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May
Normals, Means and Extremes
Houston
 
(updated thru 5/31/2022)

 

Jan Feb Mar Apr MAY Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

 

May
Normals, Means and Extremes for Houston

Normals (High/Low) 1991-2020.  Temperature Records 1889-Present.  Rainfall Records 1889-Present.

Date Normal
High
(F)
Normal
Low
(F)
Record High
(F)
Record Low
(F)
Rec Low Max
(F)
Rec High Min
(F)
Normal Cumulative Precip
Monthly - Yearly (in)
Record
Precipitation
(inches)

1

83

64

94 - 1947

45 - 1908

63 - 1907

76 - 2019

0.15 - 14.30

4.11 - 1970

2

83

64

96 - 1964

45 - 1976

65 - 1911

76 - 2009

0.30 - 14.45

3.48 - 1944

3

84

64

93 - 1890

47 - 2013

60 - 1978

77 - 2002

0.44 - 14.59

5.10 - 1981

4

84

65

94 - 1890

42 - 2013

70 - 1966

76 - 2003

0.57 - 14.72

1.72 - 1953

5

84

65

94 - 1906

49 - 1970

66 - 1935

76 - 2007

0.71 - 14.86

3.60 - 1912

6

84

65

94 - 1906

49 - 2013

63 - 1917

76 - 2007

0.84 - 14.99

5.00 - 1938

7

85

66

94 - 1998

47 - 1891

64 - 1917

77 - 2002

0.98 - 15.13

2.61 - 1938

8

85

66

96 - 1967

45 - 1906

69 - 1917

78 - 2022

1.12 - 15.27

2.34 - 2005

9

85

66

94 - 2011

46 - 1984

67 - 1924

79 - 2022

1.26 - 15.41

2.53 - 2019

10

85

66

94 - 1927

51 - 1984

69 - 1898

77 - 2015

1.40 - 15.55

5.89 - 1968

11

86

67

94 - 1890

47 - 1981

69 - 1898

76 - 2011

1.54 - 15.69

2.16 - 1959

12

86

67

92 - 1967

50 - 1895

68 - 1917

80 - 1893

1.69 - 15.84

5.27 - 1914

13

86

67

94 - 1907

50 - 1895

70 - 1914

78 - 1995

1.85 - 16.00

3.44 - 2014

14

86

67

93 - 2018

47 - 1971

66 - 1953

80 - 1995

2.01 - 16.16

2.44 - 2010

15

87

68

94 - 2018

49 - 2014

72 - 1934

78 - 1995

2.18 - 16.33

4.64 - 1970

16

87

68

94 - 2022

47 - 1973

68 - 1945

78 - 1974

2.35 - 16.50

2.80 - 1992

17

87

68

96 - 2018

52 - 1970

68 - 1895

79 - 1995

2.52 - 16.67

4.20 - 1989

18

88

68

95 - 2022

50 - 1976

72 - 1916

78 - 2017

2.69 - 16.84

6.16 - 1989

19

88

69

95 - 2003

50 - 1976

70 - 2016

78 - 2019

2.86 - 17.01

6.87 - 2000

20

88

69

95 - 2020

48 - 1894

74 - 1958

79 - 2011

3.03 - 17.18

4.17 - 1947

21

88

69

96 - 2005

53 - 1892

71 - 1967

79 - 2022

3.21 - 17.36

5.45 - 1945

22

89

69

96 - 2005

48 - 1892

65 - 1895

80 - 2019

3.39 - 17.54

3.10 - 1963

23

89

70

95 - 1996

45 - 1892

72 - 1947

79 - 2020

3.57 - 17.72

3.99 - 1959

24

89

70

95 - 1955

54 - 1892

74 - 1919

78 - 2011

3.74 - 17.89

3.96 - 1936

25

89

70

95 - 2011

56 - 1979

74 - 1936

79 - 2011

3.93 - 18.08

4.34 - 2015

26

89

70

98 - 2011

57 - 1979

76 - 1919

79 - 1996

4.11 - 18.26

2.91 - 2014

27

90

71

98 - 1928

50 - 1901

74 - 1901

80 - 2017

4.30 - 18.45

3.99 - 1914

28

90

71

98 - 1906

54 - 1901

73 - 1936

81 - 1996

4.47 - 18.62

2.83 - 1914

29

90

71

99 - 1996

58 - 1984

69 - 1992

77 - 2018

4.65 - 18.80

4.33 - 2006

30

90

71

97 - 2003

53 - 1984

73 - 1947

80 - 2004

4.83 - 18.98

5.01 - 1907

31

90

71

98 - 1998

50 - 1889

73 - 1992

80 - 2004

5.01 - 19.16

3.45 - 1976

Month

86.9

67.8

99 - 1996

42 - 2013

60 - 1978

81 - 1996

        5.01 inches

  6.87 - 2000