Stephenson climate

Stephenson Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stephenson 5WSW, 7.9 km from Stephenson

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 45°F.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Stephenson, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
40°F
Record high
97°FMay 30, 1988
Record low
20°FMay 1, 1945
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 15 h 25 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
7.6 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 161°F34°F89°F 195220°F 1945
May 261°F35°F82°F 195124°F 1990
May 362°F35°F86°F 192826°F 1967
May 462°F35°F88°F 198026°F 1954
May 563°F36°F91°F 194927°F 1954
May 663°F36°F94°F 193426°F 1976
May 764°F36°F84°F 192623°F 1974
May 864°F37°F88°F 193627°F 1947
May 964°F37°F90°F 193423°F 1966
May 1065°F38°F95°F 193422°F 1966
May 1165°F38°F84°F 198724°F 1963
May 1266°F38°F84°F 192229°F 1967
May 1366°F39°F91°F 199128°F 1923
May 1467°F39°F90°F 199129°F 1920
May 1567°F39°F92°F 193230°F 1920
May 1667°F40°F91°F 193127°F 1950
May 1768°F40°F91°F 196228°F 1945
May 1868°F40°F90°F 196228°F 2002
May 1969°F41°F90°F 196226°F 20060%
May 2069°F41°F92°F 197227°F 20020%
May 2169°F41°F90°F 197526°F 20060%
May 2270°F42°F93°F 196422°F 20060%
May 2370°F42°F93°F 196427°F 19630%
May 2470°F43°F88°F 197535°F 19240%
May 2571°F43°F87°F 196530°F 19300%
May 2671°F43°F90°F 198832°F 19490%
May 2771°F44°F90°F 198830°F 19940%
May 2872°F44°F92°F 196930°F 19940%
May 2972°F44°F95°F 198630°F 19650%
May 3072°F45°F97°F 198834°F 19300%
May 3173°F45°F96°F 198834°F 19450%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stephenson, 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 (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:06 AM, sunset 8:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00207867 (Stephenson 5WSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00475091, 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.