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newlenoxpatriot.com LIFE & ARTS<br />
the New Lenox Patriot | June 7, 2018 | 21<br />
Weathering the Storm<br />
Wet May ends with early season heat as summer hits stride<br />
Mark T. Carroll<br />
Contributing Columnist<br />
May weather in<br />
review in New Lenox<br />
The very cold weather we<br />
experienced in April gave<br />
way to well-above normal<br />
temperatures in May.<br />
We had-days with temperatures<br />
below-normal<br />
in May, including a high<br />
temperature of 52 degrees<br />
May 11 and a high of 55<br />
degrees as late as May 20.<br />
But the average temperature<br />
for the month of May ended<br />
up being 7 degrees above<br />
normal and ranked is the<br />
warmest May in more than<br />
30 years. Nearly half of the<br />
days in May (14) recorded a<br />
high temperature of at least<br />
80 degrees.<br />
On May 27, the high<br />
temperature of 97 tied the<br />
daily high temperature record<br />
previously set in 2012.<br />
The 97-degree temperature<br />
also tied the second-hottest<br />
temperature ever recorded<br />
in May, with 98 degrees on<br />
May 31, 1934, being the<br />
highest temperature recorded<br />
for the month. The 97-degree<br />
temperature was the hottest<br />
temperature recorded in any<br />
month since July 25, 2012,<br />
when the temperature rose to<br />
99 degrees.<br />
The 95-degree temperature<br />
recorded on May 28 tied<br />
the daily record (set in 2012)<br />
and also tied the highest<br />
temperature ever recorded<br />
on Memorial Day (also set<br />
in 2012). The three-day<br />
stretch of 90 degree temperatures<br />
(May 26, 27 and 28)<br />
was the earliest stretch of<br />
90-degree temperatures since<br />
a nine-day stretch in 1977<br />
(May 16-24). This was only<br />
the second time on record<br />
with two days of 95 degrees<br />
or higher in May, with the<br />
other occurrence being in<br />
2012. The normal number<br />
of 90-degree days in May is<br />
0.5 days (one day every two<br />
years in May).<br />
While the heaviest rainfall<br />
for the month of May occurred<br />
to the north and west<br />
of our area, our area still<br />
experienced above-normal<br />
precipitation for the month.<br />
O’Hare International Airport<br />
recorded 8.21 inches of rain<br />
in May, exceeding the old<br />
record of 7.59 inches set in<br />
May of 1945. The total precipitation<br />
at O’Hare in May<br />
2018 was more than double<br />
the normal May precipitation<br />
of 3.68 inches. Midway<br />
International Airport had<br />
5.24 inches in May.<br />
Subtropical Storm Alberto<br />
Areas west of Interstate<br />
294 to the north and west of<br />
I-55 to the south experienced<br />
the heaviest precipitation<br />
amounts produced by remnants<br />
of Subtropical Storm<br />
Alberto on May 30. Below<br />
are a couple of the rainfall<br />
amounts in our area reported<br />
on May 30.<br />
• Homer Glen 0.18 inches<br />
• New Lenox 0.18 inches<br />
It is not common for<br />
Northeast Illinois to experience<br />
precipitation from<br />
tropical storms, but we had<br />
more than 8 inches of rain<br />
recorded in September,<br />
2008, from the remnants of<br />
Hurricane Ike.<br />
Other than the rain from<br />
Alberto on May 30, the<br />
majority of the precipitation<br />
for the month occurred<br />
from May 1-21. Little or no<br />
precipitation was recorded<br />
from May 22-29, which<br />
included the hot Memorial<br />
Day weekend.<br />
Heat safety tips<br />
The hot weather at the<br />
end of May brought to mind<br />
some safety tips from the<br />
National Weather Service<br />
and the Centers for Disease<br />
Control.<br />
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• Stay hydrated: Drink<br />
plenty of liquids that are not<br />
sugary or alcoholic. Replace<br />
salt and minerals with sport<br />
drinks, unless your physician<br />
does not recommend them<br />
for you.<br />
• Outdoors: Limit strenuous<br />
activities, if possible.<br />
Take breaks in the shade as<br />
often as possible. Wear appropriate<br />
clothing and schedule<br />
your outdoor activities<br />
carefully. Pace yourself and<br />
cut down on exercise. Avoid<br />
hot metals. Wear sunscreen.<br />
• Indoors: If possible, stay<br />
cool indoors in an air-conditioned<br />
structure. Check up<br />
on the elderly, the sick and<br />
those without air-conditioning.<br />
If you are in a building<br />
or room without air-conditioning,<br />
and the temperature<br />
in the room is higher than<br />
90 degrees, do not have a<br />
fan blowing directly on you.<br />
Blowing dry, hot air will<br />
dehydrate you faster than<br />
without the fan. Keep pets<br />
hydrated.<br />
•Vehicles: Never leave<br />
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in vehicles. Look before you<br />
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