After near-record precipitation in April, May ended just below normal for rainfall.

Mike Albano at the National Weather Service in Lincoln indicates some areas have received a lot of rain and others not so much but when you average it all out, May is just about average for rainfall.

Like the precipitation, temperatures were up and down. Albano points out when you average it all out, May came in right about in line with the yearly averages.

May experienced one of the more active weather patterns in recent memory. Albano points out it isn't unusual to see a lot of severe weather and tornadoes but May definitely saw an uptick this year.

A positive as we are now a week into June, Albano indicates thanks to the wet start to the spring, most of the country is beginning the traditional summer season without drought.