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Typical Wilkes-Barre May Weather 1991–2020 |
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| Average daily high | 71.1 °F | |
| Average daily low | 49.1 °F | |
| Average monthly precipitation | 3.3 inches | |
| Average monthly snow | none | |
| Daily chance of precipitation | 41.5% | |
| Daily chance of snow | 0% | |
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Wilkes-Barre May Weather Records 1893–2024 |
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| Highest temperature | 97 °F | May 30, 1895 |
| Lowest temperature | 27 °F | May 5, 1974 |
| Highest daily low | 72 °F | May 20, 1996 |
| Lowest daily high | 40 °F | May 9, 1977 |
| Hottest average high temperature | 79.3 °F | 1944 |
| Coldest average high temperature | 62.3 °F | 1967 |
| Most daily precipitation | 2.9 inches | May 31, 1950 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 9.5 inches | 1946 |
| Most daily snow | 2.0 inches | May 9, 1977 |
| Most monthly snow | 2.4 inches | 1977 |
| Day | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | High | Low | |
| May 1 | 66.1 | 44.2 | 93 | 29 |
| May 2 | 66.4 | 44.5 | 87 | 28 |
| May 3 | 66.7 | 44.8 | 89 | 28 |
| May 4 | 66.8 | 45.1 | 89 | 32 |
| May 5 | 67.0 | 45.2 | 92 | 27 |
| May 6 | 67.3 | 45.4 | 89 | 32 |
| May 7 | 67.7 | 45.6 | 90 | 31 |
| May 8 | 68.0 | 46.0 | 91 | 30 |
| May 9 | 68.3 | 46.4 | 94 | 29 |
| May 10 | 68.7 | 46.7 | 93 | 29 |
| May 11 | 69.1 | 47.1 | 94 | 30 |
| May 12 | 69.5 | 47.5 | 89 | 29 |
| May 13 | 69.9 | 47.9 | 88 | 31 |
| May 14 | 70.2 | 48.3 | 91 | 29 |
| May 15 | 70.6 | 48.7 | 91 | 33 |
| May 16 | 70.9 | 49.0 | 90 | 34 |
| May 17 | 71.2 | 49.2 | 93 | 30 |
| May 18 | 71.5 | 49.4 | 93 | 30 |
| May 19 | 71.7 | 49.7 | 92 | 30 |
| May 20 | 71.9 | 49.9 | 91 | 33 |
| May 21 | 72.1 | 50.2 | 92 | 30 |
| May 22 | 72.3 | 50.5 | 91 | 30 |
| May 23 | 72.5 | 50.7 | 95 | 36 |
| May 24 | 72.8 | 50.9 | 89 | 32 |
| May 25 | 73.0 | 51.1 | 93 | 30 |
| May 26 | 73.3 | 51.4 | 93 | 39 |
| May 27 | 73.6 | 51.8 | 90 | 35 |
| May 28 | 74.1 | 52.2 | 94 | 36 |
| May 29 | 74.4 | 52.7 | 92 | 35 |
| May 30 | 74.6 | 53.0 | 97 | 35 |
| May 31 | 74.8 | 53.3 | 96 | 36 |