Medicine Lodge weather in May: Medicine Lodge, Kansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Medicine Lodge in May has a normal high of 79°F and a normal low of 55°F, a daily mean of 67°F, rising from 74°F on the 1st to 85°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 3.65 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 26°C and low of 13°C, 93 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationMedicine Lodge
- Station IDUSW00003957
- Location37.28°N 98.55°W
- Elevation1,535 ft (468 m)
- Population1,708
- Jan 46° 22°
- Feb 50° 26°
- Mar 60° 35°
- Apr 70° 44°
- May 79° 55°
- Jun 90° 65°
- Jul 94° 70°
- Aug 92° 68°
- Sep 84° 59°
- Oct 72° 45°
- Nov 58° 33°
- Dec 47° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Medicine Lodge in May?
The normal high is 79°F and the normal low 55°F, for a daily mean of 67.0°F. May is 10.1°F warmer than April and 10.6°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Medicine Lodge and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 74°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 64°F and 70°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 74°F | 49°F | 29% | 17% |
| May 8 | 76°F | 51°F | 30% | 18% |
| May 15 | 79°F | 54°F | 29% | 18% |
| May 22 | 82°F | 57°F | 30% | 19% |
| May 31 | 85°F | 61°F | 30% | 20% |
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 | 74°F | 49°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 74°F | 49°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 75°F | 49°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 75°F | 50°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 75°F | 50°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 76°F | 51°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 76°F | 51°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 76°F | 51°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 77°F | 52°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 77°F | 52°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 77°F | 53°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 78°F | 53°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 78°F | 53°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 78°F | 54°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 79°F | 54°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 79°F | 55°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 80°F | 55°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 80°F | 55°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 80°F | 56°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 81°F | 56°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 81°F | 57°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 82°F | 57°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 82°F | 58°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 82°F | 58°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 83°F | 58°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 83°F | 59°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 84°F | 59°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 84°F | 59°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 84°F | 60°F | 30% | 19% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 85°F | 60°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 85°F | 61°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 79°FMay average
- Normal low
- 55°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.65 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 26
- Days at 80°F or more
- 17
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003957; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Medicine Lodge in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around May 31 (30%). In all, 3.65 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Medicine Lodge, 6 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003957.
How humid and windy is Medicine Lodge in May?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 83°F with 43% relative humidity and a dew point of 58°F; at 6 a.m. it is 63°F with 83% humidity. The wind averages 9.2 mph, most often from the south-southeast in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 63°F | 58°F | 83% | 6.8 mph | – |
| 9 a.m. | 72°F | 59°F | 64% | 10.4 mph | – |
| noon | 79°F | 58°F | 49% | 11.3 mph | – |
| 3 p.m. | 83°F | 58°F | 43% | 11.8 mph | – |
| 6 p.m. | 81°F | 57°F | 45% | 10.8 mph | – |
| 9 p.m. | 72°F | 59°F | 64% | 8.5 mph | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00003957. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for May in Medicine Lodge?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 104°F, on May 8, 2011; the coldest is 29°F, on May 3, 2013. The wettest May brought 12.12 in (2019).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 67.0°F: 2021 63.4°F (−3.6), 2022 68.2°F (+1.2), 2023 67.9°F (+0.9), 2024 70.2°F (+3.2), 2025 67.0°F (at normal), 2026 71.5°F (+4.5). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.4°F | −3.6°F | 3.79 in |
| 2022 | 68.2°F | +1.2°F | 6.03 in |
| 2023 | 67.9°F | +0.9°F | 4.71 in |
| 2024 | 70.2°F | +3.2°F | 5.28 in |
| 2025 | 67.0°F | at normal | 3.24 in |
| 2026 | 71.5°F | +4.5°F | 2.13 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003957; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003957. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Medicine Lodge compare across Kansas?
Across the 137 places PlainClimate covers in Kansas, May normal highs run from 72°F in Burr Oak to 81°F in Coldwater; Medicine Lodge's is 79°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.