Climate Central: The numbers are in, and the month of May broke a number of records across the U.S. Alaska had its warmest May by a wide margin. California continued to see its warmest year-to-date. And thanks to staggering rains that swamped the Southern Plains, May was the wettest month on record for the contiguous U.S.
Total precipitation for the Lower 48 in May was nearly 1.5 inches above normal, according to figures released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, boosting the month...