# Natural Gas Prices Jump On Warmer Weather | OilPrice.com

> U.S. Henry Hub natural gas rose more than 5% on May 17 to about $3.11 per MMBtu as early cooling demand began in the lower Eastern US. Storage was below the five-year average, and analysts said the warm spell might be short-lived.

- Date: 2021-05-17 · published 2021-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47270-natural-gas-prices-jump-on-warmer-weather-oilprice-com
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-driven demand for power generation lifts near-term gas prices. Analysts expect the gain to fade if temperatures normalize, which limits its lasting effect on costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-01-26 | [U.S. Natural Gas Prices Jump On High Demand \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6916-u-s-natural-gas-prices-jump-on-high-demand-oilprice-com.md) | +22.7% | +11.1% |
| NATGAS | 2020-08-03 | [Why Natural Gas Prices Just Exploded \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10738-why-natural-gas-prices-just-exploded-oilprice-com.md) | +20.9% | +40.9% |
| NATGAS | 2016-05-31 | [Natural Gas ETFs Heat Up on Warmer Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7636-natural-gas-etfs-heat-up-on-warmer-weather.md) | +22.1% | +40.5% |
| NATGAS | 2024-07-29 | [Warmer Weather, Increased Demand Jump Start Global Natural Gas Prices — LNG Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29452-warmer-weather-increased-demand-jump-start-global-natural-gas-prices-lng-recap.md) | -3.3% | -3.7% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-01 | [Wintry Weather Lifts Natural-Gas Prices  - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48840-wintry-weather-lifts-natural-gas-prices-wsj.md) | +20.6% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Natural-Gas-Prices-Jump-On-Warmer-Weather.html

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