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May Saw Above Average Mean Temperature and
Precipitation in Lowville
Published: June 01, 2025 at
02:00 p.m.
By: Nick Altmire
Monthly Weather
Data Recap:
Lowville, NY- Overall,
Lowville saw above average mean average temperature and precipitation during
May, according to weather data compiled from the Northeast Regional Climate Center (dating
back to 1893).
May finished with
a mean average temperature (cumulative highs and lows) of 55.0 degrees in
Lowville, 0.50 degrees above the normal mean average temperature for May in
Lowville of 54.5 degrees. In terms of ranking, it tied
as the 59th warmest May on record. The warmest May on record for Lowville
occurred in 1911 with a mean average temperature of 61.3 degrees, with the
coldest May on record occurring in 1917 with a mean average
temperature of 47.5 degrees for the month. The highest
temperature of the month last month reached 83 degrees on May 17th. The
lowest temperature recorded last month was 36 degrees on May 1st, which was
the third highest low temperature for the month of May- trailing only last
year’s lowest May temperature of 38 degrees and 2019’s lowest May
temperature of 37 degrees.
May saw 4.51
inches of total precipitation in Lowville, well above the normal 3.39
inches for the month, ranking as the 25th wettest May on record. The
wettest May on record occurred in 1918, with 8.04 inches of precipitation
recorded, while the driest May on record occurred in 1920, with just 0.39
inches of precipitation. Measurable precipitation was recorded on 19 days
last month (tied for 8th most for the month of May), with 3 additional days
recording a trace amount. The most precipitation recorded on a single day
last month was 1.23 inches, recorded on May 7th.
Lowville saw no
new snow during May, with the average snowfall for the month just .20
inches (just 16 of the Mays on record have received snowfall in Lowville).
The record for May snowfall is 3 inches, recorded in 1967. For the season,
Lowville recorded 168.20 inches of snow (16 inches in November, 49.4 inches
in December, 58.9 inches in January, 35.8 inches in February, 7.1 inches in
March, and 1 inch in April). The mean total seasonal snowfall for Lowville
is 119 inches. This season ranks as the 5th snowiest on record for
Lowville, with any new snow through June added to the seasonal total.
Year-to-date.
Lowville has received 16.7 inches of total precipitation, just about an
inch-and-a-half above the 15.21 inch average for
the same period.
2025 Average Mean
Temperature and Precipitation Data for Lowville, NY
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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Mean Average
Temperature (vs Normal)
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18.3 degrees
(17.3 degrees)
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18.0
degrees
(19.1 degrees)
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34.1
degrees
(28.0 degrees)
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42.9
degrees
(41.8 degrees)
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55.0
degrees
(54.5 degrees)
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Total
Precipitation (vs Normal)
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3.42 inches
(3.47 inches)
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3.05
inches
(2.59 inches)
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2.64 inches
(2.65 inches)
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3.08
inches
(3.11 inches)
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4.51
inches
(3.39 inches)
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Temperature (vs Normal)
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Precipitation (vs Normal)
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