Heron Lake climate

Heron Lake Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lakefield 2NE, 17 km from Heron Lake

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.48 in over about 14 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 Heron Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
4.48 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
100°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
20°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
57%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 15 h 13 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
12.3 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°F39°F93°F 195922°F 190940%4%
May 262°F39°F92°F 198721°F 190840%4%
May 363°F40°F92°F 194920°F 196740%3%
May 463°F40°F92°F 195222°F 196740%3%
May 563°F41°F95°F 200424°F 194441%3%
May 664°F41°F87°F 195525°F 195441%3%
May 764°F42°F90°F 197027°F 198941%2%
May 865°F42°F90°F 191828°F 190741%2%
May 965°F43°F95°F 200424°F 194542%2%
May 1066°F43°F92°F 198724°F 190942%2%
May 1166°F44°F93°F 198721°F 194642%1%
May 1266°F44°F91°F 194025°F 194642%1%
May 1367°F45°F96°F 202225°F 191842%1%
May 1467°F45°F95°F 200129°F 193742%1%
May 1568°F45°F98°F 201327°F 200442%1%
May 1668°F46°F90°F 202631°F 195642%1%
May 1768°F46°F92°F 198728°F 191543%1%
May 1869°F47°F96°F 199827°F 191543%1%
May 1969°F47°F96°F 200932°F 200043%0%
May 2070°F48°F95°F 197527°F 190743%0%
May 2170°F48°F93°F 197535°F 194744%0%
May 2270°F49°F91°F 197031°F 191744%0%
May 2371°F49°F91°F 195031°F 191744%0%
May 2471°F50°F91°F 193932°F 191744%0%
May 2572°F50°F98°F 196735°F 195444%0%
May 2672°F51°F97°F 196731°F 191044%0%
May 2772°F51°F95°F 201831°F 190744%0%
May 2873°F51°F100°F 201831°F 190644%0%
May 2973°F52°F99°F 201828°F 194744%0%
May 3073°F52°F93°F 193929°F 194744%0%
May 3174°F53°F92°F 199437°F 190844%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Heron Lake, 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 6:13 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 8:56 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214453 (Lakefield 2NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00219033, 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.