Elmore County climate

Elmore County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hill City 1 W, 32.6 km from Elmore County

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 32°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.28 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 Elmore County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
1.28 in
Record high
104°FMay 28, 2003
Record low
24°FMay 1, 1972
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 10 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 160°F32°F95°F 198524°F 197229%
May 260°F32°F92°F 196628°F 199729%
May 361°F33°F96°F 196627°F 196429%
May 461°F33°F97°F 196627°F 196429%
May 561°F33°F95°F 196624°F 198229%
May 662°F33°F92°F 198725°F 196528%
May 762°F33°F95°F 198727°F 196828%
May 862°F34°F94°F 198724°F 199528%
May 963°F34°F90°F 198732°F 198328%
May 1063°F34°F95°F 194027°F 199928%
May 1163°F34°F96°F 194126°F 194228%
May 1264°F35°F94°F 198825°F 194328%
May 1364°F35°F93°F 197626°F 194328%
May 1464°F35°F95°F 201228°F 194328%
May 1565°F35°F94°F 200631°F 196628%
May 1665°F35°F95°F 196426°F 197427%
May 1765°F35°F95°F 197327°F 194227%
May 1866°F36°F94°F 200630°F 194327%
May 1966°F36°F101°F 200929°F 200327%
May 2066°F36°F93°F 198031°F 197126%
May 2167°F36°F97°F 198033°F 197426%
May 2267°F36°F96°F 201231°F 198626%
May 2367°F37°F97°F 196931°F 196626%
May 2468°F37°F98°F 200129°F 194425%
May 2568°F37°F96°F 200126°F 197525%
May 2668°F37°F97°F 196633°F 197325%
May 2768°F37°F99°F 198337°F 194525%
May 2869°F37°F104°F 200333°F 198225%
May 2969°F37°F99°F 198434°F 197624%
May 3069°F38°F98°F 198638°F 193824%
May 3170°F38°F98°F 197233°F 197824%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:44 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 9:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00104268 (Hill City 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00101195, 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.