Putnam climate

Putnam Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Thompson Lake, 3.3 km from Putnam

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.43 in over about 13 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 Putnam, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.43 in
Record high
97°FMay 18, 2017
Record low
28°FMay 7, 2001
Chance of a freeze
52%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 15 h 01 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
49°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 165°F40°F88°F 200128°F 200839%0%
May 265°F41°F93°F 200134°F 200539%0%
May 366°F41°F92°F 200133°F 200039%0%
May 466°F41°F92°F 200132°F 202640%0%
May 566°F42°F84°F 200030°F 200540%0%
May 667°F42°F82°F 200032°F 201140%0%
May 767°F42°F92°F 200028°F 200140%0%
May 867°F43°F92°F 200032°F 200140%0%
May 967°F43°F83°F 200733°F 202040%0%
May 1068°F43°F86°F 201533°F 201640%0%
May 1168°F44°F87°F 200129°F 201040%0%
May 1268°F44°F89°F 200136°F 202540%0%
May 1368°F44°F82°F 201231°F 200540%0%
May 1468°F45°F82°F 202231°F 202040%0%
May 1569°F45°F86°F 199831°F 201341%0%
May 1669°F45°F85°F 199832°F 200241%0%
May 1769°F46°F91°F 201735°F 200341%0%
May 1869°F46°F97°F 201730°F 202341%0%
May 1969°F46°F93°F 202630°F 200241%0%
May 2070°F46°F89°F 202630°F 200241%0%
May 2170°F47°F90°F 202229°F 200241%0%
May 2270°F47°F91°F 202233°F 200241%0%
May 2370°F47°F87°F 202137°F 200241%0%
May 2470°F48°F87°F 200739°F 199741%0%
May 2571°F48°F91°F 200739°F 200841%0%
May 2671°F48°F96°F 201038°F 202340%0%
May 2771°F49°F89°F 201636°F 201340%0%
May 2871°F49°F94°F 201637°F 199740%0%
May 2971°F49°F92°F 201839°F 200840%0%
May 3072°F49°F90°F 201338°F 200440%0%
May 3172°F50°F93°F 202236°F 202640%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Putnam, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00069388 (W Thompson Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054767, 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.