Clay County climate

Clay County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Terre Haute Caa AP, 17 km from Clay County

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.68 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Clay County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
4.68 in
Record high
96°FMay 27, 2012
Record low
29°FMay 4, 2005
Chance of a freeze
12%
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 14 h 45 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
8.3 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 170°F49°F83°F 200132°F 20050%
May 270°F49°F88°F 201234°F 20050%
May 371°F49°F88°F 201230°F 20050%
May 471°F50°F86°F 200129°F 20050%
May 571°F50°F88°F 201233°F 20110%
May 672°F50°F89°F 201237°F 20050%
May 772°F51°F85°F 201535°F 20210%
May 872°F51°F87°F 200431°F 20210%
May 973°F51°F86°F 200430°F 20200%
May 1073°F52°F88°F 202234°F 20210%
May 1173°F52°F90°F 202236°F 20200%
May 1274°F52°F88°F 202234°F 20200%
May 1374°F53°F90°F 201832°F 20010%
May 1475°F53°F90°F 199839°F 20190%
May 1575°F53°F91°F 200139°F 20160%
May 1675°F54°F94°F 200139°F 20160%
May 1776°F54°F92°F 196239°F 20140%
May 1876°F54°F91°F 196237°F 20020%
May 1976°F55°F91°F 199833°F 20020%
May 2077°F55°F92°F 201238°F 20020%
May 2177°F55°F90°F 196234°F 20020%
May 2278°F56°F90°F 196237°F 20020%
May 2378°F56°F88°F 200741°F 20060%
May 2478°F56°F89°F 201039°F 20130%
May 2579°F57°F91°F 201243°F 20130%
May 2679°F57°F94°F 201244°F 20020%
May 2779°F57°F96°F 201244°F 19990%
May 2880°F58°F96°F 201245°F 20010%
May 2980°F58°F90°F 200643°F 20050%
May 3080°F58°F90°F 201141°F 20210%
May 3181°F59°F90°F 201147°F 20030%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 9:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093823 (Terre Haute Caa AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003868, 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.