Norton County climate

Norton County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norton Dam, 4.3 km from Norton County

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.26 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 Norton County, 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
47°F
Precipitation
4.26 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
101°FMay 15, 2013
Record low
24°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
51%
Days of 90°F or more
3.4
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 14 h 47 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
11.6 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 169°F40°F96°F 199228°F 200532%1%
May 269°F41°F95°F 196524°F 200532%1%
May 370°F41°F97°F 196526°F 200532%1%
May 470°F41°F93°F 201528°F 197932%1%
May 570°F42°F93°F 201228°F 201332%1%
May 671°F42°F99°F 200430°F 198932%1%
May 771°F43°F91°F 200230°F 197633%0%
May 871°F43°F94°F 196330°F 198033%0%
May 972°F44°F96°F 200431°F 199733%0%
May 1072°F44°F96°F 201129°F 198133%0%
May 1173°F44°F95°F 200528°F 197933%0%
May 1273°F45°F95°F 202229°F 201533%0%
May 1373°F45°F93°F 197028°F 196634%0%
May 1474°F46°F97°F 201331°F 200434%0%
May 1574°F46°F101°F 201329°F 198334%0%
May 1675°F47°F98°F 202631°F 201134%0%
May 1775°F47°F94°F 196433°F 197634%0%
May 1875°F48°F95°F 199736°F 201434%0%
May 1976°F48°F97°F 199835°F 198334%0%
May 2076°F48°F97°F 200634°F 196834%0%
May 2177°F49°F95°F 200536°F 201534%0%
May 2277°F49°F99°F 200537°F 200135%0%
May 2378°F50°F96°F 200039°F 201935%0%
May 2478°F50°F96°F 200037°F 196635%0%
May 2578°F51°F100°F 196432°F 200235%0%
May 2679°F51°F98°F 201829°F 199235%0%
May 2779°F51°F100°F 201838°F 197335%0%
May 2880°F52°F97°F 198935°F 199235%0%
May 2980°F52°F100°F 200433°F 199234%0%
May 3081°F53°F101°F 200035°F 199234%0%
May 3181°F53°F98°F 199440°F 197234%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Norton County, 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 6:40 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 9:01 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00145852 (Norton Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00145852, 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.