Friday’s accumulation of 0.26 inches of precipitation unofficially pushed Chattanooga over the record for the month of 12 inches set 96 years ago, according to the National Weather Service.
Rainfall for May 2025 edged the 1929 record by just two-hundredths of an inch, according to meteorologist Sam Roberts at the weather service office in Morristown, Tennessee.
“We haven’t sent out our end-of-month climate summary yet, so I don’t think it’s official until that comes out,” Roberts said in a phone interview.
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The summary will probably be released Tuesday or Wednesday, he said.