Clay Center climate

Clay Center Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Smileyberg 1N, 9.9 km from Clay Center

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.24 in over about 9 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 Clay Center, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
6.24 in
Record high
101°FMay 29, 1913
Record low
25°FMay 1, 1909
Chance of a freeze
15%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 34 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
11.4 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 170°F47°F90°F 195925°F 190927%0%
May 271°F48°F93°F 195532°F 191127%0%
May 371°F48°F89°F 194729°F 197628%0%
May 471°F48°F96°F 195025°F 190728%0%
May 571°F49°F100°F 201431°F 194428%0%
May 672°F49°F94°F 201429°F 194428%0%
May 772°F49°F95°F 202336°F 190828%0%
May 872°F50°F93°F 196232°F 191729%0%
May 972°F50°F93°F 195629°F 190629%0%
May 1073°F51°F95°F 196732°F 190929%0%
May 1173°F51°F95°F 196732°F 198129%0%
May 1273°F51°F92°F 195634°F 194629%0%
May 1374°F52°F92°F 195635°F 196629%0%
May 1474°F52°F91°F 201833°F 195329%0%
May 1574°F53°F91°F 194431°F 190729%0%
May 1674°F53°F92°F 193135°F 190729%0%
May 1775°F53°F91°F 202631°F 194529%0%
May 1875°F54°F99°F 195639°F 197629%0%
May 1975°F54°F94°F 195638°F 196829%0%
May 2076°F55°F99°F 195636°F 193129%0%
May 2176°F55°F100°F 192535°F 196729%0%
May 2276°F55°F97°F 195636°F 193129%0%
May 2377°F56°F99°F 193933°F 189329%0%
May 2477°F56°F96°F 193937°F 193529%0%
May 2577°F56°F96°F 196240°F 192529%0%
May 2678°F57°F98°F 196439°F 192529%0%
May 2778°F57°F99°F 201832°F 190729%0%
May 2878°F58°F94°F 192742°F 190729%0%
May 2979°F58°F101°F 191336°F 194729%0%
May 3079°F58°F99°F 191344°F 194729%0%
May 3179°F59°F100°F 191343°F 197229%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay Center, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:42 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00147534 (Smileyberg 1N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142401, 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.