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Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
025 NOUS41 KPBZ 011426 PNSPBZ OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016- 020>023-029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-020200- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1022 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026 ...MONTHLY CLIMATE DATA FOR MAY 2026... ********* PITTSBURGH MONTHLY SUMMARY ********** The Pittsburgh PA climate summary for the month of May, 2026. The maximum temperature for the period was 89. The record maximum temperature is 95 degrees which was last set in 1887. The minimum temperature for the period was 32. The record minimum temperature is 26 degrees which was last set in 1970. The average temperature was 58.8 degrees which is 2.4 degrees below the normal average temperature of 61.2 degrees. The maximum temperature did not exceed 90 degrees. The minimum temperature dropped below 32 degrees on 1 day this period. A total of 4.30 inches of precipitation fell during the period which is 0.47 inches above the normal amount of 3.83. A trace of snow fell during the period. The departure from normal is 0.00. There were 228 heating degree days this period which is 56 above the normal amount of 172 days. There were 42 cooling degree days this period which is 14 below the normal amount of 56 days. The maximum wind was 28 miles per hour from the west and occurred on May 13. The maximum wind gust was 37 miles per hour from the west and occurred on May 13. RECENT MAY CLIMATOLOGY FOR PITTSBURGH YEAR AVG HI AVG LOW AVG TEMP PRECIPITATION SNOWFALL ----------------------------------------------------------- 2021 68.9 48.2 58.5 3.09 0.0 2022 73.1 52.5 62.8 5.03 0.0 2023 70.8 47.7 59.3 1.73 0.0 2024 76.3 56.7 66.5 5.61 0.0 2025 70.0 51.7 60.9 4.10 T ********* ZANESVILLE MONTHLY SUMMARY ********** The Zanesville OH climate summary for the month of May, 2026. The maximum temperature for the period was 89. The record maximum temperature is 98 degrees which was set in 1911. The minimum temperature for the period was 27. The record minimum temperature is 23 degrees which was set in 1966. The average temperature was 59.6 degrees which is 2.7 degrees below the normal average temperature of 62.3 degrees. The maximum temperature did not exceed 90 degrees. The minimum temperature dropped below 32 degrees on 1 day this period. A total of 5.09 inches of precipitation fell during the period which is 1.30 inches above the normal amount of 3.79. There were 208 heating degree days this period which is 58 above the normal amount of 150 days. There were 45 cooling degree days this period which is 22 below the normal amount of 67 days. The maximum wind was 30 miles per hour from the northwest and occurred on May 19. The maximum wind gust was 46 miles per hour from the northwest and occurred on May 19. RECENT MAY CLIMATOLOGY FOR ZANESVILLE YEAR AVG HI AVG LOW AVG TEMP PRECIPITATION ------------------------------------------------ 2021 71.7 47.6 59.6 3.49 2022 75.4 54.1 64.7 5.60 2023 72.7 48.6 60.6 3.30 2024 77.7 56.4 67.0 2.64 2025 69.7 50.0 59.9 6.93 ********* MORGANTOWN MONTHLY SUMMARY ********** The Morgantown WV climate summary for the month of May, 2026. The maximum temperature for the period was 90. The record maximum temperature is 95 degrees which was last set in 1919. The minimum temperature for the period was 34. The record minimum temperature is 25 degrees which was set in 1947. The average temperature was 60.6 degrees which is 2.0 degrees below the normal average temperature of 62.6 degrees. The maximum temperature exceeded 90 degrees on 1 day this period. The minimum temperature did not fall below 32 degrees. A total of 4.56 inches of precipitation fell during the period which is 0.23 inches above the normal amount of 4.33. There were 188 heating degree days this period which is 42 above the normal amount of 146 days. There were 58 cooling degree days this period which is 12 below the normal amount of 70 days. The maximum wind was 24 miles per hour from the southwest and occurred on May 5. The maximum wind gust was 37 miles per hour from the south and occurred on May 5. RECENT MAY CLIMATOLOGY FOR MORGANTOWN YEAR AVG HI AVG LOW AVG TEMP PRECIPITATION ------------------------------------------------ 2021 71.9 49.3 60.6 3.79 2022 76.5 54.1 65.3 4.92 2023 72.7 48.6 60.0 2.83 2024 77.3 56.5 66.9 5.98 2025 72.1 52.6 62.4 8.62 $$ Frazier