Lucas County climate

Lucas County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chariton 1 E, 4.3 km from Lucas County

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.39 in over about 15 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 Lucas County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
5.39 in
Record high
104°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
18°FMay 14, 2002
Chance of a freeze
68%
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 14 h 55 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
53°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 166°F40°F89°F 196525°F 190945%
May 266°F41°F88°F 195223°F 190845%
May 367°F41°F89°F 195223°F 200245%
May 467°F42°F90°F 195219°F 190745%
May 567°F42°F89°F 190925°F 191746%
May 667°F42°F93°F 193426°F 199246%
May 768°F43°F92°F 193425°F 193146%
May 868°F43°F93°F 193428°F 198946%
May 968°F44°F90°F 193422°F 200246%
May 1069°F44°F90°F 202229°F 201047%
May 1169°F45°F91°F 201127°F 198147%
May 1269°F45°F94°F 195629°F 202147%
May 1370°F45°F92°F 191529°F 201347%
May 1470°F46°F91°F 191518°F 200247%0%
May 1570°F46°F90°F 201330°F 199747%0%
May 1671°F47°F88°F 192628°F 195647%0%
May 1771°F47°F90°F 201929°F 201447%0%
May 1871°F48°F91°F 195618°F 200247%0%
May 1972°F48°F91°F 196429°F 200247%0%
May 2072°F48°F91°F 193429°F 195447%0%
May 2172°F49°F92°F 193432°F 193147%0%
May 2273°F49°F94°F 192532°F 196347%0%
May 2373°F50°F90°F 192530°F 196347%0%
May 2473°F50°F96°F 193934°F 192447%0%
May 2574°F50°F94°F 195331°F 192547%0%
May 2674°F51°F94°F 192636°F 196147%0%
May 2774°F51°F95°F 201832°F 199247%0%
May 2875°F52°F96°F 201833°F 197147%0%
May 2975°F52°F102°F 193432°F 194747%0%
May 3075°F52°F104°F 193435°F 202147%0%
May 3176°F53°F103°F 193434°F 202146%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lucas County, 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 6:11 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:39 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00131394 (Chariton 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00131394, 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.