in the top 3 hottest months of May for many U.S. states.

More Variable Rainfall — But On The Dry Side

Rainfall was a bit more variable. Oklahoma experienced an uptick in rain in spots and came in as the 48th wettest out of the past 124 years — fairly close to average. However, Texas was much drier, coming in as the 19th driest month of May on record. 

Looking Ahead to July

NOAA’s long-range North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) model has just been updated and shows a continuation of unusually hot weather (orange shades below) during the month of July over most of the Southwest U.S. including Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

There is the possibility of a increase in rain over parts of the Southwest (green shades) but unusually dry conditions (brown shades) look to continue over the South Central U.S. 

Livestock Weather Journal For those interested in getting more from Livestock Wx — including more weather analytics — you can subscribe to the monthly Livestock Weather Journal at www.livestockwx.com. The price is $60 per year and it includes access to the monthly Livestock Weather LIVE! webinars. Give it a try.

Written by:
kristin
Published on:
June 12, 2018

Categories: Livestock Wx, The Cattleman Now

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