Ruthven climate

Ruthven Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emmetsburg, 17.8 km from Ruthven

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.49 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 Ruthven, 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
49°F
Precipitation
4.49 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
103°FMay 14, 2013
Record low
20°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
35%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 15 h 09 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
70%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 165°F42°F97°F 202124°F 199739%1%
May 266°F43°F82°F 202123°F 201139%1%
May 366°F43°F87°F 201520°F 200539%1%
May 467°F44°F86°F 200028°F 200539%1%
May 567°F44°F89°F 200428°F 202639%1%
May 667°F44°F89°F 201623°F 202640%1%
May 768°F45°F91°F 201431°F 202640%1%
May 868°F45°F90°F 201732°F 201040%1%
May 968°F46°F91°F 202228°F 201040%1%
May 1069°F46°F95°F 201129°F 200240%1%
May 1169°F47°F94°F 202226°F 202640%1%
May 1270°F47°F97°F 202223°F 201339%0%
May 1370°F47°F90°F 200724°F 199739%0%
May 1470°F48°F103°F 201331°F 199739%0%
May 1571°F48°F94°F 200129°F 199739%0%
May 1671°F49°F88°F 201924°F 201439%0%
May 1772°F49°F92°F 201229°F 201439%0%
May 1872°F50°F95°F 201230°F 200239%0%
May 1972°F50°F94°F 200927°F 200239%0%
May 2073°F50°F92°F 200930°F 199739%0%
May 2173°F51°F86°F 200731°F 200839%0%
May 2273°F51°F88°F 201032°F 202239%0%
May 2374°F52°F92°F 200637°F 202239%0%
May 2474°F52°F94°F 201034°F 200239%0%
May 2575°F52°F93°F 201842°F 200039%0%
May 2675°F53°F96°F 201839°F 199939%0%
May 2775°F53°F100°F 201837°F 202239%0%
May 2876°F54°F99°F 201842°F 202139%0%
May 2976°F54°F91°F 201033°F 202139%0%
May 3077°F54°F93°F 202340°F 199739%0%
May 3177°F55°F92°F 202341°F 201039%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ruthven, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:43 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 USC00132689 (Emmetsburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014972, 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.