Dawes County climate

Dawes County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chadron 3SW, 11.9 km from Dawes County

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.99 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 Dawes County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.99 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
99°FMay 22, 2012
Record low
15°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
93%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 15 h 05 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
39°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 163°F36°F84°F 202120°F 200532%5%
May 263°F36°F83°F 201515°F 200532%5%
May 364°F36°F84°F 202323°F 200533%5%
May 464°F37°F84°F 202322°F 202433%5%
May 565°F37°F97°F 200422°F 201333%4%
May 665°F38°F87°F 201721°F 202633%4%
May 765°F38°F89°F 201823°F 201033%4%
May 866°F39°F85°F 200419°F 201033%4%
May 966°F39°F85°F 202525°F 202034%3%
May 1067°F39°F93°F 201222°F 202034%3%
May 1167°F40°F95°F 202527°F 200834%3%
May 1267°F40°F95°F 202524°F 201234%3%
May 1368°F41°F94°F 201329°F 200234%3%
May 1468°F41°F87°F 201225°F 201634%2%
May 1569°F42°F86°F 201931°F 200535%2%
May 1669°F42°F93°F 201226°F 200935%2%
May 1770°F43°F92°F 201228°F 201635%2%
May 1870°F43°F90°F 200631°F 201635%2%
May 1970°F43°F97°F 200932°F 200335%2%
May 2071°F44°F92°F 200527°F 200335%1%
May 2171°F44°F89°F 201228°F 201535%1%
May 2272°F45°F99°F 201223°F 202235%1%
May 2372°F45°F83°F 202326°F 200235%1%
May 2473°F45°F88°F 202625°F 200235%1%
May 2573°F46°F89°F 202629°F 200135%1%
May 2673°F46°F92°F 201833°F 200235%1%
May 2774°F47°F95°F 202235°F 200935%1%
May 2874°F47°F92°F 201032°F 200535%1%
May 2975°F47°F93°F 200336°F 201635%1%
May 3075°F47°F97°F 200236°F 201535%0%
May 3175°F48°F94°F 202033°F 200435%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dawes County, 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 (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 8:23 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251575 (Chadron 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024017, 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.