EXTREMES, 1961-90 NORMALS, AND 2001 VALUES
                        FOR MAY.  IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE 
                        2001 VALUES WILL CHANGE WHEN THE FINAL DATA
                        ARE PROCESSED.
 
                                     PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
                                   DRIEST     WETTEST   NORMAL  2001
               REGION            VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR   PCPN   PCPN
               ------            ---------- ----------  ------ ------
 
              NORTHEAST           0.98 1903  7.25 1984   3.79   2.63
              EAST NORTH CENTRAL  1.15 1934  6.23 1908   3.29   5.11
              CENTRAL             1.65 1934  8.03 1995   4.47   5.22
 
              SOUTHEAST           0.97 1941  7.61 1976   4.21   3.39
              WEST NORTH CENTRAL  0.65 1934  4.63 1962   2.57   2.05
              SOUTH               1.53 1998  7.33 1935   4.17   4.44
 
              SOUTHWEST           0.19 1974  2.31 1992   1.01   1.19
              NORTHWEST           0.30 1924  4.19 1998   1.79   1.17
              WEST                0.07 1924  2.75 1915   0.73   0.18

              NATIONAL            1.78 1934  4.15 1957   2.91   2.89*
 
                                  * PRELIMINARY VALUE, CONFIDENCE
                                    INTERVAL + OR - 0.32 INCHES
 
                                     TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
                                   COLDEST    WARMEST   NORMAL  2001
               REGION            VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR   TEMP   TEMP
               ------            ---------- ----------  ------ ------
 
              NORTHEAST           48.7 1917  61.7 1911   55.5   57.5
              EAST NORTH CENTRAL  46.8 1907  63.7 1977   56.0   58.1
              CENTRAL             56.7 1917  69.8 1962   62.8   64.7
 
              SOUTHEAST           65.9 1917  74.4 1896   69.3   69.8
              WEST NORTH CENTRAL  47.2 1907  62.6 1934   53.7   56.5
              SOUTH               65.1 1907  75.3 1896   70.2   71.9
 
              SOUTHWEST           51.7 1917  64.3 1934   58.8   62.4
              NORTHWEST           47.7 1896  58.5 1958   52.3   55.2
              WEST                53.5 1977  66.8 2001   59.6   66.8

              NATIONAL            55.9 1917  65.4 1934   61.0   63.8*
 
                                  * PRELIMINARY VALUE