Merrick County climate

Merrick County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Central City, 5.4 km from Merrick County

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.73 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 Merrick County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.73 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
100°FMay 24, 1967
Record low
22°FMay 1, 1909
Chance of a freeze
38%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 14 h 56 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
11.9 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 167°F43°F92°F 199222°F 190932%1%
May 268°F43°F93°F 196822°F 190932%1%
May 368°F44°F91°F 190222°F 190732%1%
May 468°F44°F90°F 190926°F 190732%1%
May 569°F45°F96°F 190927°F 194432%1%
May 669°F45°F98°F 191628°F 190632%1%
May 769°F45°F98°F 191633°F 191532%1%
May 870°F46°F93°F 196630°F 190732%0%
May 970°F46°F90°F 191131°F 196632%0%
May 1070°F47°F88°F 191130°F 190932%0%
May 1171°F47°F90°F 191529°F 200332%0%
May 1271°F47°F91°F 191535°F 197132%0%
May 1371°F48°F95°F 191530°F 196632%0%
May 1472°F48°F96°F 194132°F 191232%0%
May 1572°F49°F96°F 191526°F 190732%0%
May 1673°F49°F92°F 194433°F 190432%0%
May 1773°F50°F94°F 196436°F 194232%0%
May 1873°F50°F95°F 196736°F 200233%0%
May 1974°F50°F93°F 198837°F 196833%0%
May 2074°F51°F96°F 190235°F 196833%0%
May 2174°F51°F93°F 197035°F 196833%0%
May 2275°F52°F94°F 200539°F 191133%0%
May 2375°F52°F93°F 196435°F 200233%0%
May 2475°F52°F100°F 196739°F 191034%0%
May 2576°F53°F100°F 196737°F 190134%0%
May 2676°F53°F98°F 196732°F 190734%0%
May 2776°F53°F96°F 196636°F 190634%0%
May 2877°F54°F92°F 194339°F 190634%0%
May 2977°F54°F98°F 191342°F 196434%0%
May 3077°F55°F96°F 198938°F 191534%0%
May 3178°F55°F98°F 199438°F 191534%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merrick 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 (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:58 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251560 (Central City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00250445, 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.