Wakefield climate

Wakefield Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clay Ctr, 20.7 km from Wakefield

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.90 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 Wakefield, 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
53°F
Precipitation
4.90 in
Record high
103°FMay 30, 1998
Record low
24°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
14%
Days of 90°F or more
2.5
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 14 h 44 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
54°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°F89°F 200131°F 200530%0%
May 271°F48°F86°F 201224°F 200530%0%
May 371°F48°F87°F 201225°F 200531%0%
May 471°F48°F92°F 201228°F 200831%0%
May 572°F49°F91°F 196230°F 202131%0%
May 672°F49°F94°F 202336°F 201131%0%
May 772°F50°F94°F 196236°F 202631%0%
May 873°F50°F94°F 196337°F 199931%0%
May 973°F51°F100°F 201132°F 202032%0%
May 1073°F51°F95°F 201135°F 199732%0%
May 1174°F51°F97°F 200037°F 202032%0%
May 1274°F52°F95°F 196233°F 199732%0%
May 1375°F52°F90°F 201832°F 199732%0%
May 1475°F53°F92°F 201337°F 200032%0%
May 1575°F53°F94°F 202635°F 200532%0%
May 1676°F54°F93°F 200131°F 201432%0%
May 1776°F54°F92°F 201234°F 201432%0%
May 1876°F54°F96°F 199837°F 200231%0%
May 1977°F55°F98°F 200639°F 199732%0%
May 2077°F55°F95°F 201434°F 199732%0%
May 2178°F56°F93°F 200538°F 201531%0%
May 2278°F56°F93°F 200036°F 196331%0%
May 2378°F56°F94°F 201240°F 196131%0%
May 2479°F57°F93°F 200641°F 196131%0%
May 2579°F57°F94°F 196442°F 200231%0%
May 2680°F58°F101°F 201843°F 200131%0%
May 2780°F58°F98°F 201844°F 196131%0%
May 2880°F58°F97°F 201845°F 199731%0%
May 2981°F59°F94°F 200045°F 199731%0%
May 3081°F59°F103°F 199846°F 202531%0%
May 3181°F59°F96°F 200046°F 199731%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wakefield, 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 6:29 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:48 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00141559 (Clay Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003936, 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.