May Day rays

Winter felt like a distant memory Thursday in Coeur d'Alene.

With a high temperature of 82 degrees, the first day of May was the warmest since Sept. 15, said climatologist Cliff Harris.

"On that day, we had a record high of 93," Harris said. "Then we went downhill from there."

Thursday's warmth and sunshine was a far cry from the weather conditions of just a few days earlier. The high temperature Sunday was just 48 degrees and rain and hail fell throughout the region.

"This is just part of the sun and shower pattern," Harris said. "This is the nice part."

It wasn't record-setting May Day weather, but it was just two degrees cooler than the 84-degree record high recorded in 1981.

The normal high temperature for May 1 is 68 degrees, Harris said.

Cooler, wetter weather is expected to return after another day in the low 80s, he said.