Merton climate

Merton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richfield 3 Ssw, 10.7 km from Merton

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.13 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Merton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
4.13 in
Record high
101°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
25°FMay 1, 1943
Chance of a freeze
50%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 15 h 09 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
10.7 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 162°F40°F89°F 195225°F 1943
May 262°F40°F85°F 196525°F 1911
May 363°F40°F87°F 193829°F 1917
May 463°F41°F89°F 195225°F 1935
May 563°F41°F90°F 194931°F 1900
May 664°F42°F91°F 193429°F 1954
May 764°F42°F88°F 193428°F 2026
May 865°F42°F87°F 197929°F 1947
May 965°F43°F92°F 193425°F 1947
May 1066°F43°F88°F 193427°F 1907
May 1166°F44°F86°F 192227°F 1913
May 1266°F44°F86°F 190029°F 1928
May 1367°F44°F87°F 190027°F 1923
May 1467°F45°F87°F 197730°F 1895
May 1568°F45°F88°F 200731°F 1920
May 1668°F46°F90°F 196232°F 1920
May 1769°F46°F90°F 196230°F 1983
May 1869°F46°F90°F 196232°F 1925
May 1969°F47°F96°F 193430°F 1929
May 2070°F47°F91°F 193429°F 1895
May 2170°F47°F90°F 197728°F 2002
May 2271°F48°F91°F 199434°F 1917
May 2371°F48°F90°F 192131°F 1917
May 2471°F48°F89°F 195033°F 1925
May 2572°F49°F92°F 191129°F 19250%
May 2672°F49°F91°F 191130°F 19250%
May 2773°F49°F92°F 191132°F 19610%
May 2873°F50°F91°F 197734°F 18940%
May 2973°F50°F89°F 189533°F 19300%
May 3074°F50°F90°F 193733°F 18940%
May 3174°F51°F101°F 193434°F 18970%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 8:26 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00477148 (Richfield 3 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478937, 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.