Deja Vu

For the past few years, the second half of May in the LV has seen some lousy weather - wet, rainy, cold. We are now in a spell of rain and below average temperatures. The first half of May was nice, dry, and warm. The short term (next 5-7 days) shows showers and temperatures in the high 60's to 70. The average high for late May increases from 71 (May 16) to 76 (May 31).

In 2003, for example, from May 16 through 31, the LV saw three (3) days where the high temperature hit 70 or above (18, 29, 30). In 2005, from May 16 through May 26, the LV had four (4) days above 70 (18, 19, 21, 27); there was a string of days (22 through 26) where the highs were 64, 66, 58, 57, and 65). Now, 2004 wasn't as bad although May 31 the high was 62.

Like I've said before, the LV was seemingly the last metro area in the US to get a Taco Bell, Target, Starbuck's (still no Sonic, Hooters, or White Castle). Seems like we are the last to get Global Warming too.

Weather statistics from wunderground.com