May Expected To Be Warmer Than Normal Across New York

It looks like we will finally have some summer-like weather for an extended period of time across New York State.

Looking ahead to the month of May, the Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a warmer and a bit drier May for much of the state.

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Starting out in Western New York. The average temperature for the month is expected to be around 61 degrees which is around 3 degrees warmer than normal. It will also be a bit drier as the precipitation is expected to be lower than normal for parts of the area.

May 1-4 Sunny, very warm
May 5-8 Showers, cooler
May 9-13 Sunny, mild
May 14-23 Rainy, cool
May 24-27 Sunny, warm
May 28-31 T-storms, warm
May temperature 61° (2° above avg.)
precipitation 3" (avg. east, 2" below west)

Looking at Central New York, the Old Farmer's Almanac is forecasting a slightly warmer and wetter May. The average temps will be around 62 degrees which is one degree warmer than normal. The same goes for the amount of precipitation.

May 1-5 Sunny north, rainy south; very warm
May 6-11 Showers north, sunny south; mild
May 12-21 Rainy periods; mild, then chilly
May 22-31 Showers, warm
May temperature 62° (1° above avg.)
precipitation 5" (1" above average)

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Out in the Eastern part of New York State, Much warmer weather is expected throughout the month. Experts are looking at highs that are around 4 degrees warmer than normal with precipitation also above normal for the month.

May 1-4 Sunny, warm
May 5-16 Scattered showers, mild
May 17-18 Heavy rain, cool
May 19-24 Rainy, mild
May 25-28 Sunny, warm
May 29-31 Isolated t-storms, mild
May temperature 61° (4° above avg.)
precipitation 4.5" (1" above average.)

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Down in New York City, the Old Farmer's Almanac is calling for a warm and wet May. Both the average temperature and the amount of precipitation is expected to be more than normal.

May 1-4 Sunny, warm
May 5-10 Showers, then sunny; warm
May 11-15 Showers, then sunny; mild
May 16-31 Showers; chilly, then mild
May temperature 66° (3° above avg.)
precipitation 5" (1.5" above average.)