Dawson climate

Dawson Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madison Wwtp, 11.7 km from Dawson

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.21 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 Dawson, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
3.21 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
102°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
20°FMay 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
61%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 15 h 21 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
45°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 162°F40°F98°F 195921°F 196131%2%
May 263°F40°F92°F 195920°F 196731%2%
May 363°F41°F96°F 194921°F 196731%2%
May 464°F41°F92°F 195226°F 194431%2%
May 564°F42°F93°F 200025°F 194432%1%
May 665°F42°F86°F 201625°F 197432%1%
May 765°F42°F93°F 199029°F 194732%1%
May 866°F43°F90°F 199027°F 194532%1%
May 966°F43°F92°F 198727°F 194532%1%
May 1066°F44°F95°F 198721°F 198132%1%
May 1167°F44°F95°F 198720°F 194633%1%
May 1267°F45°F92°F 198821°F 194633%1%
May 1368°F45°F94°F 200728°F 195333%1%
May 1468°F46°F97°F 200129°F 200433%0%
May 1569°F46°F96°F 200124°F 195933%0%
May 1669°F47°F96°F 198728°F 201433%0%
May 1769°F47°F95°F 198732°F 200933%0%
May 1870°F48°F97°F 201232°F 196833%0%
May 1970°F48°F101°F 200932°F 198133%0%
May 2071°F48°F93°F 200929°F 196734%0%
May 2171°F49°F95°F 196433°F 196334%0%
May 2271°F49°F95°F 196428°F 196334%0%
May 2372°F50°F95°F 195032°F 196334%0%
May 2472°F50°F96°F 201031°F 194935%0%
May 2572°F51°F94°F 196737°F 198335%0%
May 2673°F51°F95°F 202633°F 194735%0%
May 2773°F51°F97°F 196935°F 196535%0%
May 2873°F52°F102°F 201832°F 196535%0%
May 2974°F52°F95°F 201028°F 194736%0%
May 3074°F53°F93°F 200233°F 194736%0%
May 3174°F53°F92°F 201434°F 196436%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dawson, 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 8:30 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 9:03 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214994 (Madison Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214994, 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.