May Weather in Meeker United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 11°F, from 62°F to 73°F, rarely falling below 48°F or exceeding 82°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from 34°F to 41°F, rarely falling below 26°F or exceeding 49°F.

For reference, on July 12, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Meeker typically range from 50°F to 84°F, while on January 7, the coldest day of the year, they range from 9°F to 32°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Fareydūnshahr, Iran (7,211 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Meeker (view comparison).

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The month of May in Meeker experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 48% to 37%.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 63% of the time.

For reference, on February 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 53%, while on September 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 76%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Meeker, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 23% and ending it at 15%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 23% on May 3, and its lowest chance is 10% on June 19.

Over the course of May in Meeker, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 20% to 15%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain decreases from 2% to 0%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Meeker is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 1.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.2 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the month at 0.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.0 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.1 inches on May 8.

Over the course of May in Meeker, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 53 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 46 seconds, and weekly increase of 12 minutes, 23 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 13 hours, 56 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 14 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Meeker is 6:10 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 26 minutes earlier at 5:44 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 8:07 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 27 minutes later at 8:34 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Meeker during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:42 AM and sets 15 hours, 1 minute later, at 8:44 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:30 AM and sets 9 hours, 19 minutes later, at 4:49 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Meeker is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on June 13, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Meeker is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 8.0 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.7 miles per hour, while on August 2, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.1 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Meeker throughout May is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 39% on May 31.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Meeker typically lasts for 3.8 months (118 days), from around May 28 to around September 22, rarely starting before May 8 or after June 17, and rarely ending before September 5 or after October 10.

During May in Meeker, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly increasing rising from 4% to 57% over the course of the month.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Meeker are increasing during May, increasing by 191°F, from 107°F to 298°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Meeker is increasing during May, rising by 1.1 kWh, from 6.7 kWh to 7.8 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Meeker are 40.037 deg latitude, -107.913 deg longitude, and 6,237 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Meeker contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,266 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,475 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,759 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,425 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Meeker is covered by shrubs (47%) and cropland (38%), within 10 miles by shrubs (62%) and trees (19%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (60%) and trees (30%).