Cooper climate

Cooper Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cooper Dam, 9.8 km from Cooper

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 57°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.91 in over about 9 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 Cooper, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
4.91 in
Record high
101°FMay 8, 1895
Record low
36°FMay 1, 1903
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.6
Daylight
13 h 31 min to 14 h 13 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
9.4 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 178°F57°F90°F 198136°F 190329%0%
May 278°F57°F92°F 189839°F 199429%0%
May 378°F58°F92°F 194739°F 201329%0%
May 478°F58°F94°F 194736°F 195429%0%
May 578°F58°F94°F 194736°F 195429%0%
May 679°F59°F93°F 189341°F 201329%0%
May 779°F59°F95°F 199640°F 199229%0%
May 879°F59°F101°F 189545°F 196029%0%
May 980°F60°F90°F 189544°F 196929%0%
May 1080°F60°F95°F 189544°F 196929%0%
May 1180°F60°F90°F 201639°F 189529%0%
May 1280°F61°F91°F 189840°F 196029%0%
May 1381°F61°F92°F 189442°F 196029%0%
May 1481°F61°F94°F 189541°F 197129%0%
May 1581°F62°F92°F 195541°F 197129%0%
May 1682°F62°F92°F 194845°F 196729%0%
May 1782°F63°F94°F 199843°F 189529%0%
May 1882°F63°F96°F 198846°F 196829%0%
May 1983°F63°F95°F 195643°F 189429%0%
May 2083°F64°F95°F 195640°F 189429%0%
May 2183°F64°F97°F 189842°F 189429%0%
May 2284°F64°F98°F 200546°F 200129%0%
May 2384°F65°F98°F 200547°F 196328%0%
May 2484°F65°F96°F 200549°F 196328%0%
May 2585°F65°F98°F 189850°F 197928%0%
May 2685°F66°F96°F 189849°F 190128%0%
May 2785°F66°F96°F 189447°F 190128%0%
May 2885°F66°F96°F 199649°F 196128%0%
May 2986°F67°F96°F 195347°F 198328%0%
May 3086°F67°F97°F 199849°F 198427%0%
May 3186°F67°F99°F 200352°F 198327%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cooper, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00411968 (Cooper Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00418743, 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.