RICHMOND, Va. — Rainfall from Tropical Depression Bonnie pushed our monthly rainfall to 9.79″, making it the wettest May on record for Richmond. Precipitation records for the city date back to 1872.
The month started wet with over five inches of rainfall during the first week. More heavy rain fell on May 17 and May 21, with both days receiving over an inch of rain. Rainfall from Sunday and Memorial Day totaled 1.38″.
May was also a cool month with about two-thirds of the days producing below-normal high temperatures. Prior to the string of 80s towards the end of the month, it was the second coolest May on record, but the month ended up not even ranking in the top ten coolest Mays. The monthly temperature average was 2.6° below normal.
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