O'Brien County Weather in May
Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.11 in over about 11 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
- 72°F
- Average low
- 49°F
- Precipitation
- 4.11 in
- Record high
- 107°FMay 30, 1934
- Record low
- 17°FMay 3, 1967
- Chance of a freeze
- 42%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.0
- Daylight
- 14 h 08 min to 15 h 09 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 69%
- Dew point
- 48°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 | 67°F | 43°F | 95°F 2007 | 20°F 1909 | 32% | |
| May 2 | 67°F | 43°F | 89°F 1901 | 22°F 1961 | 33% | |
| May 3 | 67°F | 44°F | 92°F 1949 | 17°F 1967 | 33% | |
| May 4 | 68°F | 44°F | 91°F 1949 | 22°F 1907 | 33% | |
| May 5 | 68°F | 45°F | 95°F 1909 | 25°F 1944 | 33% | |
| May 6 | 68°F | 45°F | 98°F 1934 | 26°F 1944 | 33% | |
| May 7 | 69°F | 46°F | 93°F 1934 | 26°F 1931 | 33% | |
| May 8 | 69°F | 46°F | 98°F 1934 | 27°F 1954 | 34% | |
| May 9 | 69°F | 46°F | 92°F 1911 | 26°F 1945 | 34% | |
| May 10 | 70°F | 47°F | 91°F 1987 | 24°F 1909 | 34% | |
| May 11 | 70°F | 47°F | 92°F 1906 | 22°F 1946 | 34% | |
| May 12 | 70°F | 48°F | 91°F 1907 | 23°F 1946 | 34% | |
| May 13 | 71°F | 48°F | 92°F 1932 | 22°F 1997 | 34% | |
| May 14 | 71°F | 49°F | 95°F 1941 | 28°F 1926 | 34% | |
| May 15 | 72°F | 49°F | 99°F 2013 | 27°F 1997 | 34% | |
| May 16 | 72°F | 49°F | 93°F 1934 | 26°F 1929 | 34% | |
| May 17 | 72°F | 50°F | 98°F 1934 | 27°F 2014 | 34% | |
| May 18 | 73°F | 50°F | 100°F 1934 | 30°F 2002 | 34% | |
| May 19 | 73°F | 51°F | 100°F 1934 | 31°F 2002 | 34% | |
| May 20 | 73°F | 51°F | 99°F 1934 | 27°F 1907 | 34% | |
| May 21 | 74°F | 52°F | 92°F 1964 | 25°F 1931 | 34% | 0% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 52°F | 92°F 1975 | 27°F 1931 | 34% | 0% |
| May 23 | 75°F | 52°F | 95°F 1964 | 34°F 1963 | 34% | 0% |
| May 24 | 75°F | 53°F | 96°F 1939 | 33°F 1930 | 34% | 0% |
| May 25 | 75°F | 53°F | 101°F 1967 | 32°F 1901 | 34% | 0% |
| May 26 | 76°F | 54°F | 93°F 1926 | 32°F 1905 | 34% | 0% |
| May 27 | 76°F | 54°F | 95°F 2018 | 31°F 1907 | 34% | 0% |
| May 28 | 76°F | 54°F | 97°F 1934 | 32°F 1906 | 34% | 0% |
| May 29 | 77°F | 55°F | 106°F 1934 | 28°F 1947 | 34% | 0% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 55°F | 107°F 1934 | 34°F 1947 | 34% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 55°F | 104°F 1934 | 38°F 1964 | 34% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 8:55 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00136800 (Primghar), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137594, 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.