May 2022 began by continuing the dry trend of the months prior, but thankfully was capped off with two soaking precipitation events across the Front Range. The damaging snowstorm May 20th to 21st was one of the biggest ever in Boulder for so late in the season. On the opposite end of the spectrum, there were also 14 days of 80-degree weather during the month — a number way above normal. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during May and how it relates to climatology.

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