Cherry County climate

Cherry County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valentine NWR, 35 km from Cherry County

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.81 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 Cherry County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.81 in
Record high
99°FMay 5, 2004
Record low
20°FMay 7, 2001
Chance of a freeze
45%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 15 h 05 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
12.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 165°F42°F82°F 201224°F 200535%
May 266°F42°F86°F 201525°F 200535%
May 366°F43°F86°F 201521°F 200535%
May 466°F43°F85°F 202327°F 201335%
May 567°F43°F99°F 200429°F 201035%
May 667°F44°F91°F 200028°F 202635%
May 767°F44°F91°F 200020°F 200135%
May 868°F45°F88°F 201132°F 202035%
May 968°F45°F86°F 200427°F 201036%
May 1069°F45°F93°F 201225°F 202036%
May 1169°F46°F90°F 202624°F 200836%
May 1269°F46°F95°F 200729°F 201536%
May 1370°F47°F96°F 200130°F 200036%
May 1470°F47°F96°F 200129°F 201636%
May 1570°F48°F88°F 201923°F 200437%
May 1671°F48°F87°F 200028°F 200937%
May 1771°F48°F94°F 199829°F 200437%
May 1872°F49°F94°F 200933°F 200237%
May 1972°F49°F99°F 200932°F 200037%
May 2072°F50°F90°F 200528°F 200338%
May 2173°F50°F90°F 200531°F 201738%
May 2273°F51°F96°F 201030°F 202238%
May 2373°F51°F87°F 200531°F 200238%
May 2474°F51°F90°F 201829°F 200239%
May 2574°F52°F93°F 202632°F 200139%
May 2674°F52°F94°F 201833°F 201139%
May 2775°F52°F98°F 200641°F 200839%
May 2875°F53°F94°F 201040°F 200839%
May 2975°F53°F95°F 200340°F 202539%
May 3076°F54°F93°F 201436°F 201539%
May 3176°F54°F93°F 201439°F 201739%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cherry County, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:10 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00258755 (Valentine NWR), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00258751, 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.