May began with well above average temperatures, then stayed below normal or normal for most of the month.
Precipitation was one inch below normal. To this point, total water year precipitation (since October 1) was 96% of normal.
Table 1 - daily data recorded at the Hyslop Experiment Station.
Table
2 - access to the daily data recorded at the Corvallis Agri-Met
Automated Station. You choose the station and parameters.
Summary: Parameter Observed Dep.* Parameter Observed Dep.* Average maximum temperature 68.5 1.4 Days with measurable precip. 18 5.3 Average minimum temperature 45.8 1.8 Days with .10" or more precip. 4 -2.5 Monthly precipitation 1.30 -1.00 Days with .50" or more precip. 0 1.2 Growing degree days @ 50F 222 -43 Days with 1" or more precip. 0 -0.1 * departure from 1971-00 normal
Looking ahead to June:
Maxima rise to about 73°
Minima rise to about 49°
Average precipitation is 1.46 inches
There are an average of 8 days with measurable precipitation
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