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May according to the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack calls for temperatures that will be above average with precipitation average.
Weather watch: The month opens with rain (1), then fair, very warm days (2-4). Storms should occur (5,6), followed again by fair, warm days (7,8). Expect showers, storms (9,10), with another fair, very warm period (11-13). There’ll be more rain (14-16), then fair, hot days (17-21). More rain’s in the offing (22-24), then again a fair, warm period (25-28). The month winds up with showers, but cooler (2931).
Tornado watch: Be prepared for heavy weather and winds the 5th and 6th.
Full Moon: Occurs on the 22nd at 5:13 a.m., d.s.t. and is referred to appropriately enough as the Flower Moon. Some also call it the Planting Moon or Milk Moon.
Special Notes: May’s birthstone is the Emerald with the Lily of the
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