Elk Creek climate

Elk Creek Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Taylorsville Lake, 12.2 km from Elk Creek

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.59 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Elk Creek, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
5.59 in
Record high
93°FMay 26, 2012
Record low
30°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
24%
Days of 90°F or more
3.8
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 14 h 37 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
7.4 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 175°F46°F85°F 201236°F 20050%
May 275°F47°F90°F 201238°F 20260%
May 375°F47°F85°F 200135°F 20260%
May 476°F47°F87°F 201236°F 20050%
May 576°F48°F89°F 201437°F 20110%
May 676°F48°F89°F 200140°F 20210%
May 777°F49°F88°F 201539°F 20170%
May 877°F49°F87°F 201439°F 20200%
May 977°F49°F86°F 200430°F 20200%
May 1077°F50°F87°F 200741°F 20100%
May 1178°F50°F89°F 202239°F 20200%
May 1278°F50°F89°F 201439°F 20200%
May 1378°F51°F88°F 200539°F 20130%
May 1479°F51°F91°F 201841°F 20210%
May 1579°F51°F90°F 201843°F 20160%
May 1679°F52°F87°F 201743°F 20160%
May 1780°F52°F88°F 201945°F 20140%
May 1880°F52°F89°F 201941°F 20140%
May 1980°F53°F89°F 201236°F 20020%
May 2080°F53°F90°F 201242°F 20020%
May 2181°F53°F89°F 202240°F 20020%
May 2281°F53°F88°F 201440°F 20020%
May 2381°F54°F89°F 201943°F 20250%
May 2482°F54°F90°F 201946°F 20250%
May 2582°F54°F91°F 201245°F 20130%
May 2682°F55°F93°F 201248°F 20030%
May 2782°F55°F93°F 201250°F 20230%
May 2883°F55°F93°F 201251°F 20010%
May 2983°F55°F91°F 200650°F 20080%
May 3083°F56°F92°F 200644°F 20210%
May 3184°F56°F93°F 201146°F 20210%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elk Creek, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:58 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00157950 (Taylorsville Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013810, 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.