Sugar Creek climate

Sugar Creek Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Independence, 7.2 km from Sugar Creek

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 Sugar Creek, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • 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
103°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
32°FMay 5, 1944
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
76%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
10.3 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°F90°F 195935°F 196342%0%
May 269°F48°F91°F 196833°F 200542%0%
May 370°F49°F89°F 195235°F 195442%0%
May 470°F49°F92°F 195235°F 201342%0%
May 570°F50°F96°F 195232°F 194442%0%
May 670°F50°F93°F 202332°F 194442%0%
May 771°F50°F92°F 193438°F 198942%0%
May 871°F51°F94°F 193439°F 193842%0%
May 971°F51°F92°F 202238°F 202042%0%
May 1072°F51°F92°F 196239°F 194642%0%
May 1172°F52°F92°F 196237°F 194642%0%
May 1273°F52°F93°F 196240°F 201342%0%
May 1373°F53°F92°F 199139°F 195341%0%
May 1473°F53°F93°F 201342°F 194541%0%
May 1574°F53°F91°F 194140°F 194541%0%
May 1674°F54°F91°F 194438°F 201441%0%
May 1774°F54°F90°F 193941°F 201441%0%
May 1875°F55°F91°F 196241°F 194540%0%
May 1975°F55°F96°F 199841°F 196840%0%
May 2075°F55°F90°F 193442°F 196840%0%
May 2176°F56°F97°F 195640°F 196740%0%
May 2276°F56°F93°F 195641°F 196340%0%
May 2376°F56°F93°F 193941°F 196340%0%
May 2477°F57°F97°F 193944°F 193539%0%
May 2577°F57°F92°F 195340°F 197939%0%
May 2677°F58°F94°F 201845°F 196139%0%
May 2778°F58°F95°F 201845°F 196139%0%
May 2878°F58°F96°F 201838°F 194739%0%
May 2978°F59°F98°F 193435°F 194738%0%
May 3079°F59°F103°F 193446°F 198438%0%
May 3179°F59°F102°F 193450°F 196638%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sugar Creek, 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 6:19 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:37 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 USW00013988, 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.