Sheldon Weather in May
Average highs run from 81°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 62°F to 71°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.01 in over about 8 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 84°F
- Average low
- 67°F
- Precipitation
- 6.01 in
- Record high
- 97°FMay 26, 2011
- Record low
- 43°FMay 4, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 20 min to 13 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 67°F
- Wind
- 7.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 81°F | 62°F | 89°F 1998 | 48°F 2014 | 23% |
| May 2 | 81°F | 63°F | 88°F 2010 | 48°F 2014 | 23% |
| May 3 | 81°F | 63°F | 89°F 2002 | 46°F 2013 | 23% |
| May 4 | 81°F | 63°F | 89°F 2021 | 43°F 2013 | 23% |
| May 5 | 82°F | 64°F | 90°F 2020 | 50°F 2011 | 23% |
| May 6 | 82°F | 64°F | 88°F 1991 | 47°F 2013 | 23% |
| May 7 | 82°F | 64°F | 91°F 1998 | 48°F 1992 | 23% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 65°F | 91°F 2008 | 47°F 1992 | 24% |
| May 9 | 83°F | 65°F | 96°F 1998 | 48°F 1992 | 24% |
| May 10 | 83°F | 65°F | 90°F 1998 | 55°F 1992 | 24% |
| May 11 | 83°F | 65°F | 88°F 2009 | 55°F 1993 | 24% |
| May 12 | 83°F | 66°F | 88°F 2017 | 52°F 2006 | 24% |
| May 13 | 84°F | 66°F | 93°F 2011 | 55°F 2006 | 24% |
| May 14 | 84°F | 66°F | 91°F 2007 | 52°F 2014 | 24% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 67°F | 92°F 2018 | 47°F 2014 | 25% |
| May 16 | 84°F | 67°F | 93°F 2018 | 54°F 2006 | 25% |
| May 17 | 85°F | 67°F | 96°F 2018 | 54°F 2006 | 25% |
| May 18 | 85°F | 67°F | 92°F 2020 | 56°F 2002 | 25% |
| May 19 | 85°F | 68°F | 94°F 2008 | 55°F 2002 | 25% |
| May 20 | 85°F | 68°F | 93°F 2008 | 55°F 2002 | 25% |
| May 21 | 86°F | 68°F | 94°F 2005 | 54°F 2002 | 26% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 69°F | 94°F 2005 | 58°F 1994 | 26% |
| May 23 | 86°F | 69°F | 92°F 2005 | 54°F 2001 | 26% |
| May 24 | 86°F | 69°F | 90°F 2011 | 59°F 2017 | 27% |
| May 25 | 86°F | 69°F | 92°F 2005 | 62°F 1994 | 27% |
| May 26 | 87°F | 69°F | 97°F 2011 | 61°F 2020 | 27% |
| May 27 | 87°F | 70°F | 94°F 2022 | 64°F 2014 | 28% |
| May 28 | 87°F | 70°F | 94°F 2010 | 64°F 2003 | 28% |
| May 29 | 87°F | 70°F | 93°F 2018 | 61°F 1992 | 28% |
| May 30 | 87°F | 70°F | 95°F 1998 | 60°F 1992 | 29% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 71°F | 97°F 1998 | 63°F 1992 | 29% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:58 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00410586 (Baytown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00414333, 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.