Tumbling Shoals climate

Tumbling Shoals Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Greers Ferry Dam, 3.8 km from Tumbling Shoals

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.69 in over about 10 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 Tumbling Shoals, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
5.69 in
Record high
98°FMay 30, 1977
Record low
30°FMay 1, 1960
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
13 h 38 min to 14 h 24 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
5.8 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 176°F52°F91°F 195930°F 196032%0%
May 276°F52°F88°F 195232°F 196332%0%
May 376°F53°F89°F 195235°F 196733%0%
May 476°F53°F90°F 195932°F 195433%0%
May 577°F53°F91°F 195236°F 195433%0%
May 677°F54°F92°F 195239°F 195733%0%
May 777°F54°F92°F 195535°F 195833%0%
May 877°F54°F90°F 195236°F 196033%0%
May 978°F55°F88°F 196235°F 197633%0%
May 1078°F55°F90°F 196237°F 196632%0%
May 1178°F55°F94°F 196734°F 196032%0%
May 1278°F55°F93°F 196732°F 196032%0%
May 1378°F56°F94°F 202234°F 196032%0%
May 1479°F56°F91°F 202239°F 197132%0%
May 1579°F56°F92°F 201838°F 197332%0%
May 1679°F57°F90°F 196237°F 197332%0%
May 1779°F57°F94°F 196240°F 201432%0%
May 1880°F57°F90°F 196440°F 197332%0%
May 1980°F58°F91°F 201242°F 197632%0%
May 2080°F58°F92°F 197442°F 196832%0%
May 2180°F58°F93°F 200637°F 195431%0%
May 2281°F59°F92°F 197044°F 196731%0%
May 2381°F59°F92°F 197035°F 196331%0%
May 2481°F59°F93°F 196242°F 196331%0%
May 2581°F60°F93°F 196745°F 197131%0%
May 2682°F60°F95°F 195343°F 198831%0%
May 2782°F60°F95°F 197836°F 196131%0%
May 2882°F60°F93°F 195936°F 196131%0%
May 2982°F61°F95°F 201242°F 197131%0%
May 3083°F61°F98°F 197739°F 198431%0%
May 3183°F61°F96°F 195140°F 198431%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tumbling Shoals, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:18 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00032978 (Greers Ferry Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00030460, 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.