Grimes climate

Grimes Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston, 7.8 km from Grimes

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.84 in over about 13 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 Grimes, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
4.84 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
99°FMay 11, 2011
Record low
26°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
15%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 14 h 59 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
52°F
Wind
11.0 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 167°F46°F90°F 200731°F 199440%1%
May 267°F46°F88°F 196529°F 196140%1%
May 367°F47°F89°F 196826°F 200540%1%
May 468°F47°F89°F 195227°F 200540%1%
May 568°F47°F90°F 196630°F 195440%1%
May 668°F48°F89°F 201229°F 199241%1%
May 769°F48°F92°F 196628°F 195441%1%
May 869°F49°F92°F 196632°F 195441%1%
May 969°F49°F89°F 196331°F 196641%1%
May 1070°F49°F88°F 196331°F 202041%0%
May 1170°F50°F99°F 201133°F 198141%0%
May 1270°F50°F94°F 200032°F 200641%0%
May 1371°F51°F92°F 195631°F 199741%0%
May 1471°F51°F92°F 198835°F 195942%0%
May 1572°F51°F94°F 201331°F 199742%0%
May 1672°F52°F91°F 201231°F 199742%0%
May 1772°F52°F93°F 201936°F 200942%0%
May 1873°F53°F91°F 196734°F 200242%0%
May 1973°F53°F91°F 201234°F 200242%0%
May 2073°F53°F93°F 199834°F 200242%0%
May 2174°F54°F93°F 199838°F 196842%0%
May 2274°F54°F90°F 196432°F 196343%0%
May 2374°F55°F91°F 197036°F 196343%0%
May 2475°F55°F92°F 201242°F 196343%0%
May 2575°F55°F98°F 196740°F 199243%0%
May 2675°F56°F97°F 196734°F 196143%0%
May 2776°F56°F93°F 196736°F 199243%0%
May 2876°F57°F95°F 201238°F 196543%0%
May 2976°F57°F91°F 200638°F 195243%0%
May 3077°F57°F90°F 195340°F 196543%0%
May 3177°F58°F93°F 201037°F 197243%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grimes, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:43 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132209 (Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130241, 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.