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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Threat in the Southwest U.S.

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains today and Saturday. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds and low relative humidities will continue to support an elevated to critical fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest into to early next week. Read More >

Normals, Means & Extremes
May - Hanford, CA
Values in red represent the extremes for the month.

D
a
t
e

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation

D
a
t
e

Normal

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

Max.

Min.

Avg.

1

80

50

65

99/1981

56/1955

63/1995

34/1904

2

2623

2

35

0.02

6.21

0.42/2009

1

2

80

51

65

99/1947

60/1955

67/1947

37/1964

2

2625

3

38

0.02

6.23

0.42/1905

2

3

80

51

66

100/1966

60/1938

68/1903

34/1938

2

2627

3

41

0.02

6.25

0.38/2003

3

4

81

51

66

101/2017

62/1930

70/1904

36/1964

2

2629

3

44

0.02

6.27

0.33/2024

4

5

81

51

66

98/1928

58/1921

64/1989

37/1975

2

2631

3

47

0.02

6.29

0.64/2005

5

6

81

52

67

98/1990

60/1921

66/1904

36/1977

2

2633

3

50

0.02

6.31

0.28/1961

6

7

82

52

67

100/1987

62/1930

67/1903

38/1965

2

2635

3

53

0.01

6.32

0.58/1918

7

8

82

57

67

102/1987

60/1905

68/1987

38/1950

2

2637

4

57

0.02

6.34

0.31/1922

8

9

82

52

67

101/2001

57/1977

69/1903

40/1948

1

2638

4

61

0.02

6.36

0.53/1956

9

10

83

53

68

98/2001

55/1918

65/1987

36/1917

1

2639

4

65

0.01

6.37

0.37/1989

10

11

83

53

68

101/1993

64/1933

67/1915

34/1917

1

2640

4

69

0.02

6.39

0.17/1957

11

12

83

53

68

102/1934

55/1998

66/1987

38/1917

1

2641

4

73

0.01

6.40

0.62/1998

12

13

83

53

68

104/1976

64/1998

67/1996

32/1907

1

2642

5

78

0.02

6.42

0.14/1931

13

14

84

53

69

104/1927

64/1995

67/1903

36/1917

1

2643

5

83

0.01

6.43

0.09/2003

14

15

84

54

69

104/1927

65/2011

68/1987

36/1917

1

2644

5

88

0.01

6.44

0.21/2011

15

16

84

54

69

104/2008

61/2011

63/2001

34/1917

1

2645

5

93

0.01

6.45

0.37/2000

16

17

84

54

69

103/2009

65/2010

65/2006

32/1917

1

2646

5

98

0.02

6.47

0.31/1917

17

18

85

54

69

102/2008

65/1957

70/2009

30/1917

1

2647

5

103

0.01

6.48

0.40/2019

18

19

85

54

70

102/2008

63/1994

65/1997

32/1917

1

2648

6

109

0.01

6.49

0.68/1925

19

20

85

54

70

102/1954

62/1923

64/1920

34/1917

1

2649

6

115

0.01

6.50

0.52/1921

20

21

85

55

70

101/2001

68/1921

66/2001

36/1917

1

2650

6

121

0.01

6.51

0.58/1901

21

22

86

55

70

102/2001

67/1912

69/2001

34/1917

1

2651

6

127

0.01

6.52

0.12/1958

22

23

86

55

70

103/1936

62/1916

68/2001

35/1917

1

2652

6

133

0.01

6.53

0.06/2019

23

24

86

55

71

103/1904

62/1916

69/2001

33/1917

1

2653

6

139

0.01

6.54

0.62/1903

24

25

86

55

71

103/1904

58/2008

66/1991

32/1917

1

2654

6

145

0.01

6.55

0.14/1934

25

26

87

55

71

104/1904

63/2019

66/2014

30/1917

1

2655

7

152

0.01

6.56

0.74/2019

26

27

87

56

71

105/2020

70/2019

72/1919

40/1917

1

2656

7

159

0.01

6.57

0.82/1971

27

28

87

56

71

106/2020

65/1913

67/2009

40/1917

1

2657

7

166

0.01

6.58

0.65/1990

28

29

87

56

71

104/1984

58/1953

68/1984

38/1916

1

2658

7

173

0.01

6.59

0.03/1953

29

30

87

56

72

107/1984

65/1948

72/1984

42/1906

1

2659

7

180

0.01

6.60

0.10/1945

30

31

88

56

72

105/2001

69/1906

67/1986

41/1902

0

2659

7

187

0.01

6.61

0.93/2002

31

Avg.

84.0

53.5

68.7

 

37

 

153

 

0.42

 

Avg.

D
a
t
e

Max.

Min.

Avg.

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

D
a
t
e

Normal

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation