May 2016 outlook

  April was a fairly normal month in the Twin Cities. It was cool at the beginning and end of the month, with several very warm days in between. The average temperature for the month was just six-tenths of a degree above normal. The warmest reading at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 80 degrees, on April 16. The coldest low temperature was 20 degrees, on April 9.

  Rainfall was .18 inch above normal.

  The May temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a tendency for above normal temperatures over Minnesota and Wisconsin:

 Some cool days are likely in any month, but there is a tendency for the average temperature of May 2016 to be warmer than normal.

  In case you’re wondering, our Twin Cities average high temperature rises from 65 degrees on May 1st to 74 degrees on the 31st.

  I’m the weekend meteorologist on Minnesota Public Radio. There will be additional appearances during threatening weather. You can go to mprnews.org for Updraft blog posts.

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May 2015 outlook

  We started the month of April with a record high temp of 84 degrees in the Twin Cities. It had to get cooler after that! Two days later we had a high of only 43 degrees…there were probably a few confused robins out there. Despite some wild temperature swings, the average temperature for April was 2.2 degrees above normal in the Twin Cities.

  Looking ahead, the May temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows equal chances of above normal and below normal  temperatures over most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

  This is a great time of year! Our average high temperature in the Twin Cities rises from 65 degrees on May 1st to 74 degrees on May 31st.

  I’m on Twitter: @RonTrenda and LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rontrenda