By Jeff Berardelli
May 9, 2021 / 7:12 AM / CBS News
If you wake up to flakes flying on Mother s Day morning in the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Interior Northeast, you just may not be dreaming. That s because stubborn spring cold will combine with a moisture laden storm system to drop temperatures just low enough for some wet, sloppy snowflakes.
Snow in May in this part of the nation is not unheard of, but it is rare. The last time Chicago recorded a trace of snow in May was 2004. In and around this region, measurable snow in May seems to occur about once every decade or two depending on how far north or south the location is.
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Touch of Warmth in Forecasts Gives Natural Gas Bears ‘Ammunition’ in Price Pullback; Cash Mixed
After hinting at some weakness earlier in the week, natural gas futures moved decidedly lower on Tuesday as traders realized they may have given Punxsutawney Phil a little too much credit. With the brutal cold circulating through the Lower 48 seen fading before month’s end and a more seasonal pattern in store thereafter, the March Nymex gas futures contract settled 4.7 cents lower at $2.835. April fell 3.9 cents to $2.823.
Spot gas prices were mixed as the Arctic air bringing snow and freezing rain to the central United States was to begin penetrating farther south and east. NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg. slid 19.0 cents to $3.795.