Average May Temperature in Ottawa by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Ottawa, Kansas for the month of May each year between 1896 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Ottawa?

1962 was the warmest May in the history of Ottawa, Kansas. The average daily high temperature was 86.9 °F, and the average low was 62.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Ottawa?

1917 was the coolest May in the history of Ottawa, Kansas. The average daily high temperature was 68.2 °F, and the average low was 46.3 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	50	77.6	54.2
2022	65	74.5	55.0
2021	112	70.9	51.3
2020	115	70.1	51.6
2019	101	71.1	52.6
2018	2	83.7	60.6
2017	87	75.1	51.2
2016	107	72.7	50.4
2015	88	72.2	53.9
2014	63	76.5	53.1
2013	93	73.2	51.5
2012	13	81.3	57.2
2011	104	72.0	51.2
2010	83	72.7	54.1
2009	72	74.2	54.8
2006	62	76.0	53.8
2004	27	79.0	57.6
2003	47	77.8	54.2
2002	78	75.1	52.5
2001	21	79.4	57.7
2000	9	82.0	57.4
1999	56	76.3	54.5
1998	3	83.6	60.6
1997	94	74.7	49.9
1996	31	77.4	57.9
1995	111	70.3	52.1
1994	57	78.3	52.4
1993	64	74.7	54.9
1992	68	76.2	53.1
1991	6	80.1	60.1
1990	91	72.2	52.9
1989	61	77.5	52.4
1988	18	81.1	56.3
1987	4	81.1	60.4
1986	37	77.4	55.9
1985	35	78.9	54.9
1984	89	74.6	51.0
1983	95	74.2	49.9
1982	38	76.5	56.6
1981	100	73.5	50.2
1980	45	79.5	52.7
1979	54	76.9	54.4
1978	76	74.1	53.8
1977	8	79.5	60.0
1976	108	73.3	49.9
1975	32	79.3	56.0
1974	12	80.0	58.5
1972	69	76.0	53.2
1971	86	75.9	50.5
1970	22	80.4	56.5
1969	44	77.3	55.1
1968	102	72.6	50.9
1967	92	74.4	50.4
1966	75	78.1	50.6
1965	7	80.9	58.7
1964	11	80.6	58.2
1963	34	78.0	56.0
1962	1	86.9	62.6
1961	110	71.3	51.7
1960	66	77.1	52.3
1959	30	78.3	57.7
1958	41	78.1	54.6
1957	60	75.8	54.2
1956	5	82.2	58.4
1955	36	77.2	56.3
1954	117	72.2	48.4
1953	59	75.8	54.3
1952	43	78.7	53.7
1951	51	77.6	54.2
1950	46	77.3	54.8
1949	20	78.6	58.5
1948	73	76.3	52.5
1946	103	73.1	50.3
1945	113	71.6	50.3
1944	24	78.5	58.4
1943	109	70.6	52.5
1942	80	74.7	52.4
1941	10	81.7	57.2
1940	84	75.6	51.1
1939	15	81.6	56.8
1938	71	74.4	54.8
1937	33	78.2	56.5
1936	17	80.3	57.3
1935	118	68.8	51.3
1934	25	83.1	53.5
1933	55	76.6	54.6
1932	58	78.0	52.6
1931	114	73.3	48.5
1930	79	74.3	52.9
1929	106	70.9	52.3
1928	42	79.5	53.0
1927	67	74.7	54.7
1926	26	80.0	56.6
1925	116	71.7	49.3
1924	120	69.7	47.6
1923	105	71.7	51.6
1922	48	76.9	55.1
1921	53	77.3	54.1
1920	77	74.4	53.4
1919	99	72.2	51.7
1918	19	79.9	57.5
1917	122	68.2	46.3
1916	70	75.2	54.0
1915	97	72.6	51.4
1914	52	77.2	54.3
1913	39	77.6	55.3
1912	29	80.0	56.1
1911	23	80.3	56.6
1910	119	70.7	47.3
1909	96	76.4	47.7
1908	85	76.4	50.2
1907	121	71.3	44.7
1906	49	79.1	52.7
1905	74	77.3	51.5
1904	98	73.6	50.3
1903	81	73.7	53.4
1902	14	81.4	57.1
1900	40	77.8	55.0
1899	28	80.4	55.7
1898	82	75.2	51.8
1897	90	76.8	48.7
1896	16	80.5	57.2

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1895–2024	Ottawa	location