Sanderson climate

Sanderson Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sanderson, 0.2 km from Sanderson

Average highs run from 85°F on May 1 to 93°F on May 31, and lows from 56°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.68 in over about 5 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 Sanderson, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
1.68 in
Record high
111°FMay 24, 2000
Record low
37°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
15.0
Daylight
13 h 21 min to 13 h 57 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
9.6 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 185°F56°F104°F 200248°F 201712%0%
May 285°F57°F101°F 202043°F 200412%0%
May 385°F57°F101°F 202037°F 201312%0%
May 486°F57°F103°F 202044°F 201312%0%
May 586°F58°F103°F 201451°F 201013%0%
May 686°F58°F105°F 201456°F 200513%0%
May 786°F58°F107°F 202257°F 201313%0%
May 887°F59°F106°F 200956°F 200813%0%
May 987°F59°F104°F 200653°F 202514%0%
May 1087°F60°F102°F 200850°F 201914%0%
May 1188°F60°F100°F 200047°F 201914%0%
May 1288°F60°F101°F 200054°F 201914%0%
May 1388°F61°F108°F 202552°F 201415%0%
May 1488°F61°F106°F 202547°F 201415%0%
May 1589°F61°F103°F 202252°F 201415%0%
May 1689°F62°F107°F 201352°F 201415%0%
May 1789°F62°F105°F 200154°F 202416%0%
May 1890°F62°F105°F 202254°F 200816%0%
May 1990°F63°F105°F 202057°F 201616%0%
May 2090°F63°F104°F 202456°F 200916%0%
May 2191°F63°F103°F 202457°F 201917%0%
May 2291°F64°F104°F 200852°F 200117%0%
May 2391°F64°F107°F 201256°F 200117%0%
May 2491°F64°F111°F 200054°F 201717%0%
May 2592°F65°F105°F 202456°F 202017%0%
May 2692°F65°F107°F 202461°F 202218%0%
May 2792°F65°F111°F 201158°F 200718%0%
May 2893°F66°F108°F 201158°F 201518%0%
May 2993°F66°F105°F 202462°F 200718%0%
May 3093°F66°F103°F 201361°F 200518%0%
May 3193°F66°F104°F 201463°F 201518%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sanderson, 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 7:06 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 8:46 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418022 (Sanderson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003032, 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.