Clay County climate

Clay County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gainesboro, 22.8 km from Clay County

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.46 in over about 12 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 Clay County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
5.46 in
Record high
94°FMay 13, 1982
Record low
27°FMay 4, 1976
Chance of a freeze
19%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
13 h 42 min to 14 h 29 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
4.9 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 177°F47°F85°F 200328°F 196339%0%
May 278°F47°F87°F 200729°F 196339%0%
May 378°F47°F87°F 201232°F 200539%0%
May 478°F48°F85°F 198227°F 197639%0%
May 578°F48°F88°F 198232°F 200539%0%
May 678°F48°F87°F 198235°F 196839%0%
May 779°F49°F87°F 196332°F 197039%0%
May 879°F49°F87°F 201036°F 198939%0%
May 979°F49°F87°F 201531°F 198039%0%
May 1079°F50°F87°F 197931°F 198039%0%
May 1179°F50°F89°F 198234°F 197739%0%
May 1280°F51°F90°F 198238°F 197738%0%
May 1380°F51°F94°F 198235°F 201338%0%
May 1480°F51°F94°F 198235°F 201338%0%
May 1580°F52°F90°F 198238°F 200238%0%
May 1680°F52°F89°F 196233°F 199738%0%
May 1781°F52°F91°F 198233°F 199738%0%
May 1881°F53°F92°F 198237°F 197038%0%
May 1981°F53°F91°F 196231°F 200238%0%
May 2081°F53°F91°F 196231°F 200237%0%
May 2182°F53°F89°F 196234°F 200237%0%
May 2282°F54°F90°F 197032°F 200237%0%
May 2382°F54°F91°F 197033°F 200237%0%
May 2482°F54°F92°F 199638°F 196337%0%
May 2583°F55°F91°F 197033°F 197937%0%
May 2683°F55°F90°F 202135°F 197937%0%
May 2783°F55°F91°F 201241°F 198337%0%
May 2883°F56°F92°F 201243°F 196837%0%
May 2984°F56°F90°F 201244°F 199937%0%
May 3084°F56°F92°F 198239°F 198437%0%
May 3184°F56°F93°F 198238°F 198437%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00403370 (Gainesboro), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405332, 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.