After a very dry April, we fell further behind in the rain bucket during the month of May 2013. Normally, a one inch rainfall deficit during a month wouldn't be a big deal, but after falling behind by 2 inches in April, it is significant as the deficit continues to grow.
Much of the area is still in the "abnormally dry" category in the latest drought monitor, with some areas of moderate drought now in parts of Wetzel, Marion, and Mon counties.
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Right now, it looks like a good soaking rain will be hard to come by over the next week. There will be a system coming up from the tropics through the Gulf of Mexico this week, but it looks like the heavy rains with that will pass by to our east and up the East Coast.
Temperatures during May 2013 were slightly above "normal" (30-year average). Our average high for the month was 74.3 degrees, almost a degree above normal, and our average low for the month was 50.8 degrees, over 2.5 degrees above normal.
The official long term forecast has the Mountain State seeing near normal temperatures and precipitation for the month of June.
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