Birchwood climate

Birchwood Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Vadnais Lake, 9.5 km from Birchwood

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.31 in over about 11 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 Birchwood, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.31 in
Record high
97°FMay 29, 2018
Record low
28°FMay 3, 2011
Chance of a freeze
23%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 17 min to 15 h 22 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
9.4 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 164°F44°F82°F 201833°F 201134%2%
May 264°F44°F86°F 202132°F 201134%2%
May 364°F45°F79°F 201228°F 201134%1%
May 465°F45°F86°F 201531°F 201134%1%
May 565°F46°F81°F 202534°F 201335%1%
May 666°F46°F82°F 201833°F 202635%1%
May 766°F47°F89°F 201630°F 202635%1%
May 867°F47°F84°F 201833°F 201035%1%
May 967°F48°F78°F 201329°F 202035%1%
May 1067°F48°F83°F 202535°F 201936%1%
May 1168°F48°F86°F 200732°F 202136%1%
May 1268°F49°F88°F 202530°F 202036%0%
May 1368°F49°F91°F 202233°F 201336%0%
May 1469°F50°F88°F 202533°F 201636%0%
May 1569°F50°F94°F 201331°F 201636%0%
May 1670°F51°F85°F 202638°F 200936%0%
May 1770°F51°F85°F 201837°F 200937%0%
May 1870°F51°F82°F 201838°F 200937%0%
May 1971°F52°F90°F 201236°F 201537%0%
May 2071°F52°F91°F 200936°F 201537%0%
May 2171°F53°F90°F 200939°F 200837%0%
May 2272°F53°F82°F 200740°F 202537%0%
May 2372°F53°F83°F 201241°F 202238%0%
May 2472°F54°F85°F 201037°F 201338%0%
May 2573°F54°F92°F 201042°F 202538%0%
May 2673°F54°F87°F 201044°F 201138%0%
May 2773°F55°F91°F 201838°F 200838%0%
May 2874°F55°F88°F 201237°F 202138%0%
May 2974°F55°F97°F 201838°F 202138%0%
May 3074°F56°F91°F 201846°F 201538%0%
May 3175°F56°F86°F 201140°F 201538%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Birchwood, 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 6:01 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 8:51 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00218477 (Vadnais Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218039, 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.