Clay County climate

Clay County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for State Univ, 20.8 km from Clay County

Average highs run from 79°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 56°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.23 in over about 10 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 Clay County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
4.23 in
Record high
100°FMay 29, 1911
Record low
31°FMay 3, 2004
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
4.7
Daylight
13 h 32 min to 14 h 14 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
6.0 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 179°F56°F93°F 190139°F 190830%0%
May 279°F57°F95°F 198338°F 190930%0%
May 379°F57°F91°F 190131°F 200430%0%
May 480°F57°F90°F 190139°F 201330%0%
May 580°F58°F93°F 194340°F 195730%0%
May 680°F58°F93°F 195243°F 194530%0%
May 780°F58°F93°F 195238°F 194430%0%
May 881°F59°F92°F 195242°F 191731%0%
May 981°F59°F91°F 197742°F 191731%0%
May 1081°F59°F93°F 202441°F 190631%0%
May 1181°F60°F92°F 191634°F 192331%0%
May 1282°F60°F92°F 191040°F 192431%0%
May 1382°F60°F93°F 196242°F 196031%0%
May 1482°F61°F96°F 191543°F 191031%0%
May 1582°F61°F96°F 201842°F 191732%0%
May 1683°F61°F97°F 201844°F 190732%0%
May 1783°F61°F93°F 191145°F 191032%0%
May 1883°F62°F93°F 195146°F 191032%0%
May 1983°F62°F93°F 195144°F 200732%0%
May 2084°F62°F94°F 194144°F 189432%0%
May 2184°F63°F95°F 193342°F 195432%0%
May 2284°F63°F97°F 190243°F 200232%0%
May 2384°F63°F98°F 191547°F 200232%0%
May 2485°F63°F95°F 190144°F 199332%0%
May 2585°F64°F96°F 189646°F 192533%0%
May 2685°F64°F98°F 191745°F 192533%0%
May 2785°F64°F98°F 192741°F 196133%0%
May 2885°F65°F99°F 191144°F 196133%0%
May 2986°F65°F100°F 191150°F 197133%0%
May 3086°F65°F98°F 191143°F 198434%0%
May 3186°F65°F99°F 197743°F 198434%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay County, 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 6:06 AM, sunset 7:38 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00228374 (State Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00228374, 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.