Sutherland climate

Sutherland Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Primghar, 16.5 km from Sutherland

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 daily high and low temperature at Sutherland, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • 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
106°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
21°FMay 2, 1961
Chance of a freeze
42%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 15 h 08 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 167°F43°F92°F 195924°F 196632%
May 267°F43°F93°F 198721°F 196133%
May 367°F44°F91°F 194921°F 200533%
May 468°F44°F90°F 195223°F 196733%
May 568°F45°F89°F 193622°F 196833%
May 668°F45°F97°F 193425°F 192533%
May 769°F46°F91°F 193425°F 198933%
May 869°F46°F96°F 193428°F 194334%
May 969°F46°F91°F 193426°F 192334%
May 1070°F47°F92°F 198728°F 194534%
May 1170°F47°F95°F 201124°F 194634%
May 1270°F48°F92°F 202224°F 194634%
May 1371°F48°F95°F 202226°F 199734%
May 1471°F49°F92°F 198728°F 197334%
May 1572°F49°F100°F 201327°F 197334%
May 1672°F49°F95°F 200126°F 201434%
May 1772°F50°F95°F 193426°F 192534%
May 1873°F50°F98°F 193431°F 200234%
May 1973°F51°F96°F 193429°F 200234%
May 2073°F51°F95°F 192530°F 195834%
May 2174°F52°F91°F 197527°F 193134%0%
May 2274°F52°F94°F 192526°F 196334%0%
May 2375°F52°F91°F 197528°F 196334%0%
May 2475°F53°F97°F 193931°F 192434%0%
May 2575°F53°F92°F 196728°F 192534%0%
May 2676°F54°F102°F 196733°F 197134%0%
May 2776°F54°F97°F 201833°F 197134%0%
May 2876°F54°F98°F 201832°F 194734%0%
May 2977°F55°F103°F 193423°F 194734%0%
May 3077°F55°F106°F 193435°F 194734%0%
May 3177°F55°F102°F 193437°F 197234%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sutherland, 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 6:16 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 8:54 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00136800 (Primghar), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00131442, 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.