Northwood climate

Northwood Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Northwood, 0.7 km from Northwood

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.78 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 Northwood, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
4.78 in
Record high
104°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
21°FMay 9, 1966
Chance of a freeze
64%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 11 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
11.6 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 161°F39°F87°F 195924°F 190936%
May 261°F39°F91°F 202125°F 190936%
May 362°F39°F92°F 191823°F 196737%
May 462°F40°F90°F 195223°F 190737%
May 562°F40°F95°F 190928°F 197237%
May 663°F41°F95°F 193425°F 198937%
May 763°F41°F88°F 201626°F 198937%
May 863°F42°F89°F 193430°F 194537%
May 964°F42°F97°F 193421°F 196638%
May 1064°F42°F92°F 198729°F 198138%
May 1165°F43°F92°F 198726°F 194638%
May 1265°F43°F92°F 202224°F 197938%
May 1365°F44°F95°F 202226°F 197938%
May 1466°F44°F92°F 193233°F 201638%
May 1566°F45°F101°F 201330°F 197938%
May 1666°F45°F91°F 200127°F 194238%0%
May 1767°F45°F93°F 193430°F 193038%0%
May 1867°F46°F94°F 193432°F 191538%0%
May 1967°F46°F98°F 193431°F 197138%0%
May 2068°F47°F95°F 193431°F 190738%0%
May 2168°F47°F90°F 196429°F 197938%0%
May 2269°F48°F96°F 192531°F 196339%0%
May 2369°F48°F88°F 196434°F 189739%0%
May 2469°F48°F91°F 193930°F 194239%0%
May 2570°F49°F93°F 193933°F 197939%0%
May 2670°F49°F92°F 196632°F 190539%0%
May 2770°F50°F93°F 196935°F 190640%0%
May 2871°F50°F97°F 201833°F 194740%0%
May 2971°F50°F97°F 193432°F 194740%0%
May 3071°F51°F98°F 193935°F 189740%0%
May 3172°F51°F104°F 193433°F 189740%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Northwood, 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 6:06 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:46 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00136103 (Northwood), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00210075, 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.