May was another one to remember to start 2025 from a weather perspective.

Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln remembers there were numerous severe weather days, including a wild day on May 16 with severe storms, blowing dust, and extreme winds.

According to Shimon, rainfall varied across the State in May. Even locally, rainfall totals were very hit and miss.

While varying precipitation totals highlight the month, overall, precipitation is below normal. Shimon adds May turned out to be cooler than normal despite early outlooks predicting a warmup at the end of the month.

The first full week of June begins with a bit of a warmup, then some threats of severe weather will usher in a cool down. We'll have more with Shimon this week on the June outlook and the summer outlook as well.