Watkins climate

Watkins Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kimball 3N, 9.1 km from Watkins

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.07 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Watkins, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
4.07 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
97°FMay 15, 2001
Record low
19°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
57%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 15 h 24 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
11.4 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°F38°F96°F 195924°F 19612%
May 261°F39°F94°F 195922°F 19672%
May 361°F39°F94°F 194919°F 19672%
May 462°F40°F93°F 195222°F 19672%
May 562°F40°F89°F 190926°F 19442%
May 662°F41°F89°F 200025°F 19762%
May 763°F41°F92°F 199026°F 19761%
May 863°F42°F92°F 199026°F 19551%
May 964°F42°F91°F 198724°F 19451%
May 1064°F43°F91°F 198725°F 19451%
May 1164°F43°F87°F 195821°F 19461%
May 1265°F43°F91°F 202522°F 19461%
May 1365°F44°F90°F 197727°F 19971%
May 1465°F44°F94°F 200729°F 20160%
May 1566°F45°F97°F 200129°F 19590%
May 1666°F45°F96°F 200129°F 20160%
May 1767°F46°F93°F 197531°F 19730%
May 1867°F46°F90°F 197033°F 19680%
May 1967°F46°F93°F 199832°F 19710%
May 2068°F47°F93°F 197029°F 19670%
May 2168°F47°F94°F 196435°F 19850%
May 2268°F48°F94°F 196428°F 19630%
May 2369°F48°F92°F 196432°F 19630%
May 2469°F49°F87°F 195033°F 19490%
May 2570°F49°F92°F 197829°F 20000%
May 2670°F49°F92°F 197834°F 19470%
May 2770°F50°F97°F 196932°F 20000%
May 2871°F50°F96°F 196934°F 19650%
May 2971°F50°F97°F 201830°F 19470%
May 3071°F51°F91°F 199432°F 19470%
May 3172°F51°F91°F 196135°F 19080%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watkins, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.522.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:34 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 USC00214373 (Kimball 3N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214778, 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.