Big Stone County climate

Big Stone County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Artichoke Lake 1 E, 22.7 km from Big Stone County

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.05 in over about 11 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 Big Stone County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
3.05 in
Record high
97°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
22°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
53%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 15 h 25 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
44°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 164°F41°F81°F 201828°F 201131%
May 265°F41°F82°F 201227°F 201332%
May 365°F42°F84°F 201522°F 201332%
May 466°F42°F75°F 202327°F 201332%
May 566°F42°F80°F 202530°F 202632%
May 667°F43°F84°F 201633°F 202132%
May 767°F43°F90°F 201629°F 201933%
May 867°F44°F83°F 201831°F 202033%
May 968°F44°F80°F 201830°F 201033%
May 1068°F45°F83°F 202532°F 201433%
May 1169°F45°F83°F 202529°F 202133%
May 1269°F46°F92°F 202528°F 202033%
May 1369°F46°F89°F 202532°F 202033%
May 1470°F46°F89°F 201331°F 201633%
May 1570°F47°F91°F 201333°F 201633%
May 1671°F47°F82°F 202629°F 201433%
May 1771°F48°F85°F 201835°F 201433%
May 1871°F48°F93°F 201234°F 201533%
May 1972°F48°F92°F 201233°F 201533%
May 2072°F49°F78°F 201034°F 202634%
May 2172°F49°F80°F 201438°F 201734%
May 2273°F50°F85°F 202136°F 202234%
May 2373°F50°F86°F 201240°F 202234%
May 2473°F51°F86°F 201241°F 201334%0%
May 2574°F51°F92°F 201044°F 201334%0%
May 2674°F51°F92°F 202640°F 201134%0%
May 2774°F52°F91°F 201844°F 202135%0%
May 2875°F52°F97°F 201835°F 202135%0%
May 2975°F53°F90°F 201035°F 202135%0%
May 3075°F53°F91°F 201037°F 201535%0%
May 3175°F53°F88°F 202337°F 201535%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Stone 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 6:14 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 9:06 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210287 (Artichoke Lake 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00395531, 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.