Union climate

Union Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newton Exp Stn, 26.3 km from Union

Average highs run from 81°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 54°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.08 in over about 9 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 Union, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
4.08 in
Record high
101°FMay 31, 1951
Record low
37°FMay 2, 1909
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.6
Daylight
13 h 28 min to 14 h 09 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
3.8 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 181°F54°F94°F 190138°F 190326%0%
May 281°F55°F93°F 201237°F 190926%0%
May 381°F55°F92°F 189140°F 192926%0%
May 481°F55°F93°F 189139°F 192127%0%
May 582°F56°F93°F 195240°F 197627%0%
May 682°F56°F94°F 195238°F 189127%0%
May 782°F56°F94°F 195237°F 194427%0%
May 882°F57°F92°F 195241°F 189127%0%
May 983°F57°F92°F 201838°F 191727%0%
May 1083°F57°F93°F 198637°F 190627%0%
May 1183°F58°F92°F 191643°F 192827%0%
May 1283°F58°F92°F 191641°F 196027%0%
May 1384°F58°F93°F 191639°F 196028%0%
May 1484°F59°F94°F 201841°F 191028%0%
May 1584°F59°F94°F 201840°F 191728%0%
May 1684°F59°F95°F 201842°F 189128%0%
May 1785°F59°F93°F 191144°F 201128%0%
May 1885°F60°F95°F 195140°F 201128%0%
May 1985°F60°F95°F 195143°F 197629%0%
May 2085°F60°F93°F 193739°F 189429%0%
May 2186°F61°F95°F 193743°F 189429%0%
May 2286°F61°F95°F 193744°F 199329%0%
May 2386°F61°F98°F 192547°F 193130%0%
May 2486°F62°F95°F 201044°F 193130%0%
May 2587°F62°F95°F 194147°F 192530%0%
May 2687°F62°F96°F 191144°F 192530%0%
May 2787°F62°F97°F 195339°F 196131%0%
May 2887°F63°F98°F 191145°F 190131%0%
May 2988°F63°F98°F 191148°F 197131%0%
May 3088°F63°F98°F 191144°F 198432%0%
May 3188°F63°F101°F 195146°F 198432%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Union, 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 6:10 AM, sunset 7:38 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:59 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00226308 (Newton Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00225247, 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.