Armstrong climate

Armstrong Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Swea City 5N, 15.3 km from Armstrong

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.60 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 Armstrong, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
4.60 in
Record high
107°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
18°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
66%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 10 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
11.9 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 162°F39°F92°F 200723°F 190938%
May 263°F39°F93°F 202123°F 196738%
May 363°F39°F92°F 194918°F 196738%
May 463°F40°F92°F 195221°F 190738%
May 564°F40°F90°F 192422°F 195439%
May 664°F41°F90°F 193427°F 192539%
May 764°F41°F89°F 193424°F 190639%
May 865°F42°F96°F 193427°F 192539%
May 965°F42°F90°F 191125°F 194539%
May 1066°F43°F92°F 198726°F 190939%
May 1166°F43°F94°F 201124°F 194639%
May 1266°F44°F90°F 194028°F 194639%
May 1367°F44°F89°F 190028°F 189939%
May 1467°F45°F93°F 193227°F 193739%
May 1567°F45°F102°F 201327°F 197339%
May 1668°F46°F92°F 200129°F 192939%
May 1768°F46°F95°F 193424°F 192539%
May 1868°F47°F100°F 193429°F 191539%
May 1969°F47°F95°F 202230°F 192939%0%
May 2069°F48°F99°F 193428°F 190739%0%
May 2170°F48°F93°F 197530°F 192439%0%
May 2270°F49°F92°F 193929°F 193139%0%
May 2370°F49°F93°F 196431°F 196339%0%
May 2471°F49°F96°F 193930°F 192439%0%
May 2571°F50°F95°F 193927°F 192539%0%
May 2671°F50°F98°F 196731°F 190539%0%
May 2772°F51°F92°F 190032°F 190739%0%
May 2872°F51°F98°F 201832°F 194739%0%
May 2973°F52°F105°F 193428°F 194739%0%
May 3073°F52°F106°F 193433°F 189739%0%
May 3173°F52°F107°F 193430°F 189739%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Armstrong, 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 6:11 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:51 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00138026 (Swea City 5N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00132724, 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.