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CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED FOR TEXT SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT, LA
445 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2026
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..THE SHREVEPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1874 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 102 05/31/1998
LOW 39 05/04/2013
HIGHEST 92 05/30
05/31
LOWEST 49 05/03
MEAN 73.5 74.0 -0.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 3
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 3.47 4.46 -0.99
DAYS >= .01 11
DAYS >= .50 3
DAYS >= 1.00 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.05 05/19 TO 05/19
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 11 8 3
COOLING TOTAL 283 288 -5
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/360 DATE 05/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/020 DATE 05/19
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
WEATHERWISE DURING MAY 2026, SHREVEPORT RECORDED NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL. MAY BEGAN ABNORMALLY COOL
AND WET ACROSS THE SHREVEPORT/BOSSIER CITY METROPOLITAN AREA, WITH A
LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD SET ON THE 1ST WITH A HIGH
TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES, BESTING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 61 DEGREES
SET BACK IN 1970. AS IT TYPICAL DURING MAY, TEMPERATURES QUICKLY
WARMED BACK TO NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL A FEW DAYS LATER THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE MONTH, WITH A HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD
SET ON THE 18TH WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES. THIS
TEMPERATURE SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 76 DEGREES SET BACK IN
1883. NO ADDITIONAL TEMPERATURE OR RAINFALL RECORDS WERE SET IN
SHREVEPORT DURING MAY.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM EVENT TO AFFECT THE CITY OF
SHREVEPORT DURING MAY, AND THIS OCCURRED ON THE 23RD WHERE QUARTER
SIZE HAIL FELL IN THE CEDAR GROVE AREA OF TOWN DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. SURPRISINGLY, THE SEVERE WEATHER SEASON WAS QUIET
THIS SPRING ACROSS THE METRO AREA.
EXTREME (D3) DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF CADDO AND
BOSSIER PARISHES (INCLUDING SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY) TO START
THE MONTH EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE REMAINDER OF BOTH PARISHES WITH
THE MAY 21ST ISSUANCE OF THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR, GIVEN THE MUCH
BELOW NORMAL RAIN THAT FELL THROUGH THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF THE
MONTH. BETWEEN 1.50-2.00 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS MUCH OF CADDO
PARISH DURING A 5 DAY STRETCH IN THE FINAL WEEK OF THE MONTH, WHICH
DID RESULT IN A ONE CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT IN DROUGHT TO SEVERE (D2)
BY MAY 28TH.
DURING THE CLIMATOLOGICAL SPRING OF 2026 (MARCH-MAY), SHREVEPORT'S
SPRING AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 70.0 DEGREES, WHICH SET THE 3RD
WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD BEHIND 2025 (71.3 DEGREES), AND 2024/2012
(AT 71.1 DEGREES). SHREVEPORT RECORDED 8.69 INCHES OF RAIN DURING
THIS PAST SPRING, AND WHILE IT WAS BELOW THE NORMAL RAINFALL OF
14.55 INCHES (-5.86 INCHES), THIS DID NOT RANK IN THE TOP 30 DRIEST
SPRINGS ON RECORD.
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