If you've been thinking that this Spring has been cold and wet in the Inland Northwest, you're not wrong. But the pattern actually extended over a much larger portion of the United States.

The 2 images below are prepared by the National Climate Data Center (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/maps.php).

Temperatures

• The entire northwest US from Wisconsin to California was colder than normal.
• Most of the southern and eastern states were warmer than normal.
• Washington had its 3rd coldest March-May ever out of 117 years of records.
• Oregon had its 5th coldest March-May.
• Texas had its 2nd hottest March-May

Precipitation

• Washington and Wyoming had their wettest March-May ever in 117 years of records.
• Oregon and Montana had their 2nd wettest March-May ever.
• Idaho and Utah had their 5th wettest March-May ever.
• The states from Kentucky up through Vermont also had their wettest March-May ever.
• Texas had it's driest March-May ever.
• New Mexico and Louisiana had their 3rd and 6th driest March-May respectively.