{"id":19757,"date":"2019-06-04T14:44:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T20:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=19757"},"modified":"2019-06-05T05:26:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T11:26:35","slug":"may-2019-weather-recap-a-chilly-unsettled-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/may-2019-weather-recap-a-chilly-unsettled-month\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2019 weather recap: A chilly, unsettled month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is little doubt that looking back on the month the most notable feature was the cool, sometimes chilly, temperatures. Denver in fact saw one of its coldest on record. Precipitation for Thornton lagged but Denver itself was quite wet.<\/p>\n<p>A seemingly endless series of storm systems impacted the state through the month. Overall, the first week was seasonal and dry. Temperatures then cooled for a couple of days and delivered us a light shot of snow. We rebounded with a series of 80 degree days from the 13<sup>th<\/sup> to the 16 before once again chilling out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/may-2019-top-shots-monthly-photo-slideshow\/\">May 2019 top shots: Monthly photo slideshow<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From the 18<sup>th<\/sup> to the 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, temperatures remained below normal and on the 21<sup>st<\/sup> we received a respectable 3.3 inches of snow. Temperatures during that period dropped to below freezing three times.<\/p>\n<p>The balance of the month continued the roller coaster with a few mild days followed by cooler ones.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton\u2019s overall average monthly temperature for May came in at 51.9 degrees. This made it the coldest May since ThorntonWeather.com came online 13 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Out at DIA where Denver\u2019s official measurements are taken, the month was comparable with a 51.6 degree average. That made May 2019 the seventh coldest May on record and the coldest since 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Highs ranged in Thornton from a maximum of 89 degrees on the 15<sup>th<\/sup> down to a lowest reading of 29.8 degrees on the 22<sup>nd<\/sup>. Denver\u2019s highest reading of 83 degrees and its coldest of 30 degrees came on the same dates.<\/p>\n<p>Three temperature records were officially set in Denver. The record low for May 21<sup>st<\/sup> of 31 degrees was tied. Also on that day, a record low maximum of 39 degrees was set. The old record was 40 degrees set in 1891. Lastly, the low on the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> of 30 degrees broke the record low reading for the date of 32 degrees set in 1930.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of precipitation, Denver averages 2.12 inches during the month. Thornton came close to matching that with 2.03 inches. Out at the airport, it was wetter with 3.23 inches being recorded.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton saw a total of 4.1 inches of snow for the month while Denver saw a bit less at 3.9 inches. Both were well above the May average of 1.1 inches.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/climatedataout52019.html\">Click here to view Thornton\u2019s May 2019 climate report<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19758\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Temps.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Temps-590x295.png\" alt=\"May 2019 temperature summary for Thornton, Colorado.\" width=\"590\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Temps-590x295.png 590w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Temps-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Temps-450x225.png 450w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Temps.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May 2019 temperature summary for Thornton, Colorado.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19759\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Rain.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Rain-590x295.png\" alt=\"May 2019 precipitation summary for Thornton, Colorado.\" width=\"590\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Rain-590x295.png 590w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Rain-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Rain-450x225.png 450w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/05-Rain.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May 2019 precipitation summary for Thornton, Colorado.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<pre>CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n753 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2019\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2019...\r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2019\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\nHIGHEST            83   05\/15\r\nLOWEST             30   05\/22\r\n                        05\/01\r\n\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM     63.9              71.5    -7.6     75.4\r\nAVG. MINIMUM     39.2              42.7    -3.5     47.5\r\nMEAN             51.6              57.1    -5.5     61.4\r\nDAYS MAX &gt;= 90      0               0.8    -0.8        4\r\nDAYS MAX &lt;= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0\r\nDAYS MIN &lt;= 32      7               1.9     5.1        0\r\nDAYS MIN &lt;= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.57 1876 MINIMUM 0.06 1974 TOTALS 3.23 2.12 1.11 1.86 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.07 0.03 0.06 DAYS &gt;= .01        14               9.4     4.6        8\r\nDAYS &gt;= .10         7               4.8     2.2        5\r\nDAYS &gt;= .50         3               1.2     1.8        0\r\nDAYS &gt;= 1.00        1               0.2     0.8        0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL    1.07   05\/20 TO 05\/20\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nTOTALS            3.9   2019        1.1 (NCEI 1981-2018 AVG)\r\nRECORD           15.5   1898\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL     414               265     149      151\r\n SINCE 7\/1       6219              5996     223     5401\r\nCOOLING TOTAL       5                21     -16       46\r\n SINCE 1\/1          5                22     -17       48\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              10.0\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION   1\/090\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION    35\/310    DATE  05\/17\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION    50\/310    DATE  05\/17\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            3\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC             16\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64\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":"<p>There is little doubt that looking back on the month the most notable feature was the cool, sometimes chilly, temperatures. Denver in fact saw one of its coldest on record. Precipitation for Thornton lagged but Denver itself was quite wet. A seemingly endless series of storm systems impacted the state through the month. Overall, the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/may-2019-weather-recap-a-chilly-unsettled-month\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">May 2019 weather recap: A chilly, unsettled month<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[387],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19757"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19757"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19771,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19757\/revisions\/19771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}