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May Saw Below Average Mean Temperature with Slightly
Above Average Precipitation in Lowville
Published: June 02, 2026 at 08:30
a.m.
By: Nick
Altmire
Monthly Weather
Data Recap:
Lowville, NY- Overall,
Lowville saw a below normal mean average temperature for May with slightly
above average precipitation, 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 53.0 degrees in
Lowville, 1.50 degrees below the normal mean average temperature for May in
Lowville of 54.5 degrees. In terms of ranking, it was the 37th coldest
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 89 degrees on May 19th. The
lowest temperature recorded last month was 30 degrees on May 12th. Daily
records were set on May 19th for highest temperature for that date (89
degrees), highest minimum temperature (65 degrees), and highest mean
temperature for that date (77 degrees).
May saw 3.54
inches of total precipitation in Lowville, just above the normal 3.39
inches for the month, ranking as the 46th 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 14 days
last month, with 5 additional days recording a trace amount. The most
precipitation recorded on a single day last month was 0.92 inches, recorded
on May 24th.
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. Lowville has
recorded 153.0 inches of snow for the season to date (13.2 inches in
November, 37.8 inches in December, 67.0 inches in January, 17.8 inches in
February, 15.7 inches in March, and 1.5 inches in April). The mean total
seasonal snowfall for Lowville is 119 inches. This season currently ranks
as the 15th snowiest on record for Lowville, with any new snow through June
added to the seasonal total.
2026 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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15.6 degrees
(17.3 degrees)
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16.4
degrees
(19.1 degrees)
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31.8 degrees
(28.0 degrees)
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46.6 degrees
(41.8 degrees)
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53.0 degrees
(54.5 degrees)
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Total
Precipitation (vs Normal)
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4.73 inches
(3.47 inches)
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1.04 inches
(2.59 inches)
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4.00 inches
(2.65 inches)
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5.27 inches
(3.11 inches)
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3.54 inches
(3.39 inches)
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Temperature (vs Normal)
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Precipitation (vs Normal)
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