Halstead climate

Halstead Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newton, 13.7 km from Halstead

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.89 in over about 10 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 Halstead, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
4.89 in
Record high
103°FMay 29, 1913
Record low
23°FMay 3, 1903
Chance of a freeze
5%
Days of 90°F or more
2.4
Daylight
13 h 47 min to 14 h 36 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
54°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 171°F49°F89°F 191024°F 190930%0%
May 271°F49°F92°F 195530°F 191130%0%
May 372°F49°F97°F 195023°F 190330%0%
May 472°F50°F96°F 196331°F 192130%0%
May 572°F50°F101°F 201431°F 194430%0%
May 673°F51°F91°F 200228°F 194431%0%
May 773°F51°F99°F 201433°F 194231%0%
May 873°F52°F94°F 201432°F 193831%0%
May 974°F52°F95°F 195630°F 192331%0%
May 1074°F52°F100°F 201136°F 198131%0%
May 1174°F53°F98°F 196730°F 192431%0%
May 1275°F53°F95°F 195631°F 194631%0%
May 1375°F54°F93°F 202231°F 196631%0%
May 1475°F54°F90°F 189933°F 195331%0%
May 1576°F54°F92°F 202231°F 190431%0%
May 1676°F55°F94°F 200135°F 192931%0%
May 1777°F55°F92°F 191132°F 194531%0%
May 1877°F56°F99°F 195640°F 201431%0%
May 1977°F56°F97°F 195634°F 192431%0%
May 2078°F56°F98°F 195632°F 193131%0%
May 2178°F57°F97°F 194834°F 196831%0%
May 2279°F57°F97°F 195633°F 193131%0%
May 2379°F58°F99°F 193933°F 191731%0%
May 2479°F58°F97°F 196737°F 192431%0%
May 2580°F58°F98°F 195338°F 192531%0%
May 2680°F59°F99°F 196436°F 190131%0%
May 2780°F59°F96°F 196239°F 190131%0%
May 2881°F59°F95°F 192643°F 194730%0%
May 2981°F60°F103°F 191337°F 194730%0%
May 3082°F60°F103°F 191340°F 192730%0%
May 3182°F61°F102°F 191338°F 197530%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Halstead, 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 6:34 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:10 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 USC00145744 (Newton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00145744, 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.