Parkers Prairie climate

Parkers Prairie Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wadena 3 S, 30.1 km from Parkers Prairie

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.53 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 Parkers Prairie, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.53 in
Record high
97°FMay 1, 1959
Record low
18°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
83%
Daylight
14 h 22 min to 15 h 31 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
44°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 160°F36°F97°F 195924°F 196129%
May 260°F37°F90°F 195919°F 196729%
May 361°F37°F94°F 194918°F 196729%
May 461°F37°F90°F 195222°F 196729%
May 562°F38°F90°F 200022°F 194430%
May 662°F38°F89°F 201625°F 198930%
May 762°F39°F89°F 199026°F 202630%
May 863°F39°F86°F 198726°F 194530%
May 963°F40°F85°F 198725°F 194530%
May 1064°F40°F90°F 198725°F 194530%
May 1164°F40°F93°F 202521°F 194630%
May 1264°F41°F90°F 202520°F 194631%
May 1365°F41°F93°F 200722°F 195331%
May 1465°F42°F93°F 200130°F 201631%
May 1565°F42°F93°F 200127°F 195931%
May 1666°F42°F93°F 198731°F 198331%
May 1766°F43°F91°F 201233°F 200231%
May 1866°F43°F92°F 201232°F 196831%
May 1967°F44°F89°F 199231°F 196131%
May 2067°F44°F89°F 197228°F 196731%
May 2167°F44°F95°F 196433°F 196331%
May 2268°F45°F94°F 196431°F 196332%
May 2368°F45°F90°F 195031°F 196332%
May 2468°F46°F93°F 201831°F 194932%
May 2568°F46°F92°F 202634°F 199232%0%
May 2669°F46°F96°F 201832°F 194732%0%
May 2769°F47°F96°F 196931°F 196532%0%
May 2869°F47°F95°F 200631°F 196533%0%
May 2970°F48°F92°F 201832°F 194733%0%
May 3070°F48°F90°F 198834°F 194733%0%
May 3170°F48°F90°F 198832°F 194633%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Parkers Prairie, 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 6:08 AM, sunset 8:30 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 9:05 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00218579 (Wadena 3 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014910, 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.