Wayne County climate

Wayne County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wappapello Dam, 26.3 km from Wayne County

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.57 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Wayne County, 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
57°F
Precipitation
5.57 in
Record high
96°FMay 26, 2012
Record low
36°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 14 h 32 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
4.5 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°F51°F90°F 201237°F 20050%
May 272°F52°F90°F 201239°F 20050%
May 373°F52°F86°F 200136°F 20050%
May 473°F52°F91°F 201238°F 20050%
May 573°F53°F92°F 201241°F 20050%
May 673°F53°F94°F 201243°F 20050%
May 774°F53°F86°F 201543°F 20260%
May 874°F54°F89°F 202345°F 20260%
May 974°F54°F87°F 200739°F 20200%
May 1074°F55°F91°F 202247°F 20200%
May 1174°F55°F93°F 202241°F 20200%
May 1275°F55°F95°F 202244°F 20080%
May 1375°F56°F90°F 201841°F 20210%
May 1475°F56°F91°F 201842°F 20210%
May 1576°F56°F90°F 200144°F 20160%
May 1676°F57°F93°F 200142°F 20140%
May 1776°F57°F93°F 200143°F 20110%
May 1876°F57°F91°F 201240°F 20020%
May 1977°F58°F94°F 199842°F 20020%
May 2077°F58°F93°F 199844°F 20020%
May 2177°F58°F93°F 199845°F 20020%
May 2277°F59°F91°F 199844°F 20020%
May 2378°F59°F93°F 199848°F 20020%
May 2478°F59°F94°F 201049°F 20010%
May 2578°F60°F92°F 200645°F 20010%
May 2679°F60°F96°F 201250°F 20030%
May 2779°F60°F94°F 201249°F 19990%
May 2879°F61°F96°F 201250°F 20220%
May 2980°F61°F96°F 201250°F 20210%
May 3080°F61°F91°F 201146°F 20210%
May 3180°F61°F94°F 199849°F 20210%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wayne County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238700 (Wappapello Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003975, 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.