Alta climate

Alta Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Storm Lake, 8.5 km from Alta

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.87 in.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Alta, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.87 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
107°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
20°FMay 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
32%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 15 h 06 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
11.9 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 164°F43°F91°F 199222°F 19092%
May 264°F44°F90°F 199220°F 19672%
May 364°F44°F90°F 194920°F 19671%
May 465°F44°F90°F 191821°F 19671%
May 565°F45°F89°F 190923°F 19671%
May 665°F45°F99°F 193428°F 19251%
May 766°F46°F89°F 193426°F 19541%
May 866°F46°F94°F 193428°F 19551%
May 967°F46°F89°F 193426°F 19661%
May 1067°F47°F91°F 201125°F 19661%
May 1167°F47°F95°F 201126°F 19461%
May 1268°F48°F90°F 202227°F 19460%
May 1368°F48°F92°F 202226°F 19970%
May 1468°F49°F93°F 200130°F 19670%
May 1569°F49°F89°F 198829°F 19970%
May 1669°F49°F90°F 193629°F 19290%
May 1769°F50°F91°F 193430°F 20140%
May 1870°F50°F96°F 193433°F 19150%
May 1970°F51°F95°F 193434°F 19680%
May 2071°F51°F93°F 192527°F 19070%
May 2171°F52°F90°F 197526°F 19310%
May 2271°F52°F93°F 192526°F 19630%
May 2372°F52°F90°F 193930°F 19630%
May 2472°F53°F95°F 193932°F 19240%
May 2572°F53°F93°F 201032°F 19010%
May 2673°F54°F97°F 196730°F 19710%
May 2773°F54°F95°F 201832°F 19070%
May 2874°F54°F99°F 201831°F 19470%
May 2974°F55°F104°F 193428°F 19470%
May 3074°F55°F107°F 193435°F 19300%
May 3175°F56°F100°F 193436°F 19640%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.521102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 8:52 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137979 (Storm Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137979, 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.