Ida Grove climate

Ida Grove Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Battle Creek 3NE, 8.9 km from Ida Grove

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.40 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 Ida Grove, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.40 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
107°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
20°FMay 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
51%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 04 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 165°F41°F91°F 199222°F 19091%
May 265°F41°F90°F 199220°F 19671%
May 366°F42°F90°F 194920°F 19671%
May 466°F42°F90°F 191821°F 19671%
May 566°F43°F89°F 190923°F 19671%
May 667°F43°F99°F 193428°F 19251%
May 767°F44°F89°F 193426°F 19541%
May 868°F44°F94°F 193428°F 19551%
May 968°F45°F89°F 193426°F 19661%
May 1068°F45°F91°F 201125°F 19660%
May 1169°F46°F95°F 201126°F 19460%
May 1269°F46°F90°F 202227°F 19460%
May 1370°F47°F92°F 202226°F 19970%
May 1470°F47°F93°F 200130°F 19670%
May 1571°F48°F89°F 198829°F 19970%
May 1671°F48°F90°F 193629°F 19290%
May 1771°F49°F91°F 193430°F 20140%
May 1872°F49°F96°F 193433°F 19150%
May 1972°F50°F95°F 193434°F 19680%
May 2073°F50°F93°F 192527°F 19070%
May 2173°F51°F90°F 197526°F 19310%
May 2274°F51°F93°F 192526°F 19630%
May 2374°F52°F90°F 193930°F 19630%
May 2474°F52°F95°F 193932°F 19240%
May 2575°F53°F93°F 201032°F 19010%
May 2675°F53°F97°F 196730°F 19710%
May 2776°F53°F95°F 201832°F 19070%
May 2876°F54°F99°F 201831°F 19470%
May 2976°F54°F104°F 193428°F 19470%
May 3077°F55°F107°F 193435°F 19300%
May 3177°F55°F100°F 193436°F 19640%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ida Grove, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:48 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 USC00130512 (Battle Creek 3NE), 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.