Hammond weather in May: Hammond, Louisiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Hammond in May has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 63°F, a daily mean of 74°F, rising from 81°F on the 1st to 88°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal May, 5.41 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 17°C, 137 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationHammond (5 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00164030
- Location30.50°N 90.38°W
- Elevation35 ft (11 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population23,426
- Jan 62° 38°
- Feb 65° 42°
- Mar 72° 49°
- Apr 78° 55°
- May 85° 63°
- Jun 90° 69°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 92° 71°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 81° 56°
- Nov 70° 46°
- Dec 64° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hammond in May?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 63°F, for a daily mean of 73.5°F. May is 7.3°F warmer than April and 5.9°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Hammond and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 81°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 1.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 72°F and 75°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 81°F | 59°F | 25% | 16% |
| May 8 | 83°F | 60°F | 25% | 17% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 62°F | 27% | 18% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 64°F | 29% | 19% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 66°F | 33% | 22% |
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 | 81°F | 59°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 2 | 81°F | 59°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 3 | 81°F | 59°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 4 | 82°F | 59°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| May 5 | 82°F | 60°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 82°F | 60°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 82°F | 60°F | 25% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 8 | 83°F | 60°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 9 | 83°F | 61°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 10 | 83°F | 61°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 11 | 83°F | 61°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 84°F | 62°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 84°F | 62°F | 26% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 84°F | 62°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 15 | 84°F | 62°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 16 | 85°F | 63°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 85°F | 63°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 85°F | 63°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 85°F | 63°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 86°F | 64°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 86°F | 64°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 86°F | 64°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 86°F | 64°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 86°F | 65°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 87°F | 65°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 87°F | 65°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 87°F | 65°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 87°F | 66°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 88°F | 66°F | 32% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 30 | 88°F | 66°F | 33% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 31 | 88°F | 66°F | 33% | 22% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 85°FMay average
- Normal low
- 63°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 5.41 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4
- Daylight
- 13 h 20 min to 14 hMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 26
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00164030; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hammond in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around May 31 (33%). In all, 5.41 in falls on 8 days of a normal May, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Hammond, 4 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00164030.
What are the records for May in Hammond?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1981) is 96°F, on May 30, 2000; the coldest is 38°F, on May 4, 2013. The wettest May brought 13.77 in (1991).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00164030. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Hammond compare across Louisiana?
Across the 65 places PlainClimate covers in Louisiana, May normal highs run from 81°F in Bastrop to 87°F in Chalmette; Hammond's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.