Racine climate

Racine Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ripley, 24.5 km from Racine

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.44 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 Racine, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.44 in
Record high
92°FMay 3, 1965
Record low
21°FMay 10, 1966
Chance of a freeze
28%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 43 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
3.8 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 175°F45°F87°F 197027°F 197145%0%
May 275°F46°F89°F 196531°F 199445%0%
May 375°F46°F92°F 196530°F 197845%0%
May 476°F46°F86°F 200127°F 198645%0%
May 576°F47°F84°F 196925°F 197945%0%
May 676°F47°F88°F 198228°F 196845%0%
May 776°F47°F86°F 196927°F 197045%0%
May 876°F48°F87°F 200026°F 197745%0%
May 977°F48°F87°F 196526°F 197745%0%
May 1077°F48°F86°F 196521°F 196645%0%
May 1177°F49°F85°F 197925°F 197745%0%
May 1277°F49°F88°F 197930°F 197744%0%
May 1377°F49°F88°F 198229°F 199644%0%
May 1477°F50°F89°F 198227°F 199644%0%
May 1578°F50°F88°F 198233°F 199644%0%
May 1678°F50°F87°F 198232°F 197344%0%
May 1778°F50°F88°F 197432°F 197944%0%
May 1878°F51°F89°F 197730°F 197344%0%
May 1978°F51°F90°F 196428°F 197644%0%
May 2078°F51°F89°F 199631°F 200244%0%
May 2179°F52°F88°F 197036°F 199443%0%
May 2279°F52°F90°F 197728°F 200243%0%
May 2379°F52°F89°F 197031°F 200243%0%
May 2479°F52°F87°F 196532°F 200643%0%
May 2579°F53°F89°F 197537°F 197943%0%
May 2680°F53°F88°F 196534°F 197943%0%
May 2780°F53°F89°F 196734°F 198342%0%
May 2880°F54°F88°F 196634°F 199442%0%
May 2980°F54°F90°F 197734°F 196442%0%
May 3081°F54°F88°F 196937°F 196642%0%
May 3181°F55°F90°F 200734°F 196642%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Racine, 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 (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:47 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00467552 (Ripley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00331288, 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.