Swift County climate

Swift County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Benson, 6.3 km from Swift County

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.34 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 Swift County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.34 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
99°FMay 29, 2006
Record low
20°FMay 1, 1961
Chance of a freeze
68%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 15 h 24 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 163°F39°F98°F 195920°F 196133%2%
May 264°F40°F93°F 195923°F 196133%2%
May 364°F40°F88°F 198020°F 196733%1%
May 465°F41°F89°F 200021°F 196734%1%
May 565°F41°F92°F 200026°F 196834%1%
May 666°F42°F90°F 200427°F 197634%1%
May 766°F42°F92°F 199026°F 197635%1%
May 866°F42°F87°F 197027°F 195535%1%
May 967°F43°F89°F 198729°F 196635%1%
May 1067°F43°F95°F 198728°F 198135%1%
May 1168°F44°F92°F 202529°F 196036%1%
May 1268°F44°F91°F 202526°F 202036%0%
May 1368°F45°F91°F 202526°F 195336%0%
May 1469°F45°F98°F 200130°F 199736%0%
May 1569°F46°F96°F 200125°F 195936%0%
May 1670°F46°F95°F 198729°F 201637%0%
May 1770°F46°F90°F 197231°F 196837%0%
May 1870°F47°F96°F 199832°F 196837%0%
May 1971°F47°F95°F 201233°F 200237%0%
May 2071°F48°F97°F 200929°F 196737%0%
May 2172°F48°F95°F 196434°F 196338%0%
May 2272°F49°F94°F 196428°F 196338%0%
May 2372°F49°F90°F 202332°F 196338%0%
May 2473°F49°F90°F 200632°F 200238%0%
May 2573°F50°F95°F 201035°F 198339%0%
May 2673°F50°F95°F 202634°F 197139%0%
May 2774°F51°F98°F 196935°F 196539%0%
May 2874°F51°F94°F 198833°F 196539%0%
May 2974°F51°F99°F 200638°F 198440%0%
May 3075°F52°F94°F 201040°F 201240%0%
May 3175°F52°F91°F 198839°F 196440%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Swift County, 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 6:11 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:39 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 USC00210667 (Benson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00210667, 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.