“The UK has enjoyed its sunniest and warmest May since records began, provisional figures show.”
http://www.itv.com/news/2018-06-01/may-was-sunniest-and-warmest-on-record/
“More storms are forecast for the UK after parts of the country were battered by torrential rain and flooding last night.”
“Thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain hit France’s northern and eastern regions overnight on Thursday, leaving mudslides and flooding in their wake.”
“More than 63,000 people in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are affected by drought, the regional civil affairs department said Friday.”
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/01/c_137223849.htm
“Most of Sydney posted its hottest autumn, beating records set just two years earlier, with more than double the normal number of days exceeding 25 degrees during the season.”
“Despite an overcast and cool ending to the month, it was the warmest May ever documented in Seattle as well as one of the driest.”
“The U.S. Forest Service said on Thursday it has taken the rare step of indefinitely closing off public access to a 1.6 million-acre national forest in northern New Mexico because of fire risks posed by prolonged drought in the region.”
“It’s official – 2018 is now the hottest May in Austin history!”
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/weather/2018/05/31/austin-weather-blog-05312018-530pm
“North Carolina was hit hard by remnants of Alberto, which caused flooding and landslides across the western part of the state.” Some astonishing rainfall totals in NC with six months of rain in 15 days.
