Corning weather in May: Corning, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Corning in May has a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 42°F, a daily mean of 55°F, rising from 63°F on the 1st to 71°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal May, 3.05 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 5°C, 77 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationCorning
- Station IDUSC00301787
- Location42.13°N 77.07°W
- Elevation1,147 ft (350 m)
- Population10,605
- Jan 30° 12°
- Feb 33° 13°
- Mar 42° 20°
- Apr 55° 31°
- May 68° 42°
- Jun 75° 51°
- Jul 79° 55°
- Aug 77° 54°
- Sep 70° 47°
- Oct 58° 36°
- Nov 45° 27°
- Dec 34° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Corning in May?
The normal high is 68°F and the normal low 42°F, for a daily mean of 54.6°F. May is 11.7°F warmer than April and 8.2°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Corning and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 63°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 51°F and 58°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 47%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 63°F | 37°F | 47% | 26% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 39°F | 47% | 25% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 41°F | 46% | 25% |
| May 22 | 69°F | 44°F | 45% | 25% |
| May 31 | 71°F | 46°F | 45% | 26% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 63°F | 37°F | 47% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 2 | 63°F | 37°F | 47% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 64°F | 37°F | 47% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 64°F | 38°F | 47% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 5 | 64°F | 38°F | 47% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 6 | 65°F | 38°F | 47% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 7 | 65°F | 39°F | 47% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 8 | 66°F | 39°F | 47% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 66°F | 39°F | 47% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 66°F | 40°F | 47% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 67°F | 40°F | 47% | 25% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 67°F | 40°F | 46% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 67°F | 41°F | 46% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 67°F | 41°F | 46% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 68°F | 41°F | 46% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 68°F | 42°F | 46% | 25% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 68°F | 42°F | 46% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 68°F | 42°F | 46% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 69°F | 43°F | 46% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 69°F | 43°F | 46% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 69°F | 43°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 69°F | 44°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 70°F | 44°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 70°F | 44°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 70°F | 45°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 70°F | 45°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 71°F | 45°F | 45% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 71°F | 45°F | 45% | 25% | 15 h |
| May 29 | 71°F | 46°F | 45% | 25% | 15 h |
| May 30 | 71°F | 46°F | 45% | 26% | 15 h |
| May 31 | 71°F | 46°F | 45% | 26% | 15 h |
- Normal high
- 68°FMay average
- Normal low
- 42°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.05 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 4
- Daylight
- 14 h to 15 hMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 15
- Days at 80°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00301787; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Corning in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 46% on average, highest around May 2 (47%). In all, 3.05 in falls on 14 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Corning, 4 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00301787.
What are the records for May in Corning?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1992) is 94°F, on May 19, 1996; the coldest is 22°F, on May 1, 2012. The wettest May brought 7.81 in (1919); the snowiest, 4.0 inches (1966).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 54.6°F: 2021 52.6°F (−2.0), 2022 56.0°F (+1.4), 2023 52.3°F (−2.3), 2024 59.8°F (+5.2), 2025 54.9°F (+0.3), 2026 52.2°F (−2.4). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.6°F | −2.0°F | 4.42 in |
| 2022 | 56.0°F | +1.4°F | 3.13 in |
| 2023 | 52.3°F | −2.3°F | 1.90 in |
| 2024 | 59.8°F | +5.2°F | 3.17 in |
| 2025 | 54.9°F | +0.3°F | 5.57 in |
| 2026 | 52.2°F | −2.4°F | 3.57 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00301787; recent months: ACIS, station USC00301787. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Corning compare across New York?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, May normal highs run from 60°F in Cooperstown to 74°F in Hudson; Corning's is 68°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.