Ripley Weather in May
Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.44 in over about 13 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
- 78°F
- Average low
- 50°F
- Precipitation
- 4.44 in
- Record high
- 94°FMay 31, 2011
- Record low
- 26°FMay 10, 1966
- Chance of a freeze
- 28%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.9
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 55°F
- Wind
- 3.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 75°F | 45°F | 91°F 2007 | 31°F 1969 | 45% | 0% |
| May 2 | 75°F | 46°F | 89°F 1951 | 28°F 1963 | 45% | 0% |
| May 3 | 75°F | 46°F | 90°F 2018 | 31°F 2005 | 45% | 0% |
| May 4 | 76°F | 46°F | 90°F 1949 | 29°F 1986 | 45% | 0% |
| May 5 | 76°F | 47°F | 93°F 1950 | 34°F 1957 | 45% | 0% |
| May 6 | 76°F | 47°F | 91°F 1959 | 31°F 1968 | 45% | 0% |
| May 7 | 76°F | 47°F | 90°F 1969 | 29°F 1968 | 45% | 0% |
| May 8 | 76°F | 48°F | 91°F 2015 | 35°F 1981 | 45% | 0% |
| May 9 | 77°F | 48°F | 92°F 1963 | 32°F 1980 | 45% | 0% |
| May 10 | 77°F | 48°F | 91°F 2015 | 26°F 1966 | 45% | 0% |
| May 11 | 77°F | 49°F | 90°F 1948 | 28°F 1966 | 45% | 0% |
| May 12 | 77°F | 49°F | 90°F 1979 | 36°F 1963 | 44% | 0% |
| May 13 | 77°F | 49°F | 91°F 1982 | 33°F 1996 | 44% | 0% |
| May 14 | 77°F | 50°F | 93°F 1985 | 31°F 1996 | 44% | 0% |
| May 15 | 78°F | 50°F | 92°F 2018 | 38°F 2021 | 44% | 0% |
| May 16 | 78°F | 50°F | 92°F 1962 | 35°F 1984 | 44% | 0% |
| May 17 | 78°F | 50°F | 91°F 1962 | 34°F 1984 | 44% | 0% |
| May 18 | 78°F | 51°F | 93°F 2026 | 33°F 1973 | 44% | 0% |
| May 19 | 78°F | 51°F | 92°F 1964 | 35°F 2002 | 44% | 0% |
| May 20 | 78°F | 51°F | 91°F 2022 | 32°F 2002 | 44% | 0% |
| May 21 | 79°F | 52°F | 90°F 2022 | 35°F 2002 | 43% | 0% |
| May 22 | 79°F | 52°F | 90°F 1964 | 30°F 2002 | 43% | 0% |
| May 23 | 79°F | 52°F | 90°F 1964 | 34°F 1963 | 43% | 0% |
| May 24 | 79°F | 52°F | 91°F 1970 | 32°F 1963 | 43% | 0% |
| May 25 | 79°F | 53°F | 92°F 1970 | 33°F 1956 | 43% | 0% |
| May 26 | 80°F | 53°F | 93°F 1991 | 38°F 1988 | 43% | 0% |
| May 27 | 80°F | 53°F | 93°F 2012 | 37°F 1949 | 42% | 0% |
| May 28 | 80°F | 54°F | 92°F 2012 | 39°F 1961 | 42% | 0% |
| May 29 | 80°F | 54°F | 92°F 1991 | 38°F 1949 | 42% | 0% |
| May 30 | 81°F | 54°F | 93°F 1969 | 38°F 1949 | 42% | 0% |
| May 31 | 81°F | 55°F | 94°F 2011 | 38°F 1966 | 42% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:46 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00467552 (Ripley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013866, 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.