Plainview climate

Plainview Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Nimrod Dam, 13.1 km from Plainview

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 6.19 in over about 9 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 Plainview, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
6.19 in
Record high
98°FMay 29, 2012
Record low
36°FMay 1, 2005
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.1
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 20 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
4.5 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°F88°F 200236°F 200528%0%
May 279°F55°F87°F 201240°F 200528%0%
May 379°F55°F86°F 201038°F 200428%0%
May 479°F56°F93°F 201438°F 200528%0%
May 579°F56°F93°F 201240°F 200528%0%
May 679°F56°F90°F 201044°F 201729%0%
May 780°F57°F90°F 201843°F 199929%0%
May 880°F57°F89°F 201845°F 199929%0%
May 980°F57°F89°F 201140°F 202029%0%
May 1080°F58°F89°F 202244°F 202029%0%
May 1181°F58°F92°F 202243°F 202029%0%
May 1281°F58°F93°F 202240°F 200829%0%
May 1381°F59°F92°F 202243°F 202129%0%
May 1481°F59°F90°F 201342°F 200029%0%
May 1582°F59°F89°F 202640°F 201428%0%
May 1682°F60°F89°F 200144°F 201428%0%
May 1782°F60°F90°F 201242°F 201128%0%
May 1882°F60°F91°F 201245°F 200928%0%
May 1983°F61°F92°F 200641°F 200228%0%
May 2083°F61°F94°F 200548°F 200728%0%
May 2183°F61°F89°F 202248°F 200128%0%
May 2283°F62°F91°F 201044°F 200128%0%
May 2384°F62°F94°F 200046°F 200128%0%
May 2484°F62°F92°F 201047°F 200128%0%
May 2584°F63°F93°F 200643°F 200128%0%
May 2685°F63°F95°F 201245°F 200128%0%
May 2785°F63°F95°F 201248°F 199928%0%
May 2885°F64°F97°F 201251°F 200328%0%
May 2985°F64°F98°F 201252°F 202128%0%
May 3086°F64°F95°F 200352°F 202128%0%
May 3186°F65°F93°F 202651°F 202128%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plainview, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00035200 (Nimrod Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053920, 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.