Crossville weather in May: Crossville, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Crossville in May has a normal high of 74°F and a normal low of 53°F, a daily mean of 63°F, rising from 71°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 5.18 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 12°C, 132 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationCrossville Mem Airport
- Station IDUSW00003847
- Location35.95°N 85.08°W
- Elevation1,867 ft (569 m)
- Population12,785
- Jan 44° 26°
- Feb 48° 30°
- Mar 56° 36°
- Apr 66° 44°
- May 74° 53°
- Jun 80° 60°
- Jul 83° 64°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 77° 57°
- Oct 68° 45°
- Nov 56° 36°
- Dec 47° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Crossville in May?
The normal high is 74°F and the normal low 53°F, for a daily mean of 63.2°F. May is 7.8°F warmer than April and 7.0°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Crossville and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 71°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 60°F and 66°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 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 27% |
| May 8 | 72°F | 51°F | 42% | 26% |
| May 15 | 73°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 22 | 75°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 57°F | 41% | 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 | 71°F | 49°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 71°F | 50°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 71°F | 50°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 71°F | 50°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 71°F | 50°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 72°F | 51°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 72°F | 51°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 72°F | 51°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 72°F | 51°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 72°F | 52°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 72°F | 52°F | 42% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 73°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 73°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 73°F | 52°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 73°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 73°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 74°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 74°F | 53°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 74°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 74°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 75°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 75°F | 54°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 75°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 75°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 75°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 76°F | 55°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 76°F | 56°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 76°F | 56°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 76°F | 56°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 77°F | 56°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 77°F | 57°F | 41% | 26% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 74°FMay average
- Normal low
- 53°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 5.18 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 24
- Days at 80°F or more
- 9
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003847; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Crossville in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around May 1 (42%). In all, 5.18 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003847.
What are the records for May in Crossville?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1954) is 91°F, on May 13, 1962; the coldest is 27°F, on May 4, 1976. The wettest May brought 11.68 in (2003).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 63.2°F: 2021 61.0°F (−2.2), 2022 65.5°F (+2.3), 2023 62.5°F (−0.7), 2024 65.8°F (+2.6), 2025 63.0°F (−0.2), 2026 64.1°F (+0.9). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.0°F | −2.2°F | 3.25 in |
| 2022 | 65.5°F | +2.3°F | 4.72 in |
| 2023 | 62.5°F | −0.7°F | 3.39 in |
| 2024 | 65.8°F | +2.6°F | – |
| 2025 | 63.0°F | −0.2°F | 7.45 in |
| 2026 | 64.1°F | +0.9°F | 3.61 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003847; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003847. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Crossville compare across Tennessee?
Across the 116 places PlainClimate covers in Tennessee, May normal highs run from 71°F in Roan Mountain to 82°F in Collierville; Crossville's is 74°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.