Starbuck climate

Starbuck Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Glenwood 2WNW, 8.7 km from Starbuck

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.99 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 Starbuck, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
2.99 in
Record high
98°FMay 26, 2018
Record low
14°FMay 1, 1966
Chance of a freeze
81%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 19 min to 15 h 26 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
12.1 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 165°F37°F94°F 195914°F 196634%2%
May 265°F38°F91°F 195921°F 196734%2%
May 366°F38°F88°F 195219°F 196734%2%
May 466°F39°F88°F 195220°F 196734%2%
May 566°F39°F91°F 189626°F 198934%2%
May 667°F39°F93°F 201625°F 198935%1%
May 767°F40°F90°F 189629°F 195435%1%
May 868°F40°F91°F 189624°F 195535%1%
May 968°F41°F89°F 189626°F 196635%1%
May 1068°F41°F91°F 198726°F 198135%1%
May 1169°F42°F86°F 198526°F 200235%1%
May 1269°F42°F89°F 198825°F 201335%1%
May 1370°F42°F90°F 200724°F 195335%1%
May 1470°F43°F95°F 200128°F 200435%1%
May 1570°F43°F95°F 200125°F 195935%0%
May 1671°F44°F92°F 198729°F 200435%0%
May 1771°F44°F92°F 189724°F 196835%0%
May 1871°F45°F93°F 199823°F 201635%0%
May 1972°F45°F88°F 199230°F 201535%0%
May 2072°F45°F88°F 197029°F 196735%0%
May 2172°F46°F90°F 197531°F 201535%0%
May 2273°F46°F87°F 198031°F 196336%0%
May 2373°F46°F90°F 195030°F 196336%0%
May 2473°F47°F91°F 201832°F 200236%0%
May 2574°F47°F90°F 201032°F 199236%0%
May 2674°F48°F98°F 201833°F 197036%0%
May 2774°F48°F96°F 196934°F 196536%0%
May 2874°F48°F98°F 201833°F 196536%0%
May 2975°F49°F92°F 201835°F 195236%0%
May 3075°F49°F90°F 200231°F 189737%0%
May 3175°F49°F89°F 196128°F 189737%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Starbuck, 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 6:10 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:37 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 USC00213174 (Glenwood 2WNW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00213174, 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.