LISTING OF LOCAL TEMPERATURE RECORDS            LAST UPDATED: 5/26/04
 PORTSMOUTH WEATHER RECORDS SERVICE
 PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA   23702-2017

  COMBINED PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA AND NORFOLK, VIRGINIA RECORD TEMPERATURES:

    P = PORTSMOUTH  N = NORFOLK   TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
         (Portsmouth records since 1976; Norfolk records since 1871)

 DATE      RECORD HIGH & DATE(S)              RECORD LOW & DATE(S)

 MAY 1.....93  1942...........................38  1876
 MAY 2.....92  1898...........................43  1943/1988
 MAY 3.....92  1965...........................39  1963
 MAY 4.....92  1887/1892......................42  1986 (P) 1941/1957 (N)
 MAY 5.....89  1902/1934......................39  1966
 MAY 6.....93  1892...........................43  1877/1979
 MAY 7.....92  1986 (P) 1943,1986,2000 (N)....38  1964
 MAY 8.....95  1880...........................37  1956
 MAY 9.....94  1880/1963......................36  1956 COLDEST
 MAY 10....96  1963...........................39  1980 (P)  40  1966 (N)
 MAY 11....93  1889...........................36  1966 COLDEST
 MAY 12....92  1881...........................44  1941/1963
 MAY 13....95  2000 (P) 96 2000 (N)...........41  1963
 MAY 14....97  1956...........................43  1941
 MAY 15....92  1881/1900......................44  1996 (P) 1985 (N)
 MAY 16....94  1900...........................44  1977 (P) 1878 (N)
 MAY 17....94  1941...........................45  1984 (P) 45  1997 (N)
 MAY 18....95  1877...........................43  1983 (P) 44  1983 (N)
 MAY 19....97  1996 (P)  96 1880 (N)..........46  1875
 MAY 20....98  1996 (P)  98 1996 (N)..........45  1882
 MAY 21....94  1877/1996 (N)..................45  1956
 MAY 22....96  1941...........................42  1981 (P)  44  1950 (N)
 MAY 23....93  1964...........................44  2002 (P)  45  2002 (N)
 MAY 24....92  1987/1992 (P) 1880/1962 (N)....46  1931
 MAY 25....95  1981 (P) 1880 (N) .............44  1956
 MAY 26....98  1880...........................47  1967
 MAY 27....98  1880...........................40  1961
 MAY 28....97  1941...........................39  1961
 MAY 29....98  1941...........................48  1961
 MAY 30....96  1991 (P)  99  1991 (N).........48  1884/1961
 MAY 31....98  1991 (P) 100  1991 (N) WARMEST.47  1996 (P) 1961 (N)