Here in NE Ohio it has been a strange year as well.
The hottest days of the year so far have been in May. Two solid weeks of 90 to 100 degree days in May.
One maybe two or three 90 degree days widely dispersed in the summer months.
I don’t remember a May that was this hot ever.
It’s been hot enough to melt asphalt on the streets here, just like every summer in Houston.