Patoka climate

Patoka Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Princeton 1 W, 5.6 km from Patoka

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.67 in over about 11 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 Patoka, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
5.67 in
Record high
95°FMay 28, 2012
Record low
32°FMay 1, 1963
Chance of a freeze
10%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 39 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
9.4 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 172°F48°F89°F 200732°F 196337%0%
May 273°F49°F85°F 200735°F 199437%0%
May 373°F49°F90°F 201235°F 199437%0%
May 473°F49°F89°F 201235°F 202237%0%
May 573°F50°F88°F 200136°F 199537%0%
May 674°F50°F87°F 200137°F 199237%0%
May 774°F51°F88°F 201237°F 199237%0%
May 874°F51°F85°F 200437°F 199237%0%
May 975°F51°F88°F 196339°F 201037%0%
May 1075°F52°F87°F 196336°F 202137%0%
May 1175°F52°F91°F 201839°F 199737%0%
May 1275°F52°F91°F 201839°F 202137%0%
May 1376°F53°F92°F 201840°F 201337%0%
May 1476°F53°F92°F 201838°F 199637%0%
May 1576°F53°F92°F 201840°F 201637%0%
May 1677°F54°F92°F 200135°F 199736%0%
May 1777°F54°F94°F 200135°F 199736%0%
May 1877°F54°F88°F 199837°F 200236%0%
May 1977°F55°F90°F 199637°F 200236%0%
May 2078°F55°F92°F 199839°F 200236%0%
May 2178°F56°F92°F 201243°F 202335%0%
May 2278°F56°F90°F 201839°F 199735%0%
May 2379°F56°F90°F 200439°F 199735%0%
May 2479°F57°F91°F 201044°F 196335%0%
May 2579°F57°F93°F 201844°F 199935%0%
May 2680°F57°F93°F 201245°F 199235%0%
May 2780°F58°F93°F 201242°F 199235%0%
May 2880°F58°F95°F 201242°F 199234%0%
May 2981°F58°F95°F 201844°F 199434%0%
May 3081°F59°F91°F 199841°F 202134%0%
May 3181°F59°F91°F 200748°F 202134%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Patoka, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 8:08 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00127125 (Princeton 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114957, 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.