Tribune Weather in May
Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.23 in over about 8 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 75°F
- Average low
- 46°F
- Precipitation
- 2.23 in
- Snowfall
- 0.3 in
- Record high
- 104°FMay 31, 2002
- Record low
- 18°FMay 1, 1893
- Chance of a freeze
- 58%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 3.6
- Daylight
- 13 h 49 min to 14 h 40 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 52%
- Dew point
- 42°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 69°F | 40°F | 96°F 1992 | 18°F 1893 | 23% | 1% |
| May 2 | 69°F | 40°F | 97°F 1959 | 24°F 1893 | 23% | 1% |
| May 3 | 69°F | 40°F | 98°F 1902 | 24°F 2013 | 24% | 1% |
| May 4 | 70°F | 41°F | 94°F 1949 | 21°F 1917 | 24% | 1% |
| May 5 | 70°F | 41°F | 95°F 1936 | 27°F 2013 | 24% | 1% |
| May 6 | 71°F | 42°F | 97°F 2004 | 29°F 1917 | 24% | 1% |
| May 7 | 71°F | 42°F | 97°F 2004 | 24°F 1917 | 24% | 1% |
| May 8 | 71°F | 43°F | 96°F 1893 | 27°F 1917 | 24% | 1% |
| May 9 | 72°F | 43°F | 101°F 1963 | 32°F 1893 | 24% | 1% |
| May 10 | 72°F | 43°F | 92°F 1956 | 26°F 1924 | 24% | 1% |
| May 11 | 72°F | 44°F | 95°F 1962 | 22°F 1979 | 24% | 1% |
| May 12 | 73°F | 44°F | 101°F 1962 | 26°F 2008 | 24% | 1% |
| May 13 | 73°F | 45°F | 97°F 1962 | 24°F 1966 | 24% | 1% |
| May 14 | 74°F | 45°F | 95°F 1894 | 26°F 1924 | 24% | 1% |
| May 15 | 74°F | 46°F | 96°F 2013 | 24°F 1924 | 25% | 1% |
| May 16 | 75°F | 46°F | 92°F 2001 | 28°F 1945 | 25% | 0% |
| May 17 | 75°F | 47°F | 103°F 1927 | 31°F 2011 | 25% | 0% |
| May 18 | 75°F | 47°F | 99°F 1970 | 30°F 1894 | 25% | 0% |
| May 19 | 76°F | 47°F | 100°F 1996 | 30°F 1894 | 25% | 0% |
| May 20 | 76°F | 48°F | 98°F 1934 | 32°F 1942 | 25% | 0% |
| May 21 | 77°F | 48°F | 101°F 2005 | 28°F 1915 | 25% | 0% |
| May 22 | 77°F | 49°F | 98°F 1939 | 27°F 1931 | 25% | 0% |
| May 23 | 78°F | 49°F | 96°F 1939 | 33°F 2013 | 25% | 0% |
| May 24 | 78°F | 50°F | 99°F 1964 | 32°F 1893 | 25% | 0% |
| May 25 | 78°F | 50°F | 98°F 1953 | 35°F 1893 | 26% | 0% |
| May 26 | 79°F | 50°F | 100°F 1912 | 28°F 1901 | 26% | 0% |
| May 27 | 79°F | 51°F | 100°F 1953 | 30°F 1950 | 26% | 0% |
| May 28 | 80°F | 51°F | 101°F 1974 | 35°F 1914 | 26% | 0% |
| May 29 | 80°F | 51°F | 99°F 1913 | 34°F 1947 | 26% | 0% |
| May 30 | 80°F | 52°F | 100°F 2000 | 32°F 1912 | 26% | 0% |
| May 31 | 81°F | 52°F | 104°F 2002 | 38°F 1973 | 26% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:39 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00148235 (Tribune 1W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00144665, 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.