Clay County climate

Clay County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clendenin, 24 km from Clay County

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.17 in over about 13 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
76°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
5.17 in
Record high
96°FMay 30, 1998
Record low
24°FMay 6, 1997
Chance of a freeze
26%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 40 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
4.0 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 174°F46°F89°F 201732°F 201845%0%
May 274°F46°F92°F 201933°F 198845%0%
May 374°F46°F89°F 200130°F 200545%0%
May 474°F47°F92°F 201830°F 202645%0%
May 574°F47°F89°F 200130°F 200445%0%
May 674°F47°F88°F 200124°F 199745%0%
May 774°F48°F93°F 199931°F 199245%0%
May 875°F48°F93°F 200030°F 198944%0%
May 975°F48°F91°F 201531°F 202044%0%
May 1075°F49°F92°F 201528°F 202044%0%
May 1175°F49°F92°F 199329°F 202044%0%
May 1275°F49°F93°F 201534°F 201044%0%
May 1375°F49°F91°F 199932°F 199644%0%
May 1475°F50°F93°F 201430°F 199644%0%
May 1576°F50°F94°F 201831°F 199644%0%
May 1676°F50°F95°F 201834°F 201643%0%
May 1776°F51°F94°F 199134°F 201643%0%
May 1876°F51°F92°F 201736°F 200943%0%
May 1976°F51°F93°F 200033°F 200943%0%
May 2076°F51°F94°F 202633°F 200943%0%
May 2177°F52°F94°F 199634°F 200242%0%
May 2277°F52°F90°F 202232°F 200242%0%
May 2377°F52°F92°F 199133°F 200242%0%
May 2477°F53°F92°F 199135°F 199742%0%
May 2578°F53°F90°F 199535°F 201342%0%
May 2678°F53°F93°F 198935°F 201342%0%
May 2778°F54°F93°F 199139°F 201341%0%
May 2878°F54°F95°F 201237°F 199441%0%
May 2979°F54°F93°F 201237°F 199441%0%
May 3079°F55°F96°F 199841°F 199441%0%
May 3179°F55°F94°F 200641°F 202441%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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:42 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00461723 (Clendenin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00468662, 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.