Deer River climate

Deer River Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pokegama Dam, 18.1 km from Deer River

Average highs run from 58°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.07 in over about 12 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 Deer River, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.07 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
101°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
11°FMay 14, 1918
Chance of a freeze
90%
Daylight
14 h 28 min to 15 h 40 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
10.5 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 158°F35°F86°F 195214°F 192133%6%
May 259°F36°F89°F 195917°F 196733%6%
May 359°F36°F90°F 194918°F 192634%5%
May 460°F36°F88°F 195220°F 191934%5%
May 560°F37°F91°F 192620°F 192935%5%
May 661°F37°F91°F 201619°F 198935%4%
May 761°F38°F86°F 201819°F 194735%4%
May 862°F38°F85°F 199218°F 192936%4%
May 962°F39°F87°F 192816°F 194736%3%
May 1063°F39°F85°F 198517°F 194537%3%
May 1163°F39°F92°F 202517°F 194637%3%
May 1263°F40°F87°F 202518°F 194637%3%
May 1364°F40°F89°F 197718°F 195338%2%
May 1464°F41°F90°F 193211°F 191838%2%
May 1565°F41°F91°F 199121°F 194538%2%
May 1665°F42°F88°F 193114°F 192938%2%
May 1765°F42°F90°F 197218°F 192539%1%
May 1866°F42°F93°F 199822°F 192439%1%
May 1966°F43°F89°F 192520°F 192439%1%
May 2067°F43°F88°F 197225°F 194239%1%
May 2167°F44°F90°F 196424°F 192439%1%
May 2267°F44°F91°F 196427°F 192640%1%
May 2368°F44°F90°F 198025°F 196340%1%
May 2468°F45°F90°F 198023°F 192440%1%
May 2568°F45°F90°F 201826°F 191740%0%
May 2668°F46°F93°F 202627°F 196141%0%
May 2769°F46°F90°F 198023°F 191741%0%
May 2869°F46°F94°F 200627°F 195841%0%
May 2969°F47°F97°F 191927°F 196541%0%
May 3069°F47°F95°F 193928°F 192442%0%
May 3170°F47°F101°F 193426°F 192442%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Deer River, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:23 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 USC00216612 (Pokegama Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00213303, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.