Clarkson climate

Clarkson Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Howells, 9.9 km from Clarkson

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.25 in over about 11 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 Clarkson, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.25 in
Record high
103°FMay 29, 1913
Record low
22°FMay 1, 1909
Chance of a freeze
31%
Days of 90°F or more
1.3
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 14 h 59 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
11.9 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 167°F43°F94°F 200122°F 190931%
May 268°F43°F97°F 193223°F 190932%
May 368°F44°F91°F 191825°F 190732%
May 468°F44°F91°F 195225°F 190732%
May 569°F45°F94°F 193627°F 192532%
May 669°F45°F99°F 191627°F 194432%
May 770°F46°F97°F 191630°F 194732%
May 870°F46°F94°F 189526°F 190732%
May 970°F46°F98°F 201128°F 190733%
May 1071°F47°F93°F 201126°F 190933%
May 1171°F47°F91°F 202227°F 194633%
May 1272°F48°F92°F 202227°F 201333%
May 1372°F48°F96°F 193230°F 191433%
May 1472°F49°F101°F 201329°F 195333%
May 1573°F49°F96°F 200127°F 190733%
May 1673°F50°F93°F 193632°F 201433%
May 1774°F50°F93°F 198733°F 191533%
May 1874°F51°F94°F 197033°F 191533%
May 1974°F51°F95°F 190329°F 189433%0%
May 2075°F52°F97°F 192532°F 189533%0%
May 2175°F52°F94°F 197032°F 193134%0%
May 2276°F53°F92°F 192529°F 193134%0%
May 2376°F53°F94°F 192627°F 191734%0%
May 2476°F54°F102°F 196730°F 192434%0%
May 2577°F54°F100°F 196736°F 192534%0%
May 2677°F54°F100°F 201836°F 190134%0%
May 2778°F55°F99°F 201830°F 190734%0%
May 2878°F55°F97°F 189532°F 194734%0%
May 2978°F56°F103°F 191329°F 194734%0%
May 3079°F56°F99°F 199437°F 189734%0%
May 3179°F56°F95°F 194338°F 189433%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clarkson, 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 6:25 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:56 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00254035 (Howells), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00251825, 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.