Beardstown Weather in May
Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.33 in over about 10 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 72°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 5.33 in
- Record high
- 103°FMay 31, 1934
- Record low
- 26°FMay 10, 1966
- Chance of a freeze
- 14%
- Daylight
- 13 h 55 min to 14 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 55°F
- Wind
- 10.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 68°F | 47°F | 89°F 1899 | 28°F 1903 | 32% | 0% |
| May 2 | 68°F | 48°F | 90°F 1901 | 30°F 1911 | 32% | 0% |
| May 3 | 69°F | 48°F | 93°F 1928 | 30°F 2005 | 32% | 0% |
| May 4 | 69°F | 49°F | 91°F 1952 | 29°F 2005 | 32% | 0% |
| May 5 | 69°F | 49°F | 93°F 1943 | 29°F 2005 | 32% | 0% |
| May 6 | 69°F | 49°F | 91°F 1896 | 30°F 1944 | 32% | 0% |
| May 7 | 70°F | 50°F | 91°F 1896 | 29°F 1906 | 32% | 0% |
| May 8 | 70°F | 50°F | 91°F 1896 | 33°F 1989 | 32% | 0% |
| May 9 | 70°F | 50°F | 93°F 1896 | 31°F 1906 | 32% | 0% |
| May 10 | 71°F | 51°F | 96°F 1928 | 26°F 1966 | 32% | 0% |
| May 11 | 71°F | 51°F | 90°F 2011 | 32°F 1907 | 31% | 0% |
| May 12 | 71°F | 51°F | 94°F 1956 | 30°F 1996 | 31% | 0% |
| May 13 | 71°F | 52°F | 94°F 1956 | 34°F 2021 | 31% | 0% |
| May 14 | 72°F | 52°F | 91°F 1932 | 32°F 1895 | 31% | 0% |
| May 15 | 72°F | 52°F | 91°F 1929 | 33°F 1926 | 31% | 0% |
| May 16 | 72°F | 52°F | 91°F 2025 | 32°F 1997 | 31% | 0% |
| May 17 | 72°F | 53°F | 92°F 2001 | 34°F 2008 | 31% | 0% |
| May 18 | 73°F | 53°F | 92°F 1996 | 34°F 2002 | 31% | 0% |
| May 19 | 73°F | 53°F | 91°F 1996 | 34°F 2002 | 31% | 0% |
| May 20 | 73°F | 54°F | 93°F 1996 | 38°F 1981 | 31% | 0% |
| May 21 | 74°F | 54°F | 94°F 1925 | 32°F 1895 | 31% | 0% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 54°F | 93°F 1925 | 33°F 2002 | 31% | 0% |
| May 23 | 74°F | 55°F | 92°F 1939 | 34°F 1963 | 31% | 0% |
| May 24 | 75°F | 55°F | 94°F 1921 | 39°F 1935 | 31% | 0% |
| May 25 | 75°F | 55°F | 93°F 1953 | 29°F 1925 | 31% | 0% |
| May 26 | 75°F | 56°F | 94°F 1953 | 33°F 1925 | 31% | 0% |
| May 27 | 75°F | 56°F | 92°F 1911 | 33°F 1992 | 31% | 0% |
| May 28 | 76°F | 56°F | 94°F 2018 | 33°F 1992 | 31% | 0% |
| May 29 | 76°F | 57°F | 95°F 1921 | 36°F 1901 | 31% | 0% |
| May 30 | 76°F | 57°F | 98°F 1934 | 37°F 1947 | 31% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 57°F | 103°F 1934 | 36°F 1930 | 31% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117551 (Rushville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114442, 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.