Eau Claire, WI: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 57.2°F in Eau Claire, WI, the coldest May since 2021, tied 63rd coldest of 134 (with 2009, 1958 and 1898).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 57.2°F; Coldest since 2021; 63rd coldest of 134
Precipitation: 1.51 in; Driest since 1994; 13th driest of 134

A normal May in Eau Claire, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.4°F, between 53.6°F and 61.6°F in eight years of ten and 3.91 in of precipitation, between 1.97 in and 6.04 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Eau Claire, WI since 1893: 57.2°F in 2026; the lowest is 49.8°F, in 1907.

Normal range, 53.6 to 61.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Eau Claire, WI from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	57.2	69	70.2	63	44.1	86	1.51	122	0
2025	57.4	67	70	65	44.7	78	3.08	82	0
2024	59.4	45	71.8	40	47	47	3.80	65	0
2023	60.4	28	73.7	23	47.1	45	2.04	113	0
2022	58.9	51	70.9	55	46.8	50	4.86	36	0
2021	57	73	69.6	68	44.3	82	3.36	77	0
2020	56.9	78	67.6	90	46.2	56	4.19	50	0
2019	53.1	121	64.5	122	41.6	117	6.85	10	0
2018	63.8	5	76.6	7	51	8	3.04	85	0
2017	55.8	91	66.5	107	45	72	4.36	48	0
2016	58	59	71.1	51	44.9	74	3.81	64	0
2015	57.5	66	69.2	75	45.9	63	5.39	22	0
2014	57.6	63	69.5	69	45.7	64	4.08	53	0
2013	55.8	91	66.9	98	44.6	79	9.28	2	0
2012	61.6	15	73.9	17	49.4	15	4.58	41	0
2011	56.1	88	66.8	102	45.4	67	3.28	78	0
2010	58.7	53	71.3	46	46	61	1.65	119	0
2009	57.2	69	69.4	71	45.1	70	2.01	114	0
2008	53.6	115	66.5	107	40.7	120	3.74	68	0
2007	61	22	73.8	20	48.2	30	2.06	112	0
2006	60	38	71.4	44	48.7	22	2.70	93	0
2005	55.1	100	65.5	115	44.6	79	2.42	105	0
2004	54.4	111	66.2	112	42.6	110	6.28	13	0
2003	56.1	88	68.9	78	43.4	98	4.46	46	0
2002	52.4	128	64.9	119	39.9	128	2.84	91	0
2001	57.6	63	68.8	79	46.4	52	5.08	31	0
2000	59.2	48	71.3	46	47.2	44	4.06	55	0
1999	60.2	32	72.4	32	48	33	5.96	15	0
1998	63.2	8	77.9	5	48.6	23	4.00	58	0
1997	52.5	127	64.8	120	40.1	126	2.42	105	0
1996	54.3	112	65.7	114	43	103	2.66	96	0
1995	56.2	86	68.3	83	44	90	3.44	73	0
1994	58.9	51	72.6	30	45.2	68	1.29	127	0
1993	56.6	80	66.1	113	47	47	4.59	40	0
1992	59.3	46	72.2	34	46.4	52	0.79	133	0
1991	61.7	13	71.3	46	52.1	4	6.01	14	0
1990	54.6	108	66.3	111	42.9	104	5.11	30	0
1989	57	73	69.7	67	44.3	82	4.42	47	0
1988	62.9	9	78.2	4	47.6	36	2.34	108	0
1987	61.4	19	74.4	14	48.4	24	3.79	67	0
1986	60.1	35	72.7	29	47.5	39	2.51	103	0
1985	61.6	15	73.9	17	49.2	17	1.34	125	0
1984	54.8	102	66.9	98	42.7	108	2.58	100	0
1983	52.1	129	62.6	130	41.7	115	4.94	33	0
1982	61.2	20	71.9	39	50.5	10	4.62	39	0
1981	55.5	95	67.9	86	43.2	102	3.88	61	0
1980	59.9	40	73.6	24	46.3	54	2.70	93	0
1979	53.2	120	64.6	121	41.7	115	4.58	41	0
1978	59.1	49	71.5	43	46.8	50	2.83	92	0
1977	66.2	2	78.9	3	53.5	2	4.02	57	0
1976	54.7	106	68.1	84	41.4	119	1.22	128	0
1975	60.4	28	73	28	47.9	34	5.28	23	0
1974	53.6	115	64.5	122	42.7	108	4.47	44	0
1973	53	123	63.5	128	42.5	112	9.16	3	0
1972	61.1	21	75	13	47.3	42	1.50	123	0
1971	53.3	119	66.6	105	40	127	4.25	49	0
1970	57	73	67.6	90	46.3	54	5.25	26	0
1969	58.5	56	71	54	46.1	60	3.85	62	0
1968	53.6	115	64.4	124	42.9	104	5.15	28	0
1967	50.9	131	63.6	127	38.1	133	1.16	131	0
1966	51.7	130	65.2	117	38.2	132	1.65	119	0
1965	60.2	32	72.2	34	48.3	29	4.92	34	1
1964	60.9	23	73.8	20	48.1	32	2.63	98	0
1963	55.3	99	66.9	98	43.7	95	5.15	28	0
1962	60.5	26	70.5	57	50.6	9	5.83	17	0
1961	53.5	118	67.8	88	39.1	130	3.06	84	0
1960	56.3	85	67.2	95	45.5	66	5.28	23	0
1959	60.1	35	71.4	44	48.9	19	4.13	51	0
1958	57.2	69	70.5	57	43.9	93	4.06	55	0
1957	54.8	102	66.9	98	42.6	110	4.08	53	0
1956	54.8	102	66.7	104	42.9	104	3.73	69	0
1955	60.1	35	73.2	26	47.1	45	3.43	74	0
1954	50.3	133	61.8	132	38.8	131	3.23	80	0
1953	56.4	82	69.2	75	43.6	96	2.38	107	0
1952	55.4	97	66.6	105	44.1	86	3.83	63	0
1951	60.3	31	72.4	32	48.4	24	2.69	95	2
1950	55	101	66.5	107	43.5	97	2.66	96	0
1949	61.5	18	74	15	48.9	19	1.44	124	0
1948	58.3	57	70.4	60	46.2	56	1.34	125	0
1947	53.1	121	64	126	42.3	113	3.43	74	0
1946	55.7	93	68	85	43.4	98	4.09	52	0
1945	52.8	126	64.1	125	41.5	118	4.98	32	0
1944	62.6	10	73.6	24	51.5	5	2.93	89	0
1943	55.5	95	67	96	44	90	5.95	16	0
1942	55.7	93	67	96	44.3	82	8.34	5	0
1941	62.6	10	75.7	9	49.6	13	5.17	27	0
1940	55.4	97	67.4	94	43.4	98	2.63	98	0
1939	65.1	3	79.9	2	50.3	11	2.01	114	0
1938	58.7	53	69.8	66	47.5	39	10.54	1	0
1937	60.5	26	72.5	31	48.4	24	3.01	87	0
1936	64	4	76.6	7	51.3	6	1.78	118	0
1935	54.7	106	65.3	116	44.1	86	3.42	76	0
1934	68.3	1	82.7	1	54	1	0.84	132	0
1933	59.6	43	70.3	62	48.9	19	3.50	71	0
1932	59.8	41	71.2	49	48.4	24	2.88	90	0
1931	57	73	70.1	64	44	90	1.18	129	0
1930	59.3	46	70.8	56	47.9	34	3.48	72	0
1929	54.5	110	66.8	102	42.2	114	2.26	110	0
1928	60.6	24	73.8	20	47.4	41	2.56	101	0
1927	56	90	66.5	107	45.6	65	3.09	81	0
1926	61.9	12	75.4	11	48.4	24	4.71	37	0
1925	54.8	102	69.1	77	40.6	122	1.88	117	0
1924	50.7	132	61.7	133	39.7	129	2.49	104	0
1923	58.6	55	72	36	45.2	68	2.29	109	0
1922	63.3	7	75.4	11	51.1	7	3.89	59	0
1921	60.6	24	72	36	49.2	17	7.84	6	0
1920	58.1	58	72	36	44.1	86	3.80	65	0
1919	56.9	78	70.5	57	43.4	98	1.54	121	0
1918	61.6	15	74	15	49.3	16	7.72	7	0
1917	53.9	114	67.6	90	40.2	124	3.02	86	0
1916	56.4	82	67.9	86	44.8	77	5.53	19	0
1915	52.9	124	62.8	129	42.9	104	5.40	21	0
1914	60	38	71.8	40	48.2	30	3.89	59	0
1913	56.2	86	67.5	93	44.9	74	4.47	44	0
1912	59.1	49	71.2	49	47	47	4.67	38	0
1911	63.5	6	76.7	6	50.3	11	5.52	20	0
1910	54	113	67.8	88	40.2	124	3.08	82	0
1909	56.6	80	69.3	72	43.9	93	3.00	88	0
1908	57.8	61	69.5	69	46.2	56	5.64	18	0
1907	49.8	134	62.3	131	37.2	134	3.27	79	0
1906	57.6	63	70.4	60	44.9	74	7.20	8	0
1905	56.4	82	68.4	82	44.3	82	6.61	12	0
1904	57.9	60	71.1	51	44.6	79	2.52	102	0
1903	59.7	42	71.8	40	47.6	36	7.03	9	0
1902	60.4	28	71.1	51	49.6	13	5.27	25	0
1901	60.2	32	73.1	27	47.3	42	2.26	110	0
1900	61.7	13	75.7	9	47.6	36	0.75	134	0
1899	57.8	61	69.3	72	46.2	56	8.47	4	0
1898	57.2	69	69.3	72	45.1	70	1.96	116	0
1897	54.6	108	68.6	81	40.5	123	3.65	70	0
1896	57	73	61.5	134	52.5	3	4.50	43	0
1895	59.5	44	73.9	17	45	72	1.17	130	0
1894	57.4	67	68.8	79	46	61	6.62	11	0
1893	52.9	124	65.1	118	40.7	120	4.87	35	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	68.3
1977	66.2
1939	65.1
1936	64
2018	63.8
1911	63.5
1922	63.3
1998	63.2
1988	62.9
1944	62.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	49.8
1954	50.3
1924	50.7
1967	50.9
1966	51.7
1983	52.1
2002	52.4
1997	52.5
1945	52.8
1915	52.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1938	10.54
2013	9.28
1973	9.16
1899	8.47
1942	8.34
1921	7.84
1918	7.72
1906	7.20
1903	7.03
2019	6.85

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1900	0.75
1992	0.79
1934	0.84
1967	1.16
1895	1.17
1931	1.18
1976	1.22
1994	1.29
1985	1.34
1948	1.34

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 26 May 2026
Coldest night: 27°F; 11 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.69 in; 26 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.51 in of precipitation in Eau Claire, WI, the driest May since 1994, 13th driest of 134.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Eau Claire, WI: 90°F on Tuesday 26 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Eau Claire, WI: a low of 27°F on Monday 11 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Eau Claire, WI: 0.69 in on Tuesday 26 May 2026.