Walnut Grove climate

Walnut Grove Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lamberton Sw Rsch & Outreach C, 12.4 km from Walnut Grove

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 3.97 in over about 13 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 Walnut Grove, 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
47°F
Precipitation
3.97 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
107°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
18°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
62%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 16 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°F96°F 195924°F 196139%2%
May 263°F40°F96°F 195922°F 196739%2%
May 363°F40°F94°F 194918°F 196739%2%
May 464°F41°F95°F 195219°F 196740%2%
May 564°F41°F92°F 195224°F 194440%1%
May 664°F42°F90°F 193425°F 195440%1%
May 765°F42°F92°F 191625°F 193140%1%
May 865°F43°F97°F 193426°F 195440%1%
May 966°F43°F93°F 192828°F 196641%1%
May 1066°F44°F92°F 198728°F 198141%1%
May 1167°F44°F92°F 198721°F 194641%1%
May 1267°F45°F91°F 202527°F 192341%1%
May 1367°F45°F93°F 202225°F 199741%1%
May 1468°F46°F96°F 200129°F 192141%1%
May 1568°F46°F96°F 200128°F 199741%1%
May 1669°F47°F95°F 193431°F 192941%0%
May 1769°F47°F99°F 193425°F 197341%0%
May 1869°F48°F95°F 193425°F 191542%0%
May 1970°F48°F102°F 193429°F 191542%0%
May 2070°F49°F98°F 193430°F 193142%0%
May 2170°F49°F95°F 200932°F 196342%0%
May 2271°F50°F100°F 192527°F 196342%0%
May 2371°F50°F97°F 192633°F 200243%0%
May 2472°F50°F95°F 192632°F 192443%0%
May 2572°F51°F97°F 196734°F 192443%0%
May 2672°F51°F103°F 191433°F 194743%0%
May 2773°F52°F95°F 191434°F 196543%0%
May 2873°F52°F101°F 193433°F 196543%0%
May 2973°F53°F100°F 193427°F 194743%0%
May 3074°F53°F107°F 193434°F 200543%0%
May 3174°F53°F105°F 193437°F 196443%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Walnut Grove, 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 8:26 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 8:58 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214546 (Lamberton Sw Rsch & Outreach C), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218323, 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.