Sunflower climate

Sunflower Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorhead, 10.5 km from Sunflower

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 59°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.65 in over about 9 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 Sunflower, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
64°F
Precipitation
4.65 in
Record high
100°FMay 9, 1920
Record low
38°FMay 4, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.3
Daylight
13 h 31 min to 14 h 14 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
8.3 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 178°F59°F94°F 198742°F 196331%0%
May 278°F60°F91°F 195241°F 191831%0%
May 378°F60°F92°F 195244°F 191831%0%
May 479°F60°F93°F 195238°F 201331%0%
May 579°F61°F94°F 195238°F 201330%0%
May 679°F61°F93°F 195243°F 201330%0%
May 779°F61°F94°F 195244°F 195830%0%
May 880°F62°F95°F 195242°F 196030%0%
May 980°F62°F100°F 192045°F 198330%0%
May 1080°F62°F92°F 196243°F 196130%0%
May 1180°F62°F91°F 196343°F 196030%0%
May 1281°F63°F93°F 202239°F 196030%0%
May 1381°F63°F95°F 196242°F 196030%0%
May 1481°F63°F92°F 195845°F 197130%0%
May 1582°F64°F94°F 198844°F 201430%0%
May 1682°F64°F96°F 201844°F 197330%0%
May 1782°F64°F98°F 196249°F 198330%0%
May 1882°F64°F94°F 196246°F 201130%0%
May 1983°F65°F96°F 196245°F 197630%0%
May 2083°F65°F96°F 196247°F 196830%0%
May 2183°F65°F96°F 196447°F 195430%0%
May 2283°F65°F95°F 197247°F 201530%0%
May 2384°F66°F95°F 197248°F 196330%0%
May 2484°F66°F94°F 197044°F 196330%0%
May 2584°F66°F94°F 202048°F 197930%0%
May 2684°F67°F95°F 195349°F 190130%0%
May 2785°F67°F98°F 195342°F 196130%0%
May 2885°F67°F96°F 196239°F 196130%0%
May 2985°F67°F97°F 197748°F 197130%0%
May 3085°F68°F99°F 197745°F 198430%0%
May 3185°F68°F98°F 195145°F 198430%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunflower, 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 6:14 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 8:07 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00226009 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00221738, 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.