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Typical Iowa City May Weather 1991–2020 |
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| Average daily high | 73.1 °F | |
| Average daily low | 51.5 °F | |
| Average monthly precipitation | 4.6 inches | |
| Daily chance of precipitation | 42.4% | |
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Iowa City May Weather Records 1893–2024 |
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| Highest temperature | 105 °F | May 31, 1934 |
| Lowest temperature | 24 °F | May 3, 2005 |
| Highest daily low | 74 °F | May 29, 2006 |
| Lowest daily high | 39 °F | May 5, 1944 |
| Hottest average high temperature | 83.8 °F | 1934 |
| Coldest average high temperature | 65.3 °F | 1907 |
| Most daily precipitation | 5.3 inches | May 10, 1996 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 13.3 inches | 1996 |
| Day | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | High | Low | |
| May 1 | 67.6 | 45.9 | 88 | 26 |
| May 2 | 68.0 | 46.3 | 90 | 29 |
| May 3 | 68.3 | 46.6 | 88 | 24 |
| May 4 | 68.7 | 46.8 | 89 | 25 |
| May 5 | 69.1 | 47.1 | 91 | 30 |
| May 6 | 69.4 | 47.6 | 95 | 32 |
| May 7 | 69.7 | 47.9 | 89 | 25 |
| May 8 | 70.1 | 48.3 | 89 | 33 |
| May 9 | 70.5 | 48.7 | 94 | 27 |
| May 10 | 70.9 | 49.1 | 92 | 27 |
| May 11 | 71.1 | 49.5 | 93 | 27 |
| May 12 | 71.5 | 49.9 | 94 | 33 |
| May 13 | 71.9 | 50.4 | 91 | 33 |
| May 14 | 72.4 | 50.8 | 93 | 30 |
| May 15 | 72.7 | 51.1 | 92 | 33 |
| May 16 | 73.2 | 51.5 | 91 | 32 |
| May 17 | 73.6 | 51.9 | 89 | 34 |
| May 18 | 74.0 | 52.3 | 93 | 32 |
| May 19 | 74.3 | 52.7 | 92 | 33 |
| May 20 | 74.5 | 52.9 | 95 | 33 |
| May 21 | 74.7 | 53.3 | 94 | 31 |
| May 22 | 75.0 | 53.5 | 95 | 33 |
| May 23 | 75.3 | 53.8 | 92 | 31 |
| May 24 | 75.6 | 54.1 | 94 | 36 |
| May 25 | 75.9 | 54.4 | 94 | 30 |
| May 26 | 76.3 | 54.7 | 95 | 33 |
| May 27 | 76.7 | 55.1 | 98 | 37 |
| May 28 | 77.2 | 55.7 | 98 | 35 |
| May 29 | 77.5 | 56.2 | 100 | 35 |
| May 30 | 77.9 | 56.6 | 99 | 37 |
| May 31 | 78.1 | 56.9 | 105 | 34 |