Benjamin
United States · 20 May 2018
Average
20.2°C
low 15.7°C · high 25.1°C
Rainfall
10.3mm
rain recorded
Wind
3m/s
daily average
Humidity
77.4%
daily average
Cloud
78%
cover
Pressure
1016hPa
daily average
The temperature ranged from 15.7°C around 09:00 to 25.1°C around 19:00. Rain was recorded across 10 hours, from around 02:00 to 13:00 (10.3mm total).
How unusual was this day?
Compared against the same 135 calendar days (±7 days) across the other 9 years on file.
High temperature
15th percentile
Low temperature
24th percentile
Rainfall
88th percentile
Wind
9th percentile
A percentile of 100 means this was the hottest/wettest/windiest of the comparable days on file; 50 is right in the middle. This window's average temperature was 23.9°C, versus 20.2°C on this specific day.
Sun & daylight
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
20:36
Day length
14h 1m
Hour by hour
Temperature (line) and hourly rainfall (bars), local time — America/Chicago.
Cumulative rainfall through the day.
| Local time | UTC | Temp | Feels | Rain mm | Wind m/s | Dir | Humidity % | Pressure hPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 05:00 | 21.2°C | 20.8°C | 0 | 5.4 | SE | 90 | 1011 |
| 01:00 | 06:00 | 21.5°C | 23.3°C | 0 | 1.5 | SE | 80 | 1012 |
| 02:00 | 07:00 | 20.7°C | 19.3°C | 3.33 | 5.6 | NW | 81 | 1013 |
| 03:00 | 08:00 | 19.2°C | 17.8°C | 1.41 | 5.2 | NNW | 85 | 1015 |
| 04:00 | 09:00 | 18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.54 | 3.5 | ENE | 93 | 1013 |
| 05:00 | 10:00 | 15.8°C | 15.1°C | 0.15 | 3.4 | N | 97 | 1015 |
| 06:00 | 11:00 | 16°C | 15.4°C | 0.12 | 3.4 | NNW | 96 | 1017 |
| 07:00 | 12:00 | 16°C | 16.5°C | 2.5 | 1.8 | NE | 96 | 1018 |
| 08:00 | 13:00 | 15.8°C | 15°C | 1.38 | 3.5 | ENE | 95 | 1017 |
| 09:00 | 14:00 | 15.7°C | 15°C | 0.45 | 3.2 | E | 95 | 1017 |
| 10:00 | 15:00 | 17.3°C | 17.4°C | 0 | 2.3 | ENE | 87 | 1018 |
| 11:00 | 16:00 | 19°C | 18°C | 0.04 | 3.9 | N | 79 | 1018 |
| 12:00 | 17:00 | 20.2°C | 18.1°C | 0.11 | 5.6 | N | 75 | 1018 |
| 13:00 | 18:00 | 21.3°C | 19.4°C | 0.16 | 5.6 | N | 72 | 1018 |
| 14:00 | 19:00 | 21.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.03 | 4.4 | NNE | 72 | 1018 |
| 15:00 | 20:00 | 22.6°C | 22.7°C | 0.06 | 3 | NE | 68 | 1017 |
| 16:00 | 21:00 | 23.1°C | 23.8°C | 0.01 | 2 | NE | 65 | 1017 |
| 17:00 | 22:00 | 24.8°C | 25.7°C | 0 | 0.7 | SSE | 53 | 1015 |
| 18:00 | 23:00 | 25°C | 26°C | 0 | 0.6 | NNW | 51 | 1015 |
| 19:00 | 00:00 | 25.1°C | 25.8°C | 0 | 1.1 | ENE | 52 | 1015 |
| 20:00 | 01:00 | 24.7°C | 25.2°C | 0 | 1.2 | E | 52 | 1015 |
| 21:00 | 02:00 | 22.2°C | 22.3°C | 0 | 2 | SE | 62 | 1015 |
| 22:00 | 03:00 | 19.5°C | 20.1°C | 0 | 1.8 | SSE | 79 | 1016 |
| 23:00 | 04:00 | 19°C | 20.2°C | 0 | 0.8 | S | 81 | 1016 |
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Data source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- Benjamin — 33.500°, -99.750°, ERA5 grid cell center, 10.1 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- What's shown here
- The hourly and daily record for 20 May 2018 specifically — not a monthly average. See the Benjamin climate overview for typical conditions.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-20). Historical climate data for Benjamin, United States (33.50°N, 99.75°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Benjamin, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 20, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Benjamin, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 20, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
@misc{pastclimate,
author = {PastClimate},
title = {Historical climate data for Benjamin, United States},
year = {2026},
note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-20},
url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
}Notice something wrong with this data? Report a data issue.