Kansas May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in Kansas for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest May in Kansas History?

2018 was the warmest May in Kansas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 84.6 °F, and the average low was 57.7 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in Kansas History?

1917 was the coolest May in Kansas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 68.9 °F, and the average low was 44.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	29	78.4	53.2
2022	47	76.9	52.4
2021	92	72.7	51.1
2020	95	73.6	49.7
2019	112	71.3	49.7
2018	1	84.6	57.7
2017	86	75.0	49.3
2016	98	73.5	49.7
2015	95	72.3	51.1
2014	45	78.9	50.5
2013	65	76.4	50.2
2012	3	83.4	54.7
2011	78	75.8	49.3
2010	88	73.9	50.2
2009	70	75.0	51.0
2008	70	76.2	49.7
2007	28	77.1	54.8
2006	29	79.0	52.7
2005	55	77.5	50.6
2004	17	80.3	53.5
2003	72	75.5	50.3
2002	88	75.2	49.0
2001	41	77.5	52.7
2000	21	79.5	53.4
1999	69	75.5	50.7
1998	7	81.3	54.5
1997	108	74.4	47.0
1996	38	76.7	53.7
1995	128	67.2	47.5
1994	45	77.6	51.8
1993	85	73.2	51.4
1992	76	75.2	50.1
1991	15	78.6	55.4
1990	113	71.7	49.1
1989	56	76.6	51.4
1988	23	79.1	53.1
1987	13	78.5	55.9
1986	50	76.8	51.8
1985	34	78.3	53.0
1984	86	74.3	50.1
1983	120	72.1	46.8
1982	58	75.0	52.8
1981	115	71.7	48.9
1980	78	75.2	49.9
1979	99	74.0	48.9
1978	92	73.0	50.7
1977	9	78.8	56.6
1976	118	72.3	47.5
1975	56	76.9	51.0
1974	19	79.8	53.6
1973	103	74.5	47.9
1972	73	75.0	50.7
1971	100	74.6	48.1
1970	10	81.5	53.6
1969	49	75.9	53.1
1968	124	71.6	46.9
1967	108	73.8	47.5
1966	51	79.6	48.8
1965	18	79.5	54.2
1964	10	80.9	54.2
1963	22	78.8	53.8
1962	1	85.1	57.1
1961	106	72.8	49.1
1960	81	75.9	49.0
1959	37	76.9	53.8
1958	29	78.0	53.6
1957	100	71.8	50.9
1956	5	81.9	54.8
1955	26	78.6	53.4
1954	123	70.6	47.9
1953	76	75.5	50.0
1952	62	76.7	50.4
1951	60	75.6	51.5
1950	65	76.8	49.8
1949	38	76.0	54.4
1948	51	77.8	50.7
1947	113	72.4	48.3
1946	117	73.2	47.0
1945	105	74.4	47.8
1944	33	77.5	53.8
1943	115	72.1	48.6
1942	78	75.6	49.5
1941	13	79.0	55.4
1940	65	77.1	49.4
1939	7	81.9	53.9
1938	73	74.0	51.6
1937	25	78.8	53.4
1936	15	78.4	55.7
1935	125	67.8	48.9
1934	3	83.4	54.5
1933	59	76.5	51.0
1932	42	78.5	51.5
1931	118	72.5	47.3
1930	92	74.0	49.9
1929	108	71.4	50.0
1928	51	77.8	50.5
1927	43	77.8	52.0
1926	34	78.6	52.6
1925	83	75.6	49.1
1924	126	71.2	43.8
1923	108	72.1	49.2
1922	60	75.4	51.8
1921	43	77.6	52.2
1920	83	73.4	51.4
1919	106	72.4	49.7
1918	20	79.6	53.5
1917	129	68.9	44.6
1916	65	76.9	49.7
1915	120	71.1	47.7
1914	63	74.7	52.0
1913	23	79.7	52.6
1912	29	79.3	52.4
1911	34	78.1	53.1
1910	120	71.2	47.6
1909	100	75.4	47.4
1908	73	75.7	49.9
1907	127	70.4	44.5
1906	51	77.3	51.1
1905	90	74.2	49.9
1904	90	73.9	50.1
1903	103	72.0	50.3
1902	12	79.0	55.8
1901	81	76.5	48.4
1900	47	76.9	52.4
1899	26	79.6	52.3
1898	95	73.3	50.2
1897	63	76.7	50.0
1896	6	81.0	55.4
1895	38	80.2	50.1