Minidoka County climate

Minidoka County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minidoka Dam, 22.6 km from Minidoka County

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.34 in over about 7 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 Minidoka County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
1.34 in
Record high
97°FMay 19, 1954
Record low
19°FMay 1, 1967
Chance of a freeze
87%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 15 h 07 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
8.9 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 165°F36°F86°F 198119°F 196723%1%
May 266°F37°F83°F 196623°F 195423%1%
May 366°F37°F87°F 196621°F 196123%1%
May 466°F37°F87°F 196625°F 196423%0%
May 567°F38°F88°F 199222°F 198223%0%
May 667°F38°F89°F 198922°F 196423%0%
May 767°F38°F90°F 199221°F 201023%0%
May 868°F39°F88°F 195426°F 200223%0%
May 968°F39°F88°F 195426°F 200223%0%
May 1068°F39°F89°F 196025°F 198323%0%
May 1169°F40°F92°F 196027°F 202223%0%
May 1269°F40°F92°F 202628°F 196223%0%
May 1370°F40°F89°F 199327°F 195323%0%
May 1470°F41°F88°F 197826°F 196723%0%
May 1570°F41°F89°F 195429°F 197423%0%
May 1670°F41°F89°F 198827°F 196823%0%
May 1771°F41°F90°F 199231°F 195523%0%
May 1871°F42°F91°F 200929°F 195023%0%
May 1971°F42°F97°F 195428°F 200322%0%
May 2072°F42°F91°F 195828°F 197522%0%
May 2172°F43°F90°F 201230°F 195922%0%
May 2272°F43°F90°F 196730°F 201022%0%
May 2373°F43°F90°F 199927°F 196622%0%
May 2473°F43°F91°F 196932°F 196022%0%
May 2573°F44°F89°F 195828°F 195322%0%
May 2673°F44°F91°F 195827°F 197822%0%
May 2774°F44°F91°F 195833°F 196521%0%
May 2874°F44°F97°F 200328°F 195421%0%
May 2974°F45°F96°F 202033°F 197521%0%
May 3074°F45°F94°F 202032°F 197921%0%
May 3175°F45°F92°F 199729°F 197820%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Minidoka County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 9:06 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00105980 (Minidoka Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024133, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.