Hillcrest climate

Hillcrest Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rochelle, 4.4 km from Hillcrest

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.69 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 Hillcrest, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.69 in
Record high
96°FMay 26, 1985
Record low
25°FMay 4, 2005
Chance of a freeze
35%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 03 min to 15 h 01 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
51°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 165°F42°F84°F 200131°F 200540%
May 265°F43°F89°F 199228°F 198540%
May 365°F43°F84°F 201826°F 200540%
May 466°F43°F85°F 200125°F 200540%
May 566°F44°F85°F 198029°F 201140%
May 667°F44°F86°F 198029°F 198940%
May 767°F45°F85°F 200027°F 198940%
May 867°F45°F84°F 198533°F 198940%
May 968°F45°F87°F 201428°F 198340%
May 1068°F46°F91°F 198731°F 201040%
May 1168°F46°F92°F 198732°F 198140%
May 1269°F47°F90°F 201130°F 198140%
May 1369°F47°F85°F 199132°F 201340%
May 1469°F47°F91°F 199133°F 201340%
May 1570°F48°F91°F 201331°F 201640%
May 1670°F48°F89°F 200730°F 199740%
May 1770°F49°F92°F 198730°F 199740%
May 1871°F49°F90°F 199632°F 200240%
May 1971°F49°F91°F 199633°F 200240%
May 2071°F50°F90°F 199834°F 198139%
May 2172°F50°F89°F 201231°F 200239%0%
May 2272°F50°F87°F 199232°F 200239%0%
May 2373°F51°F87°F 199439°F 198539%0%
May 2473°F51°F88°F 201032°F 199239%0%
May 2573°F52°F92°F 201029°F 199239%0%
May 2674°F52°F96°F 198531°F 199239%0%
May 2774°F52°F89°F 201228°F 199239%0%
May 2874°F53°F95°F 201229°F 199239%0%
May 2975°F53°F93°F 199833°F 199239%0%
May 3075°F54°F92°F 200639°F 198439%0%
May 3175°F54°F89°F 198840°F 199639%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hillcrest, 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 5:52 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:24 AM, sunset 8:25 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117354 (Rochelle), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00117354, 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.