Paralympian loses medals and equipment in Brazilian floods but is improvising to qualify for Paris. By me for The Associated Press. apnews.com/article/2fc882…

Last month actually observed below average temperatures across large portions of the Arctic Ocean relative to the 1981 to 2010 climatological period. The largest warm anomalies were over land areas and the Baffin Bay region.

Data from cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/datas…

Severe frost in NE Europe between Finland,the Baltic countries and European Russia.
Many stations reached exceptional and even record levels for May like today
-5.1 Rezekne in Latvia and -5.9 Pskov in Russia after other records in the past days like
-5.8 Tambov and -3.2 Rybinsk.

Heat Index value of 107F at #DFW at 6pm today is the highest ever so early in the year there, dating back to 1953. May 9, 2006 had slightly higher values. Dewpoints of 81F were reported at Cleburne in Johnson County, and a mind boggling 84F at Gatesville, TX at 5:15pm.

BRUTAL HEAT IN MEXICO AND GUATEMALA
Up to 48C in NE Mexico and 47C in the SW.
IMPORTANT ALL TIME HIGHS
44 Campeche AP
39.1 Morelia 1900m
38.8 Orizaba
32.2 Toluca 2700m
31.7 San Cristobal de las casas
36.0 Coban GUATEMALA
MONTHLY
38.8 Jalapa
39.0 Guadalajara
38.0 Guanajuato

Here's the latest 50-year snowfall trend for the Contiguous U.S. (Oct-Apr). I'm no snow-ologist, but yellows, oranges, and browns are not good. ❄️❄️❄️

Let's see how European snowfall has trended over the last 50 years. ❄️🔥😢

So many of these homes destroyed seem to have NO structural foundation. They're sitting on empty concrete masonry blocks. No grout. No anchor bolts. Nothing. Not much difference between homes like these and mobile/manufactured homes, except heavier & many have worse connections.

30% of electricity produced worldwide in 2023 came from clean energy sources. Ember report says. apnews.com/article/renewa…

Earth hit 11th straight record hottest month in April, Copernicus calculates. From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/e13a4a…

Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes (from The Associated Press). Big news for this former cubmaster who always liked scouting to have a bigger tent. apnews.com/article/d583f5…

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere and dialed up to a new level. With Suman Naishadham Sibi Arasu & Fabiano Maisonnave apnews.com/article/bizarr…

8:26am CDT #SPC Public Severe Weather Outlook #PWO concerning #kswx #okwx spc.noaa.gov/products/outlo…

A dangerous outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected this afternoon into tonight across parts of central/eastern KS and much of OK. Multiple strong, long-track tornadoes, very large hail (2-4 inch) and damaging gusts to 80 mph are all possible this afternoon into tonight.

RECORD HEAT ALLOVER OCEANIA
MAY HOTTEST NIGHTS ON RECORD
High Mins *= national record
FRENCH POLYNESIA:27.7 Atuona
SOLOMON ISLANDS:27.0 Honiara *
TONGA:26.6 Haapai *
VANUATU:25.8 Pekoa
FIJI:27.9 Viwa Island * 26.9 Udu Point
COOK ISLANDS:25.9 Rarotonga
PHILIPPINES: 29.0 Cebu

🚨🚨🚨 April 2024 easily beat the record for warmest April. A staggering 21% of the globe had their warmest April since 1940. Even when you exclude the oceans, April 2024 over land was also the warmest on record.

The 14th consecutive month of record-breaking warm ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic is in the books... 📈🥵

Democratic US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife are indicted over ties to Azerbaijan (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/ddb1de…

Edith Lederer is an award-winning reporter for The Associated Press with more than a half century of experience. She offers insight into why journalism matters for the public and explains the significance of World Press Freedom Day

A steadfast Mike Seidel fan, I'm shocked at reports of his departure from The Weather Channel, along with other veteran colleagues. ajc.com/things-to-do/g…