Ness County climate

Ness County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ness City, 3.4 km from Ness County

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.99 in over about 8 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 Ness County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
2.99 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
101°FMay 20, 2014
Record low
32°FMay 1, 2017
Chance of a freeze
42%
Days of 90°F or more
4.4
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 39 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
11.9 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 172°F41°F95°F 199232°F 201723%0%
May 272°F42°F96°F 199233°F 201724%0%
May 372°F42°F92°F 201233°F 201324%0%
May 473°F43°F92°F 201532°F 201324%0%
May 573°F43°F95°F 201235°F 201324%0%
May 673°F43°F94°F 201238°F 199124%0%
May 774°F44°F93°F 201438°F 198324%0%
May 874°F44°F96°F 201439°F 197224%0%
May 974°F45°F97°F 201140°F 202024%0%
May 1075°F45°F99°F 201137°F 201924%0%
May 1175°F46°F91°F 201137°F 201924%0%
May 1276°F46°F94°F 202236°F 197124%0%
May 1376°F47°F95°F 199138°F 201524%0%
May 1476°F47°F95°F 201333°F 198324%0%
May 1577°F48°F98°F 201335°F 198324%0%
May 1677°F48°F95°F 201238°F 198325%0%
May 1778°F48°F93°F 201940°F 201425%0%
May 1878°F49°F94°F 201238°F 198325%0%
May 1978°F49°F93°F 197040°F 198325%0%
May 2079°F50°F101°F 201442°F 197125%0%
May 2179°F50°F92°F 201434°F 201725%0%
May 2280°F51°F90°F 201441°F 201925%0%
May 2380°F51°F91°F 201242°F 201925%0%
May 2480°F52°F98°F 201241°F 201725%0%
May 2581°F52°F89°F 199441°F 201725%0%
May 2681°F52°F92°F 201842°F 197225%0%
May 2782°F53°F99°F 201241°F 199225%0%
May 2882°F53°F101°F 201338°F 197125%0%
May 2982°F54°F94°F 201434°F 197225%0%
May 3083°F54°F97°F 201141°F 199225%0%
May 3183°F55°F99°F 199441°F 198325%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ness County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 8:57 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00145692 (Ness City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143523, 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.