Nickerson climate

Nickerson Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sterling, 13.2 km from Nickerson

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.71 in over about 9 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 Nickerson, 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
53°F
Precipitation
4.71 in
Record high
102°FMay 4, 2014
Record low
28°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
7%
Days of 90°F or more
3.2
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 14 h 38 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
53°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 171°F47°F90°F 195532°F 202329%0%
May 271°F47°F91°F 195531°F 200529%0%
May 372°F48°F97°F 195028°F 200529%0%
May 472°F48°F102°F 201429°F 200829%0%
May 572°F48°F90°F 195535°F 202129%0%
May 673°F49°F102°F 201438°F 201330%0%
May 773°F49°F98°F 201438°F 195130%0%
May 873°F50°F97°F 201133°F 201030%0%
May 974°F50°F102°F 201134°F 202030%0%
May 1074°F51°F96°F 202232°F 199730%0%
May 1174°F51°F100°F 200038°F 195230%0%
May 1275°F52°F96°F 195635°F 201530%0%
May 1375°F52°F89°F 200135°F 195330%0%
May 1476°F53°F94°F 201331°F 195330%0%
May 1576°F53°F96°F 202637°F 200430%0%
May 1676°F53°F97°F 202635°F 201130%0%
May 1777°F54°F95°F 199740°F 201430%0%
May 1877°F54°F100°F 195640°F 201630%0%
May 1978°F55°F99°F 200643°F 200030%0%
May 2078°F55°F98°F 195639°F 200030%0%
May 2178°F56°F98°F 195639°F 201730%0%
May 2279°F56°F97°F 195639°F 200130%0%
May 2379°F57°F99°F 200041°F 200130%0%
May 2480°F57°F94°F 200442°F 200130%0%
May 2580°F57°F102°F 195342°F 200230%0%
May 2681°F58°F97°F 201242°F 199929%0%
May 2781°F58°F96°F 201844°F 199929%0%
May 2881°F58°F93°F 200444°F 199729%0%
May 2982°F59°F96°F 195647°F 202129%0%
May 3082°F59°F101°F 199847°F 202529%0%
May 3183°F60°F100°F 195347°F 200429%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nickerson, 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 6:36 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:49 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00147796 (Sterling), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013986, 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.