This May is well worth celebrating, weatherwise. Ouray has been temperate, nicely wet, and lovely to look at. Trees and spring flowers are blooming and the grass is soft and thick after plentiful rain (2.70 inches). Not to mention, entire city blocks gleam golden with dandelions.

And to make life even more interesting for weather nerds, on May 15, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service released the latest updates to the 30-year U.S. climate normals, 1991-2020. (A...