May - An Odd Month Weather Wise

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Prince George, B.C. - Environment Canada's Jim Steele has released his report on the May weather situation.

The meteorologist  with Environment Canada  labels May as a bit of an "odd month"

His report says themonth started with  nrea normal atems and some showers, but then , cool and unsettled weather with even a few snow flakes.

The Prince George region did get more rain than normal in May by  about 11 mm, and it was slightly warmer than normal. 

Here is his complete report:

The first signs of the warm spring and a peak at summer arrived near mid month with temperatures soaring into the low to mid twenties between the 15^th and 18^th. This was short lived with cooler conditions again by the 19^th with yet another unsettled period and heavy rain on the 20^th. Temperatures warmed back to near seasonal normal’s for a brief period during the last week however cooler unsettled conditions managed to round out the month.

• Average daily high of 16.9 was slightly above the normal of 16.5 degrees C.
• Average daily low of 5.0 was above the normal of 3.2 degrees C. 
• Mean temperature of 11.0 was above the normal 9.9 degrees C.
• Warmest Day on the 17^th with a maximum temperature of 25.2 degrees
• Coldest day on the 2^nd with an overnight minimum of -1.8 degrees

• Total precipitation of 62.1 mm was above the normal of 50.9 mm. 
• Total Snowfall of Trace cm was below the normal of 1.4 cm
• Total rainfall of 62.1 mm was above the normal of 49.5 mm
• Measurable precipitation on 16 days above the normal of 13 days
• Greatest snowfall one day Trace cm on the 8^th 
• Greatest rainfall one day13.8 mm on the 20^th  

• No New records established

• Total precipitation of the year to date is 195.1 mm, slightly below the normal of 199.8 mm

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