Elm Creek climate

Elm Creek Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Canaday Steam Plt, 27.9 km from Elm Creek

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.76 in over about 10 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 Elm Creek, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.76 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
103°FMay 29, 1934
Record low
19°FMay 1, 1909
Chance of a freeze
32%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 53 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
12.1 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 166°F42°F94°F 195919°F 190927%1%
May 266°F42°F94°F 196522°F 196727%1%
May 367°F43°F92°F 190223°F 190728%0%
May 467°F43°F91°F 192423°F 201328%0%
May 567°F44°F96°F 190927°F 193528%0%
May 668°F44°F99°F 191628°F 194428%0%
May 768°F44°F99°F 191630°F 197629%0%
May 869°F45°F96°F 193430°F 190829%0%
May 969°F45°F95°F 193430°F 190829%0%
May 1069°F46°F94°F 201128°F 202029%0%
May 1170°F46°F96°F 196227°F 194630%0%
May 1270°F47°F95°F 196230°F 194330%0%
May 1371°F47°F94°F 196226°F 196630%0%
May 1471°F47°F96°F 194825°F 190430%0%
May 1571°F48°F99°F 201327°F 190731%0%
May 1672°F48°F96°F 200129°F 201431%0%
May 1772°F49°F99°F 192730°F 201131%0%
May 1873°F49°F96°F 191132°F 191532%0%
May 1973°F50°F98°F 190836°F 191532%0%
May 2073°F50°F98°F 190830°F 196832%0%
May 2174°F51°F95°F 190733°F 201532%0%
May 2274°F51°F96°F 190733°F 201532%0%
May 2375°F51°F96°F 192633°F 199732%0%
May 2475°F52°F99°F 196733°F 192433%0%
May 2575°F52°F100°F 196736°F 200233%0%
May 2676°F53°F99°F 191234°F 190133%0%
May 2776°F53°F97°F 201233°F 190733%0%
May 2877°F54°F98°F 193432°F 194733%0%
May 2977°F54°F103°F 193430°F 194733%0%
May 3077°F54°F101°F 193440°F 194733%0%
May 3178°F55°F98°F 199437°F 196433%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elm Creek, 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 6:36 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 9:02 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251450 (Canaday Steam Plt), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253910, 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.