Stratford climate

Stratford Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Byars 3ESE Mesonet, 7.1 km from Stratford

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 54°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.40 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Stratford, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
5.40 in
Record high
103°FMay 28, 1927
Record low
32°FMay 1, 1903
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
13 h 36 min to 14 h 20 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
11.2 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°F54°F91°F 194832°F 19030%
May 275°F55°F97°F 194834°F 19180%
May 375°F55°F101°F 192036°F 19540%
May 476°F55°F95°F 195533°F 20080%
May 576°F56°F93°F 195534°F 20080%
May 676°F56°F96°F 191838°F 19440%
May 776°F56°F102°F 191836°F 19060%
May 876°F57°F100°F 191835°F 19170%
May 977°F57°F99°F 191834°F 19230%
May 1077°F57°F99°F 196337°F 19170%
May 1177°F58°F95°F 196337°F 19810%
May 1278°F58°F95°F 192138°F 19460%
May 1378°F59°F95°F 195640°F 19710%
May 1478°F59°F95°F 195240°F 20000%
May 1578°F59°F94°F 191135°F 19260%
May 1679°F60°F96°F 191533°F 19070%
May 1779°F60°F100°F 196637°F 19450%
May 1879°F60°F98°F 195638°F 19950%
May 1980°F61°F100°F 197343°F 19950%
May 2080°F61°F98°F 197340°F 19810%
May 2180°F62°F97°F 200545°F 19190%
May 2281°F62°F98°F 193944°F 20010%
May 2381°F62°F99°F 193940°F 19170%
May 2481°F63°F100°F 200044°F 19350%
May 2582°F63°F101°F 200045°F 20010%
May 2682°F63°F100°F 192043°F 19010%
May 2782°F64°F98°F 192742°F 19010%
May 2883°F64°F103°F 192745°F 19070%
May 2983°F64°F100°F 192742°F 19470%
May 3083°F65°F99°F 198543°F 19470%
May 3184°F65°F99°F 193445°F 19300%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stratford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:36 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00341283 (Byars 3ESE Mesonet), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00346926, 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.