Empire climate

Empire Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Buras, 9.4 km from Empire

Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 66°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.82 in over about 5 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 Empire, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
3.82 in
Record high
97°FMay 30, 1977
Record low
47°FMay 1, 1996
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
13 h 19 min to 13 h 54 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
11.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 180°F66°F92°F 197047°F 199615%
May 281°F66°F88°F 200249°F 198815%
May 381°F67°F90°F 200348°F 202615%
May 481°F67°F89°F 200249°F 197015%
May 581°F67°F90°F 200252°F 197015%
May 681°F67°F89°F 197648°F 195715%
May 781°F67°F88°F 197049°F 195815%
May 881°F68°F91°F 197749°F 199215%
May 982°F68°F90°F 197449°F 199215%
May 1082°F68°F89°F 197949°F 196915%
May 1182°F68°F89°F 200951°F 198115%
May 1282°F69°F90°F 195750°F 196015%
May 1382°F69°F91°F 195747°F 196016%
May 1482°F69°F92°F 198450°F 197916%
May 1583°F69°F90°F 195755°F 197916%
May 1683°F69°F91°F 198850°F 197316%
May 1783°F70°F92°F 199854°F 197317%
May 1883°F70°F92°F 199857°F 200917%
May 1983°F70°F93°F 199854°F 197617%
May 2083°F70°F92°F 196256°F 200717%
May 2183°F70°F93°F 197852°F 198118%
May 2284°F71°F93°F 199656°F 198118%
May 2384°F71°F91°F 199654°F 199319%
May 2484°F71°F93°F 201056°F 196719%
May 2584°F71°F94°F 201053°F 197919%
May 2684°F71°F92°F 197847°F 197920%
May 2784°F72°F93°F 197853°F 196120%
May 2884°F72°F93°F 198151°F 196121%
May 2985°F72°F93°F 197759°F 196122%
May 3085°F72°F97°F 197754°F 198422%
May 3185°F72°F94°F 197752°F 198423%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Empire, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:35 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00161292 (Buras), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012958, 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.