Little River climate

Little River Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kanopolis Lake, 23.8 km from Little River

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.90 in over about 11 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 Little River, 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
52°F
Precipitation
4.90 in
Record high
103°FMay 25, 1953
Record low
28°FMay 14, 1953
Chance of a freeze
14%
Days of 90°F or more
2.1
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 40 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
52°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 170°F45°F92°F 196829°F 189334%0%
May 271°F46°F94°F 196829°F 195434%0%
May 371°F46°F89°F 195929°F 195434%0%
May 471°F46°F95°F 196331°F 201334%0%
May 571°F47°F99°F 201436°F 201334%0%
May 672°F47°F96°F 200236°F 198934%0%
May 772°F48°F99°F 201437°F 196035%0%
May 872°F48°F97°F 201434°F 189335%0%
May 973°F49°F101°F 196337°F 196635%0%
May 1073°F49°F100°F 201135°F 198135%0%
May 1174°F49°F99°F 200035°F 197935%0%
May 1274°F50°F97°F 195635°F 197935%0%
May 1374°F50°F94°F 198832°F 196634%0%
May 1475°F51°F90°F 196328°F 195334%0%
May 1575°F51°F95°F 202636°F 198334%0%
May 1675°F52°F95°F 200138°F 201134%0%
May 1776°F52°F97°F 199638°F 197634%0%
May 1876°F53°F101°F 195639°F 197634%0%
May 1977°F53°F93°F 202638°F 189434%0%
May 2077°F53°F99°F 195639°F 196833%0%
May 2177°F54°F98°F 195638°F 196833%0%
May 2278°F54°F99°F 195641°F 201533%0%
May 2378°F55°F100°F 199636°F 189333%0%
May 2479°F55°F98°F 196740°F 197933%0%
May 2579°F56°F103°F 195344°F 201733%0%
May 2679°F56°F101°F 196443°F 196133%0%
May 2780°F56°F98°F 201243°F 199232%0%
May 2880°F57°F96°F 201844°F 199232%0%
May 2981°F57°F99°F 199843°F 199232%0%
May 3081°F58°F98°F 195345°F 199232%0%
May 3181°F58°F101°F 195345°F 197531%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Little River, 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 6:35 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00144178 (Kanopolis Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147796, 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.