National Weather Service says this May was San Antonio’s hottest on record
San Antonio experienced its hottest May on record this month with multiple days reaching 101 degrees, according to the National Weather Service’s local office. The records date back to spring 1885.
NWS Meteorologist Matthew Brady tells MySA that heat ranking is deciding by finding the average of high and low temperatures. For May 2022, that figure was 82.8 degrees. It beat out the previous title holder, May 1996, which had an average of 81.9 degrees.
Of course, that’s just the average. San Antonio’s actual temperatures were a lot steamier.
Brady says the city hit 101 degrees four times in May. The hottest days were Mothers Day on May 8, along with May 7, May 18, and May 21. Years that rivaled 2022’s spring heat, from March 20 through June 21, are 1957, 2006, and 2011.
San Antonio joins Del Rio and Camp Mabry (a military installation in Austin) in finishing spring with the top five warmest March-May time periods, according to NWS.
There doesn’t seem to be much relief on the horizon for San Antonians, either.
“It’s going to continue to be hot,” Brady says.
The meteorologist says there will be “spotty” chances of rain throughout the week, but those are expected to remain in the coastal plains area. A weak cold front may arrive Thursday or Friday. Though that will likely stall in the hill county, it could produce some precipitation. Temperatures are still expected to be warm this weekend and could return to 100 degree days, Brady adds.
