Armstrong County climate

Armstrong County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ford City 4 S Dam, 11.6 km from Armstrong County

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.99 in over about 15 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 Armstrong County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.99 in
Record high
91°FMay 9, 2015
Record low
16°FMay 10, 1947
Chance of a freeze
59%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 54 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
50°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 168°F41°F89°F 197022°F 197849%
May 269°F41°F86°F 200123°F 196349%
May 369°F41°F88°F 200120°F 195749%
May 469°F42°F88°F 200125°F 195749%
May 569°F42°F89°F 194926°F 196149%
May 670°F42°F88°F 194927°F 196849%
May 770°F43°F88°F 200024°F 197049%
May 870°F43°F89°F 197925°F 195049%
May 970°F44°F91°F 201524°F 202049%
May 1071°F44°F87°F 199316°F 194749%
May 1171°F44°F90°F 201521°F 194748%0%
May 1271°F45°F88°F 201529°F 196348%0%
May 1371°F45°F87°F 200429°F 199448%0%
May 1472°F45°F90°F 196227°F 199648%0%
May 1572°F46°F89°F 199828°F 201348%0%
May 1672°F46°F90°F 196229°F 197348%0%
May 1772°F46°F90°F 196225°F 195647%0%
May 1873°F47°F91°F 196230°F 195547%0%
May 1973°F47°F90°F 199630°F 200247%0%
May 2073°F48°F90°F 195929°F 194846%0%
May 2173°F48°F90°F 202129°F 200246%0%
May 2273°F48°F88°F 202129°F 200246%0%
May 2374°F49°F87°F 196229°F 200646%0%
May 2474°F49°F88°F 196227°F 195645%0%
May 2574°F49°F85°F 199127°F 195645%0%
May 2674°F50°F89°F 202031°F 198845%0%
May 2775°F50°F89°F 202032°F 201345%0%
May 2875°F50°F91°F 201231°F 196145%0%
May 2975°F51°F90°F 201628°F 194945%0%
May 3075°F51°F91°F 200630°F 194945%0%
May 3176°F51°F90°F 200631°F 194744%0%

Chance of rain

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

May 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 8:43 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00362942 (Ford City 4 S Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00364214, 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.