Medford climate

Medford Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Owatonna, 8.6 km from Medford

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.61 in over about 12 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 Medford, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.61 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
98°FMay 29, 2018
Record low
12°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
67%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 16 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
11.6 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 162°F40°F88°F 199221°F 200438%1%
May 262°F41°F89°F 199225°F 196138%1%
May 363°F41°F86°F 198012°F 200538%1%
May 463°F42°F90°F 198023°F 200539%1%
May 564°F42°F87°F 198028°F 196839%1%
May 664°F42°F87°F 200024°F 197439%1%
May 764°F43°F89°F 199028°F 197639%1%
May 865°F43°F87°F 199024°F 198439%1%
May 965°F44°F93°F 198723°F 196639%1%
May 1065°F44°F94°F 198728°F 196639%0%
May 1166°F45°F91°F 198729°F 202139%0%
May 1266°F45°F87°F 202223°F 201539%0%
May 1367°F45°F94°F 202226°F 201539%0%
May 1467°F46°F94°F 202232°F 201639%0%
May 1567°F46°F97°F 201319°F 200439%0%
May 1668°F47°F92°F 200120°F 200439%0%
May 1768°F47°F93°F 198721°F 201539%0%
May 1868°F47°F93°F 199832°F 198839%0%
May 1969°F48°F92°F 197531°F 198139%0%
May 2069°F48°F93°F 197531°F 196740%0%
May 2170°F49°F90°F 196433°F 197940%0%
May 2270°F49°F91°F 196428°F 196340%0%
May 2370°F50°F89°F 197229°F 196340%0%
May 2471°F50°F89°F 201236°F 196840%0%
May 2571°F50°F96°F 197833°F 199240%0%
May 2672°F51°F92°F 201033°F 196140%0%
May 2772°F51°F93°F 201835°F 199241%0%
May 2872°F52°F96°F 201832°F 196541%0%
May 2973°F52°F98°F 201832°F 196541%0%
May 3073°F52°F94°F 201837°F 202141%0%
May 3173°F53°F94°F 199435°F 196441%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Medford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:33 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 USC00216287 (Owatonna), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216287, 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.