Lyon County Weather in May
Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.96 in over about 12 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 70°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 3.96 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 106°FMay 30, 1934
- Record low
- 20°FMay 3, 1967
- Chance of a freeze
- 52%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.3
- Daylight
- 14 h 09 min to 15 h 10 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 69%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 40°F | 94°F 1959 | 22°F 1909 | 34% | 2% |
| May 2 | 65°F | 40°F | 93°F 2021 | 23°F 1908 | 35% | 1% |
| May 3 | 65°F | 41°F | 92°F 1949 | 20°F 1967 | 35% | 1% |
| May 4 | 66°F | 41°F | 93°F 1952 | 22°F 1967 | 35% | 1% |
| May 5 | 66°F | 42°F | 95°F 1909 | 25°F 1944 | 36% | 1% |
| May 6 | 66°F | 42°F | 94°F 1934 | 25°F 1925 | 36% | 1% |
| May 7 | 67°F | 43°F | 92°F 1916 | 25°F 1931 | 36% | 1% |
| May 8 | 67°F | 43°F | 98°F 1934 | 27°F 1980 | 36% | 1% |
| May 9 | 68°F | 44°F | 91°F 1911 | 25°F 1923 | 36% | 1% |
| May 10 | 68°F | 44°F | 91°F 2004 | 25°F 1909 | 37% | 1% |
| May 11 | 68°F | 44°F | 90°F 1915 | 22°F 1946 | 37% | 1% |
| May 12 | 69°F | 45°F | 92°F 1907 | 24°F 1946 | 37% | 0% |
| May 13 | 69°F | 45°F | 95°F 2022 | 26°F 1997 | 37% | 0% |
| May 14 | 70°F | 46°F | 95°F 1941 | 29°F 1921 | 37% | 0% |
| May 15 | 70°F | 46°F | 97°F 2013 | 29°F 1959 | 37% | 0% |
| May 16 | 70°F | 47°F | 94°F 1934 | 27°F 1929 | 37% | 0% |
| May 17 | 71°F | 47°F | 98°F 1934 | 25°F 1925 | 37% | 0% |
| May 18 | 71°F | 48°F | 101°F 1934 | 28°F 1915 | 38% | 0% |
| May 19 | 72°F | 48°F | 100°F 1934 | 28°F 1894 | 38% | 0% |
| May 20 | 72°F | 49°F | 98°F 1934 | 25°F 1895 | 38% | 0% |
| May 21 | 72°F | 49°F | 93°F 2009 | 24°F 1895 | 38% | 0% |
| May 22 | 73°F | 50°F | 96°F 1925 | 25°F 1931 | 38% | 0% |
| May 23 | 73°F | 50°F | 95°F 1926 | 30°F 1963 | 38% | 0% |
| May 24 | 74°F | 51°F | 97°F 1939 | 28°F 1897 | 38% | 0% |
| May 25 | 74°F | 51°F | 101°F 1967 | 28°F 1925 | 39% | 0% |
| May 26 | 74°F | 52°F | 95°F 1967 | 31°F 1895 | 39% | 0% |
| May 27 | 75°F | 52°F | 95°F 2018 | 30°F 1907 | 39% | 0% |
| May 28 | 75°F | 52°F | 101°F 2018 | 33°F 1924 | 38% | 0% |
| May 29 | 75°F | 53°F | 103°F 1934 | 30°F 1947 | 38% | 0% |
| May 30 | 76°F | 53°F | 106°F 1934 | 28°F 1897 | 38% | 0% |
| May 31 | 76°F | 54°F | 104°F 1934 | 38°F 1964 | 38% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:58 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137147 (Rock Rapids), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137147, 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.