Holden climate

Holden Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elm, 17.6 km from Holden

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.29 in over about 12 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 Holden, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
5.29 in
Record high
103°FMay 30, 1934
Record low
23°FMay 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
7%
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
8.9 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 169°F48°F90°F 195929°F 190940%0%
May 270°F48°F90°F 198731°F 197840%0%
May 370°F48°F90°F 195223°F 200240%0%
May 470°F49°F92°F 195228°F 190740%0%
May 571°F49°F93°F 195233°F 194440%0%
May 671°F49°F90°F 195231°F 199240%0%
May 771°F50°F90°F 196232°F 199240%0%
May 872°F50°F93°F 191832°F 198040%0%
May 972°F51°F92°F 192832°F 192340%0%
May 1072°F51°F93°F 192832°F 197740%0%
May 1173°F51°F91°F 196232°F 198140%0%
May 1273°F52°F92°F 191532°F 198140%0%
May 1373°F52°F93°F 191530°F 199740%0%
May 1474°F52°F93°F 191537°F 192439%0%
May 1574°F53°F91°F 191129°F 200039%0%
May 1674°F53°F96°F 193137°F 192939%0%
May 1775°F53°F91°F 191137°F 199739%0%
May 1875°F54°F93°F 196237°F 200739%0%
May 1975°F54°F92°F 192137°F 200739%0%
May 2076°F55°F95°F 196235°F 198139%0%
May 2176°F55°F97°F 202439°F 200238%0%
May 2276°F55°F93°F 192140°F 193138%0%
May 2377°F56°F95°F 192140°F 191738%0%
May 2477°F56°F95°F 191639°F 192438%0%
May 2577°F56°F96°F 192135°F 192538%0%
May 2678°F57°F96°F 192139°F 190138%0%
May 2778°F57°F91°F 194238°F 190738%0%
May 2878°F57°F97°F 192136°F 199237%0%
May 2979°F58°F97°F 192136°F 194737%0%
May 3079°F58°F103°F 193438°F 198437%0%
May 3179°F58°F100°F 193443°F 198137%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Holden, 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 6:18 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 8:34 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00232568 (Elm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00238712, 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.