Buckner climate

Buckner Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Independence, 17.8 km from Buckner

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.99 in over about 13 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 Buckner, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
5.99 in
Record high
96°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
29°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
4%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 14 h 43 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
10.1 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 169°F48°F84°F 200731°F 200542%0%
May 269°F48°F83°F 200132°F 200542%0%
May 370°F49°F83°F 201229°F 200542%0%
May 470°F49°F84°F 201229°F 200542%0%
May 570°F50°F89°F 201232°F 199542%0%
May 670°F50°F91°F 201235°F 201142%0%
May 771°F50°F90°F 202336°F 201142%0%
May 871°F51°F88°F 201437°F 202042%0%
May 971°F51°F87°F 201132°F 202042%0%
May 1072°F51°F91°F 201135°F 199742%0%
May 1172°F52°F93°F 202234°F 202042%0%
May 1273°F52°F92°F 202233°F 201342%0%
May 1373°F53°F93°F 202233°F 201341%0%
May 1473°F53°F90°F 201835°F 200041%0%
May 1574°F53°F92°F 201335°F 200041%0%
May 1674°F54°F89°F 201731°F 201441%0%
May 1774°F54°F90°F 199637°F 201141%0%
May 1875°F55°F89°F 199639°F 200240%0%
May 1975°F55°F93°F 199831°F 201440%0%
May 2075°F55°F89°F 200636°F 200240%0%
May 2176°F56°F88°F 200439°F 200240%0%
May 2276°F56°F87°F 200439°F 202240%0%
May 2376°F56°F89°F 201041°F 200340%0%
May 2477°F57°F91°F 201243°F 201339%0%
May 2577°F57°F91°F 201042°F 201739%0%
May 2677°F58°F89°F 200843°F 199539%0%
May 2778°F58°F94°F 201843°F 202339%0%
May 2878°F58°F96°F 201847°F 200139%0%
May 2978°F59°F91°F 200643°F 199538%0%
May 3079°F59°F93°F 201845°F 202138%0%
May 3179°F59°F90°F 200049°F 201738%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Buckner, 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 6:18 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 8:36 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234154 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00234382, 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.