Grant County climate

Grant County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sheridan, 3.3 km from Grant County

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.71 in over about 8 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Grant County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
5.71 in
Record high
100°FMay 29, 1911
Record low
31°FMay 2, 1996
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.7
Daylight
13 h 34 min to 14 h 17 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 178°F53°F89°F 195235°F 196025%0%
May 278°F53°F90°F 201231°F 199625%0%
May 378°F54°F92°F 195235°F 194025%0%
May 478°F54°F92°F 195236°F 195426%0%
May 578°F54°F92°F 195535°F 194526%0%
May 679°F55°F91°F 195234°F 194526%0%
May 779°F55°F91°F 201235°F 194426%0%
May 879°F55°F91°F 201839°F 196026%0%
May 979°F56°F89°F 201840°F 193826%0%
May 1080°F56°F90°F 197339°F 196026%0%
May 1180°F56°F90°F 202238°F 195226%0%
May 1280°F57°F92°F 202235°F 196026%0%
May 1380°F57°F93°F 202236°F 196026%0%
May 1481°F57°F94°F 191139°F 197126%0%
May 1581°F58°F92°F 201839°F 198126%0%
May 1681°F58°F93°F 198838°F 197325%0%
May 1781°F58°F95°F 191141°F 191225%0%
May 1882°F59°F92°F 201239°F 194525%0%
May 1982°F59°F93°F 199841°F 200725%0%
May 2082°F59°F92°F 201841°F 196825%0%
May 2182°F60°F95°F 200540°F 195425%0%
May 2283°F60°F92°F 196940°F 199325%0%
May 2383°F60°F92°F 191140°F 196325%0%
May 2483°F61°F95°F 191145°F 194525%0%
May 2584°F61°F95°F 191145°F 197925%0%
May 2684°F61°F94°F 196445°F 197925%0%
May 2784°F62°F95°F 191143°F 196125%0%
May 2884°F62°F98°F 191140°F 196125%0%
May 2985°F62°F100°F 191144°F 194725%0%
May 3085°F62°F96°F 197745°F 195225%0%
May 3185°F63°F99°F 191141°F 198425%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grant County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00036562 (Sheridan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00030582, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.