May was wet and warm then turned its back on the norm in Berks

May was wet and warm then turned its back on the norm in Berks

Measurable rainfall was recorded on 18 of 31 days in May at Reading Regional Airport as umbrella weary Berks County residents slogged through the third-wettest May in a lengthy record period of 156 years. An even 10 inches of rain was recorded at the airport. “This May was wet throughout with no more than three consecutive days without rain,” said retired meteorologist and Berks Area Rainfall Networks founder Jeffrey R. Stoudt. The measurements …