Saline County climate

Saline County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Friend 3E, 16.1 km from Saline County

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 Saline County, 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 31, 2000
Record low
27°FMay 1, 1994
Chance of a freeze
32%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 51 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
11.6 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°F87°F 199227°F 199439%1%
May 267°F42°F89°F 200128°F 199439%1%
May 367°F43°F86°F 198728°F 200539%1%
May 467°F43°F83°F 199230°F 200439%1%
May 568°F44°F86°F 200330°F 200840%1%
May 668°F44°F93°F 201231°F 198940%1%
May 768°F45°F93°F 200431°F 198940%0%
May 869°F45°F87°F 200435°F 198940%0%
May 969°F46°F88°F 200437°F 199740%0%
May 1070°F47°F95°F 201134°F 198940%0%
May 1170°F47°F94°F 201136°F 198940%0%
May 1270°F48°F97°F 200036°F 199740%0%
May 1371°F48°F91°F 198829°F 199740%0%
May 1471°F49°F91°F 198729°F 199740%0%
May 1572°F49°F89°F 198735°F 200540%0%
May 1672°F50°F89°F 200134°F 201140%0%
May 1772°F50°F93°F 200141°F 199040%0%
May 1873°F51°F92°F 199635°F 200240%0%
May 1973°F51°F93°F 198839°F 200240%0%
May 2074°F52°F96°F 200638°F 199740%0%
May 2174°F52°F87°F 200540°F 199340%0%
May 2275°F53°F91°F 200542°F 200340%0%
May 2375°F53°F94°F 200046°F 198740%0%
May 2475°F54°F94°F 200044°F 199240%0%
May 2576°F54°F93°F 198940°F 200240%0%
May 2676°F55°F89°F 200841°F 199240%0%
May 2776°F55°F84°F 199138°F 198939%0%
May 2877°F56°F91°F 200637°F 199239%0%
May 2977°F56°F93°F 199840°F 199239%0%
May 3078°F56°F99°F 200044°F 199239%0%
May 3178°F57°F100°F 200045°F 199739%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saline County, 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 6:27 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:52 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 USC00250622, 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.