Ripley climate

Ripley Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ripley Exp Farm, 6.2 km from Ripley

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.26 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 Ripley, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
5.26 in
Record high
91°FMay 28, 2012
Record low
31°FMay 5, 2011
Chance of a freeze
44%
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
4.3 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 171°F43°F87°F 201735°F 201845%0%
May 271°F44°F83°F 201945°F 201444%0%
May 372°F44°F86°F 201241°F 201744%0%
May 472°F45°F84°F 201240°F 201144%0%
May 572°F45°F85°F 201231°F 201144%0%
May 672°F45°F84°F 201543°F 201644%0%
May 773°F46°F83°F 201041°F 201744%0%
May 873°F46°F87°F 201535°F 201744%0%
May 973°F46°F87°F 201536°F 201744%0%
May 1073°F47°F88°F 201538°F 201044%0%
May 1173°F47°F84°F 201739°F 201043%0%
May 1274°F47°F86°F 201141°F 201343%0%
May 1374°F48°F88°F 201139°F 201343%0%
May 1474°F48°F87°F 201839°F 201343%0%
May 1574°F48°F88°F 201840°F 201343%0%
May 1675°F49°F89°F 201835°F 201643%0%
May 1775°F49°F87°F 201736°F 201643%0%
May 1875°F49°F85°F 201738°F 201444%0%
May 1975°F49°F87°F 201739°F 201444%0%
May 2076°F50°F85°F 201744°F 201444%0%
May 2176°F50°F87°F 201746°F 201944%0%
May 2276°F50°F87°F 201842°F 201544%0%
May 2376°F50°F87°F 201843°F 201544%0%
May 2477°F51°F84°F 201948°F 201344%0%
May 2577°F51°F88°F 201942°F 201344%0%
May 2677°F51°F88°F 201241°F 201344%0%
May 2777°F52°F88°F 201253°F 201344%0%
May 2878°F52°F91°F 201255°F 201144%0%
May 2978°F52°F88°F 201261°F 201744%0%
May 3078°F52°F87°F 201155°F 201144%0%
May 3178°F53°F91°F 201154°F 201244%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ripley, 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 6:38 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:54 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00337120 (Ripley Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00152903, 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.