Downs climate

Downs Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Glen Elder Lake, 19.5 km from Downs

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.87 in over about 10 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 Downs, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.87 in
Record high
105°FMay 29, 1913
Record low
27°FMay 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
44%
Days of 90°F or more
2.1
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 46 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
11.4 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 170°F41°F96°F 195529°F 192529%0%
May 271°F42°F95°F 196827°F 196729%0%
May 371°F42°F93°F 195928°F 200530%0%
May 471°F43°F93°F 201529°F 201330%0%
May 571°F43°F96°F 196232°F 191730%0%
May 672°F43°F98°F 191631°F 198930%0%
May 772°F44°F98°F 191632°F 191530%0%
May 872°F44°F97°F 196331°F 191730%0%
May 972°F45°F94°F 201129°F 192331%0%
May 1073°F45°F99°F 201130°F 198131%0%
May 1173°F45°F94°F 196229°F 197931%0%
May 1273°F46°F101°F 195631°F 195331%0%
May 1374°F46°F94°F 191529°F 196631%0%
May 1474°F47°F95°F 191529°F 195331%0%
May 1574°F47°F98°F 201332°F 198331%0%
May 1675°F48°F98°F 202631°F 192331%0%
May 1775°F48°F97°F 199634°F 191531%0%
May 1875°F49°F96°F 191735°F 191531%0%
May 1976°F49°F94°F 191337°F 191531%0%
May 2076°F50°F100°F 195628°F 192431%0%
May 2176°F50°F96°F 192534°F 191531%0%
May 2277°F51°F101°F 200536°F 196331%0%
May 2377°F51°F100°F 196434°F 191731%0%
May 2478°F52°F101°F 196729°F 192431%0%
May 2578°F52°F100°F 196437°F 200231%0%
May 2678°F52°F95°F 191238°F 191731%0%
May 2779°F53°F101°F 201239°F 191731%0%
May 2879°F53°F98°F 192138°F 199231%0%
May 2980°F54°F105°F 191339°F 198431%0%
May 3080°F54°F100°F 199841°F 191731%0%
May 3181°F55°F99°F 191339°F 191731%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Downs, 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 6:35 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143100 (Glen Elder Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147542, 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.