Cooler weather conditions lasted for a few days before we warmed up for two days on the 12th and 13th.\u00a0 That was short-lived however and once again things cooled down quite a bit with the 16th and 17th of the month seeing high temperatures only in the mid to upper 40s and a healthy shot of rain.<\/p>\n
The final 11 days of the month saw temperatures near or above normal for the most part.\u00a0 Stormy weather returned on the 24th as afternoon thunderstorms brought marble sized hail to Thornton. Eastern Adams County and Washington County saw tornadoes and large, damaging hail.\u00a0 Six of those last 11 days of the month did bring measurable precipitation.<\/p>\n
Thornton saw a monthly average temperature of 54.2 degrees.\u00a0 This was well below Denver\u2019s 30 year average for the month of May of 57.1 degrees.\u00a0 Out at DIA where Denver\u2019s official measurements are taken, the Mile High City was similarly cool with a monthly average of 54.4 degrees.<\/p>\n
Temperatures in Thornton ranged from a high of 85.6 degrees on the 21st down to a below freezing low of 24.9 degrees on the 2nd.\u00a0 Out at the airport, the warmest reading was 83 degrees and the lowest 28 degrees, both on the same dates as our warmest \/ coldest temperatures.<\/p>\n
In terms of precipitation, Denver averages 2.12 inches during the month of May.\u00a0 Thornton saw 2.07 inches in our rain bucket while DIA recorded 2.38 inches.<\/p>\n
The only snow during May 2016 in Thornton came on the first of the month when 0.3 inches fell. Denver officially recorded only a trace.\u00a0 Average snowfall for the month of May in Denver is 1.1 inches.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s May 2016 climate report<\/a>.<\/p>\n From the National Weather Service:<\/strong><\/p>\n Thornton saw overall weather conditions not too far out of line with what we expect for the month of May. Temperatures were a good bit below normal however while precipitation came in right near average. The month started out a bit chilly and we received our first and only snow for the month on the … Continue reading May 2016 weather recap: Near normal precipitation but cooler than normal<\/span> ![\"May](\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-KjGN9ke8aUg\/V1Ao2rr9-6I\/AAAAAAAADk8\/dhrIC49GiAw-Y-dkTxwYWw2HsOykWL9QgCCo\/s560\/2016-05-Temps.jpg\")
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CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n244 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2016\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2016... \r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2016\r\n\r\nWEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S\r\n VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)\r\n NORMAL\r\n................................................................ \r\nTEMPERATURE (F)\r\nRECORD\r\n HIGH 95 05\/26\/1942\r\n LOW 19 05\/02\/2013\r\n 05\/03\/1907\r\n 01\/01\/2000\r\nHIGHEST 83 05\/21 95 -12 85 05\/31\r\nLOWEST 28 05\/02 19 9 27 05\/10\r\n 05\/09\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 66.9 71.5 -4.6 63.3\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 41.9 42.7 -0.8 42.7\r\nMEAN 54.4 57.1 -2.7 53.0\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.8 -0.8 0\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32 3 1.9 1.1 3\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\n\r\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES)\r\nRECORD\r\n MAXIMUM 8.57 1876\r\n MINIMUM 0.06 1974\r\nTOTALS 2.38 2.12 0.26 3.76\r\nDAILY AVG. 0.08 0.07 0.01 0.12\r\nDAYS >= .01 13 9.4 3.6 19\r\nDAYS >= .10 4 4.8 -0.8 10\r\nDAYS >= .50 1 1.2 -0.2 2\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 1 0.2 0.8 1\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 1.38 05\/26 TO 05\/27 05\/08 TO 05\/09\r\n 05\/09 TO 05\/09\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL MM MM\r\nTOTALS T 1.1\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 326 265 61 367\r\n SINCE 7\/1 5556 5996 -440 5572\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 3 21 -18 4\r\n SINCE 1\/1 3 22 -19 4\r\n\r\nFREEZE DATES\r\nRECORD\r\n EARLIEST 09\/08\/1962\r\n LATEST 06\/08\/2007\r\nEARLIEST 10\/07\r\nLATEST 05\/05\r\n.......................................................... \r\n\r\nWIND (MPH)\r\nAVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 2\/154\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 39\/200 DATE 05\/08\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 47\/300 DATE 05\/29\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 18\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM 13 MIXED PRECIP 0\r\nHEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 5\r\nLIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 2\r\nHEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1\r\nLIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0\r\nFOG 10 FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE 2\r\nHAZE 3\r\n\r\n- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.\r\nR INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.\r\nMM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.\r\nT INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"