Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport weather in May: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in May has a normal high of 87°F and a normal low of 72°F, a daily mean of 80°F, rising from 86°F on the 1st to 88°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal May, 4.89 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 22°C, 124 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationFort Lauderdale Executive Airport
- Station IDUSW00012885
- Location26.20°N 80.17°W
- Elevation14 ft (4 m)
- Jan 76° 59°
- Feb 78° 61°
- Mar 81° 64°
- Apr 84° 68°
- May 87° 72°
- Jun 89° 76°
- Jul 91° 76°
- Aug 91° 77°
- Sep 89° 76°
- Oct 86° 73°
- Nov 81° 67°
- Dec 78° 63°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in May?
The normal high is 87°F and the normal low 72°F, for a daily mean of 79.6°F. May is 3.5°F warmer than April and 2.8°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 86°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 1.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 78°F and 81°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 | 86°F | 71°F | 26% | 16% |
| May 8 | 86°F | 71°F | 29% | 18% |
| May 15 | 87°F | 72°F | 34% | 21% |
| May 22 | 87°F | 73°F | 38% | 24% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 74°F | 42% | 27% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 30, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 86°F | 71°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 2 | 86°F | 71°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 3 | 86°F | 71°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 86°F | 71°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 5 | 86°F | 71°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 6 | 86°F | 71°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| May 7 | 86°F | 71°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 86°F | 71°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 86°F | 72°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 86°F | 72°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 87°F | 72°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 87°F | 72°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 87°F | 72°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 87°F | 72°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 87°F | 72°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 87°F | 72°F | 34% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 87°F | 72°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 87°F | 73°F | 36% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 87°F | 73°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 87°F | 73°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 87°F | 73°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 87°F | 73°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 88°F | 73°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 88°F | 73°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 88°F | 73°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 88°F | 74°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 88°F | 74°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 88°F | 74°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 88°F | 74°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 88°F | 74°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 88°F | 74°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 87°FMay average
- Normal low
- 72°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.89 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6
- Daylight
- 13 h 10 min to 13 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 30
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012885; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around May 31 (42%). In all, 4.89 in falls on 10 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, 6 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012885.
What are the records for May in Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 100°F, on May 28, 2017; the coldest is 55°F, on May 1, 1999. The wettest May brought 17.65 in (2020).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 79.6°F: 2021 80.2°F (+0.6), 2022 80.5°F (+0.9), 2023 80.0°F (+0.4), 2024 84.3°F (+4.8), 2025 82.8°F (+3.2), 2026 82.3°F (+2.7). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80.2°F | +0.6°F | 3.12 in |
| 2022 | 80.5°F | +0.9°F | 6.68 in |
| 2023 | 80.0°F | +0.4°F | – |
| 2024 | 84.3°F | +4.8°F | 2.28 in |
| 2025 | 82.8°F | +3.2°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 82.3°F | +2.7°F | 5.83 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00012885; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012885. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, May normal highs run from 83°F in Miami Beach to 91°F in Plant City; Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport's is 87°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in April84°F by day, 68°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in June89°F by day, 76°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Florida in MayThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Plant City: Florida's warmest Maynormal high 91°F