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Lake Placid May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Lake Placid, New York in the month of May.

Typical Lake Placid May Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	65.5 °F
Average daily low	39.8 °F
Average monthly precipitation	3.9 inches
Average monthly snow	0.4 inches
Daily chance of precipitation	48.9%
Daily chance of snow	1.6%

Lake Placid May Weather Records 1897–2024
Highest temperature	91 °F	May 26, 2010
Lowest temperature	17 °F	May 4, 1911
Highest daily low	70 °F	May 21, 1911
Lowest daily high	27 °F	May 10, 1913
Hottest average high temperature	72.1 °F	2012
Coldest average high temperature	45.7 °F	1917
Most daily precipitation	2.7 inches	May 17, 2014
Most monthly precipitation	7.6 inches	2019
Most daily snow	4.5 inches	May 1, 2021
Most monthly snow	17.5 inches	1917

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°F)		Record (°F)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
May 1	60.1	34.4	83	19
May 2	60.6	34.7	85	18
May 3	61.0	35.0	82	18
May 4	61.1	35.2	85	17
May 5	61.3	35.4	85	20
May 6	61.7	35.7	83	19
May 7	62.1	36.0	82	19
May 8	62.5	36.4	84	19
May 9	62.8	36.8	85	19
May 10	63.3	37.3	84	18
May 11	63.7	37.7	86	19
May 12	64.0	38.1	81	19
May 13	64.3	38.5	85	20
May 14	64.8	38.9	84	24
May 15	65.1	39.4	84	20
May 16	65.4	39.7	85	21
May 17	65.8	40.0	85	22
May 18	66.1	40.4	87	22
May 19	66.4	40.7	90	24
May 20	66.7	41.1	88	24
May 21	66.8	41.2	85	25
May 22	67.0	41.5	85	23
May 23	67.2	41.8	88	26
May 24	67.3	42.1	86	24
May 25	67.7	42.4	87	23
May 26	68.0	42.7	91	27
May 27	68.3	43.1	88	26
May 28	68.8	43.5	90	27
May 29	69.1	43.9	86	28
May 30	69.4	44.3	88	26
May 31	69.6	44.6	87	27

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1897–2024	Lake Placid 2 S	location