Average temperature: 49.3 degrees
Normal: 51.4 degrees
Departure: -2.1 degrees below normal
Highest temperature: 82 degrees on the 29th
Lowest temperature: 28 degrees on the 3rd
6 days with a high temperature of at least 70 degrees (normal is 6 days)
1 day with a high temperature of at least 80 degrees (normal is 2 days)
3 days with a low temperature of 32 degrees or colder
Total precipitation: 3.87 inches
Normal: 3.23 inches
Departure: +0.64 inches above normal
Greatest daily precipitation total: 0.90 inches on the 8th
16 days with at least 0.01 inch of precipitation
8 days with at least 0.10 inch of precipitation
4 days with at least 0.50 inch of precipitation
Total snowfall: 13.3 inches
Normal: 0.4 inches
Departure: +12.9 inches above normal
Greatest daily snowfall total: 8.3 inches on the 8th
4 days with snowfall of at least 0.1 inch
3 days with snowfall of at least 1.0 inch
1 day with thunder
Notes:
•May 2019 was the snowiest May in station history. The previous snowiest May was in 1954 with 8.1 inches of snow.
•Snowfall total of 8.3 inches on May 8, 2019 was the greatest calendar day snowfall total in station history for the month of May. The previous record snowiest was 5.5 inches on May 10, 1902.
…Summary…
May 2019 was one for the ages. Highly unlikely will ever get as much snow again in the month of May as what we had this past May. Snowfall total of over 13 inches in the month of May, incredible! From record setting snowfall to 80 degree temperatures, May 2019 is one month I’ll never forget. The changes that took place in the atmosphere from one that produced numerous snowfall events to a couple days of 70 degree temps and even one day of 80 degree temps is amazing!
Source: https://mrcc.illinois.edu
Source: https://lab.weathermodels.com
Source: https://mrcc.illinois.edu
Source: https://mrcc.illinois.edu
Source: https://mrcc.illinois.edu
The amount of snow that fell in parts of the upper Midwest last month was so out of the ordinary with snowfall totals for the month running some +400 to +700% above what typically falls during the month of May.
May 2019 Climate Summaries for the Northland
International Falls, Minnesota
Average temperature: 47.8 degrees
Departure: -4.0 degrees below normal
Total precipitation: 2.59 inches
Departure: -0.57 inches below normal
Total snowfall: 1.7 inches
Departure: +1.5 inches above normal
3 days with thunder
…May 2019 was the 14th coldest May in station history…
Brainerd, Minnesota
Average temperature: 51.7 degrees
Departure: -4.3 degrees below normal
Total precipitation: 3.66 inches
Departure: +0.29 inches above normal
3 days with thunder
…May 2019 tied for 16th coldest May in station history…
Hibbing, Minnesota
Average temperature: 45.8 degrees
Departure: -4.8 degrees below normal
Total precipitation: 1.69 inches
Departure: -0.86 inches below normal
4 days with thunder
…May 2019 was the 4th coldest May in station history…
Ashland, Wisconsin
Average temperature: 49.0 degrees
Departure: -2.9 degrees below normal
Total precipitation: 2.17 inches
Departure: -0.90 inches below normal
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