Cross Plains climate

Cross Plains Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rising Star 1S, 19.4 km from Cross Plains

Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 54°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.95 in over about 6 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 Cross Plains, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
4.95 in
Record high
109°FMay 29, 2011
Record low
34°FMay 3, 2011
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.0
Daylight
13 h 28 min to 14 h 07 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
59°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 180°F54°F102°F 200236°F 199414%0%
May 281°F55°F94°F 196439°F 197014%0%
May 381°F55°F98°F 202034°F 201114%0%
May 481°F55°F99°F 198436°F 201115%0%
May 581°F56°F101°F 202037°F 201315%0%
May 682°F56°F100°F 198437°F 201315%0%
May 782°F57°F105°F 200042°F 198215%0%
May 882°F57°F106°F 202242°F 201015%0%
May 982°F57°F104°F 200940°F 202015%0%
May 1082°F58°F104°F 196740°F 202016%0%
May 1183°F58°F102°F 196744°F 200616%0%
May 1283°F58°F101°F 200038°F 197916%0%
May 1383°F59°F98°F 202242°F 197116%0%
May 1483°F59°F99°F 200342°F 201416%0%
May 1584°F59°F104°F 197841°F 201417%0%
May 1684°F60°F105°F 202244°F 198317%0%
May 1784°F60°F104°F 200047°F 200617%0%
May 1884°F60°F105°F 201347°F 196818%0%
May 1985°F61°F103°F 202247°F 200218%0%
May 2085°F61°F105°F 202247°F 198118%0%
May 2185°F61°F101°F 202249°F 196718%0%
May 2285°F62°F101°F 199648°F 196719%0%
May 2386°F62°F100°F 196653°F 198819%0%
May 2486°F62°F105°F 200050°F 201719%0%
May 2586°F63°F108°F 200051°F 201719%0%
May 2686°F63°F99°F 201852°F 202220%0%
May 2787°F63°F101°F 201850°F 197420%0%
May 2887°F64°F107°F 201149°F 197620%0%
May 2987°F64°F109°F 201147°F 197320%0%
May 3087°F64°F102°F 198546°F 199220%0%
May 3188°F65°F101°F 201849°F 198320%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cross Plains, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 8:38 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00417633 (Rising Star 1S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417327, 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.