Alexander climate

Alexander Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Benton, 16.2 km from Alexander

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 55°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.22 in over about 8 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Alexander, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
5.22 in
Record high
100°FMay 29, 1911
Record low
31°FMay 2, 1996
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
3.1
Daylight
13 h 36 min to 14 h 19 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 178°F55°F89°F 195235°F 196024%0%
May 278°F55°F90°F 201231°F 199624%0%
May 378°F55°F92°F 195235°F 194024%0%
May 479°F56°F92°F 195236°F 195424%0%
May 579°F56°F92°F 195535°F 194524%0%
May 679°F56°F91°F 195234°F 194524%0%
May 779°F57°F91°F 201235°F 194424%0%
May 880°F57°F91°F 201839°F 196024%0%
May 980°F57°F89°F 201840°F 193824%0%
May 1080°F58°F90°F 197339°F 196024%0%
May 1180°F58°F90°F 202238°F 195224%0%
May 1281°F58°F92°F 202235°F 196024%0%
May 1381°F59°F93°F 202236°F 196024%0%
May 1481°F59°F94°F 191139°F 197124%0%
May 1581°F59°F92°F 201839°F 198124%0%
May 1682°F60°F93°F 198838°F 197324%0%
May 1782°F60°F95°F 191141°F 191223%0%
May 1882°F60°F92°F 201239°F 194523%0%
May 1982°F61°F93°F 199841°F 200723%0%
May 2083°F61°F92°F 201841°F 196823%0%
May 2183°F61°F95°F 200540°F 195423%0%
May 2283°F62°F92°F 196940°F 199323%0%
May 2383°F62°F92°F 191140°F 196323%0%
May 2484°F62°F95°F 191145°F 194523%0%
May 2584°F63°F95°F 191145°F 197923%0%
May 2684°F63°F94°F 196445°F 197923%0%
May 2785°F63°F95°F 191143°F 196123%0%
May 2885°F64°F98°F 191140°F 196123%0%
May 2985°F64°F100°F 191144°F 194722%0%
May 3085°F64°F96°F 197745°F 195222%0%
May 3186°F65°F99°F 191141°F 198422%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alexander, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00030582 (Benton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00030582, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.