Ashkum climate

Ashkum Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Watseka 2 Nw, 19.4 km from Ashkum

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.41 in over about 12 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 Ashkum, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.41 in
Record high
99°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
27°FMay 7, 1989
Chance of a freeze
29%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 54 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
10.7 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 168°F44°F88°F 200130°F 197842%0%
May 269°F45°F87°F 200732°F 197842%0%
May 369°F45°F88°F 199229°F 200542%0%
May 469°F46°F87°F 198031°F 200542%0%
May 570°F46°F89°F 198031°F 200541%0%
May 670°F46°F87°F 198031°F 199241%0%
May 771°F47°F91°F 200427°F 198941%0%
May 871°F47°F86°F 201433°F 198941%0%
May 971°F48°F90°F 201429°F 202041%0%
May 1072°F48°F88°F 200433°F 200941%0%
May 1172°F48°F91°F 201133°F 198941%0%
May 1272°F49°F93°F 202232°F 198141%0%
May 1373°F49°F91°F 202236°F 201341%0%
May 1473°F50°F90°F 202234°F 197840%0%
May 1573°F50°F92°F 201336°F 197840%0%
May 1674°F50°F92°F 202533°F 199740%0%
May 1774°F51°F92°F 200135°F 199440%0%
May 1874°F51°F91°F 197734°F 200240%0%
May 1975°F51°F92°F 199836°F 200239%0%
May 2075°F52°F94°F 197535°F 200239%0%
May 2175°F52°F92°F 201233°F 200239%0%
May 2276°F53°F92°F 197737°F 197939%0%
May 2376°F53°F91°F 197741°F 198639%0%
May 2476°F53°F91°F 199433°F 199239%0%
May 2577°F54°F92°F 201041°F 197939%0%
May 2677°F54°F92°F 198539°F 198339%0%
May 2777°F54°F92°F 197832°F 199238%0%
May 2877°F55°F99°F 201835°F 199238%0%
May 2978°F55°F98°F 201838°F 198438%0%
May 3078°F55°F92°F 198740°F 198438%0%
May 3178°F56°F92°F 197743°F 199038%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ashkum, 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 (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:23 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 USC00119021 (Watseka 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114603, 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.