Friend climate

Friend Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Friend 3E, 5.5 km from Friend

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.90 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 Friend, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.90 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
100°FMay 15, 2013
Record low
27°FMay 3, 2011
Chance of a freeze
32%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
13 h 57 min to 14 h 52 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
12.1 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 166°F42°F86°F 202133°F 201439%1%
May 267°F42°F91°F 202029°F 202639%1%
May 367°F43°F85°F 201227°F 201139%1%
May 467°F43°F92°F 201527°F 201339%1%
May 568°F44°F90°F 201236°F 202540%1%
May 668°F44°F93°F 201233°F 201340%1%
May 768°F45°F86°F 201634°F 201340%0%
May 869°F45°F90°F 201433°F 201040%0%
May 969°F46°F91°F 201734°F 202040%0%
May 1070°F47°F99°F 201131°F 202040%0%
May 1170°F47°F94°F 201133°F 201940%0%
May 1270°F48°F92°F 202232°F 201340%0%
May 1371°F48°F93°F 202236°F 201540%0%
May 1471°F49°F89°F 202535°F 201440%0%
May 1572°F49°F100°F 201332°F 201440%0%
May 1672°F50°F97°F 202631°F 201440%0%
May 1772°F50°F93°F 201933°F 201440%0%
May 1873°F51°F92°F 201234°F 201440%0%
May 1973°F51°F92°F 201239°F 201540%0%
May 2074°F52°F90°F 200936°F 202340%0%
May 2174°F52°F89°F 200937°F 201540%0%
May 2275°F53°F84°F 202334°F 202240%0%
May 2375°F53°F88°F 201841°F 201940%0%
May 2475°F54°F92°F 201244°F 201740%0%
May 2576°F54°F89°F 201845°F 201740%0%
May 2676°F55°F94°F 201843°F 201140%0%
May 2776°F55°F100°F 201843°F 201139%0%
May 2877°F56°F98°F 201843°F 202539%0%
May 2977°F56°F96°F 201846°F 200939%0%
May 3078°F56°F91°F 202346°F 202139%0%
May 3178°F57°F90°F 202341°F 201539%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Friend, 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 6:28 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:53 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253065 (Friend 3E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00259513, 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.