Owsley County climate

Owsley County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Booneville 12SW, 10.3 km from Owsley County

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.24 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 Owsley County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
5.24 in
Record high
98°FMay 22, 1941
Record low
28°FMay 10, 1947
Chance of a freeze
32%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 33 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
4.3 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 174°F45°F89°F 192633°F 1945
May 274°F46°F93°F 194834°F 2026
May 375°F46°F94°F 192832°F 1943
May 475°F46°F91°F 192831°F 1939
May 575°F47°F90°F 193835°F 1926
May 675°F47°F92°F 193037°F 2011
May 775°F47°F92°F 193433°F 2020
May 876°F48°F92°F 193629°F 1947
May 976°F48°F94°F 193629°F 2020
May 1076°F48°F91°F 192828°F 1947
May 1176°F49°F94°F 193629°F 1947
May 1276°F49°F91°F 194431°F 1940
May 1376°F49°F88°F 193334°F 1928
May 1477°F50°F89°F 194434°F 19410%
May 1577°F50°F91°F 194436°F 19390%
May 1677°F50°F90°F 194437°F 20160%
May 1777°F50°F90°F 193637°F 19270%
May 1877°F51°F91°F 193138°F 20140%
May 1977°F51°F91°F 193438°F 20140%
May 2077°F51°F94°F 193438°F 19370%
May 2178°F52°F95°F 194141°F 19300%
May 2278°F52°F98°F 194142°F 19290%
May 2378°F52°F92°F 193940°F 19260%
May 2478°F53°F93°F 193936°F 19310%
May 2578°F53°F93°F 192640°F 19350%
May 2679°F53°F93°F 192637°F 19340%
May 2779°F54°F92°F 194138°F 19340%
May 2879°F54°F95°F 194139°F 19340%
May 2979°F54°F98°F 192939°F 19320%
May 3079°F55°F95°F 192939°F 19320%
May 3179°F55°F93°F 192936°F 19360%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Owsley County, 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 6:40 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:49 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00150860 (Booneville 12SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00156624, 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.