Sarcoxie climate

Sarcoxie Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mt Vernon Univ Mo - Sw Ctr, 21.1 km from Sarcoxie

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.86 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 Sarcoxie, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
5.86 in
Record high
91°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
29°FMay 3, 1976
Chance of a freeze
13%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 14 h 31 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
9.2 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 172°F49°F82°F 198735°F 199739%0%
May 272°F50°F85°F 200234°F 199539%0%
May 373°F50°F86°F 202029°F 197639%0%
May 473°F50°F83°F 200131°F 201339%0%
May 573°F51°F90°F 201432°F 201339%0%
May 673°F51°F89°F 201433°F 199239%0%
May 774°F51°F87°F 200735°F 197639%0%
May 874°F52°F86°F 201835°F 198439%0%
May 974°F52°F87°F 201134°F 198039%0%
May 1074°F52°F87°F 201139°F 202039%0%
May 1175°F53°F89°F 202236°F 198139%0%
May 1275°F53°F90°F 202239°F 201339%0%
May 1375°F53°F86°F 198740°F 200838%0%
May 1475°F54°F87°F 199141°F 197338%0%
May 1575°F54°F87°F 202237°F 197338%0%
May 1676°F54°F86°F 201837°F 201438%0%
May 1776°F55°F85°F 199139°F 197338%0%
May 1876°F55°F86°F 198736°F 200238%0%
May 1977°F55°F87°F 198741°F 199338%0%
May 2077°F56°F88°F 199840°F 198138%0%
May 2177°F56°F90°F 198743°F 199338%0%
May 2277°F56°F89°F 199843°F 200138%0%
May 2378°F57°F87°F 199845°F 200137%0%
May 2478°F57°F86°F 199642°F 200137%0%
May 2578°F57°F88°F 198041°F 200137%0%
May 2678°F58°F88°F 200041°F 198837%0%
May 2779°F58°F90°F 201244°F 199237%0%
May 2879°F58°F91°F 201844°F 198437%0%
May 2979°F59°F89°F 201235°F 198437%0%
May 3080°F59°F91°F 201240°F 198437%0%
May 3180°F59°F89°F 199844°F 198336%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sarcoxie, 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 6:22 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00235862 (Mt Vernon Univ Mo - Sw Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00235704, 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.