Ponca climate

Ponca Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Vermillion 2 Se, 28.2 km from Ponca

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.96 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 Ponca, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.96 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
106°FMay 29, 1934
Record low
20°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
60%
Days of 90°F or more
2.0
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 15 h 05 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
49°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°F42°F95°F 195922°F 190730%2%
May 268°F42°F95°F 198722°F 196730%2%
May 368°F42°F94°F 191820°F 196730%1%
May 468°F43°F93°F 191823°F 196731%1%
May 569°F43°F96°F 190924°F 196831%1%
May 669°F44°F100°F 189627°F 192531%1%
May 769°F44°F94°F 191627°F 197631%1%
May 870°F45°F99°F 193424°F 198031%1%
May 970°F45°F98°F 193426°F 196631%1%
May 1071°F45°F94°F 201123°F 190732%1%
May 1171°F46°F93°F 192824°F 194632%1%
May 1271°F46°F95°F 202226°F 194632%1%
May 1372°F47°F95°F 198726°F 199732%0%
May 1472°F47°F101°F 201329°F 197332%0%
May 1572°F48°F100°F 201327°F 195932%0%
May 1673°F48°F95°F 200125°F 201432%0%
May 1773°F49°F98°F 193429°F 197332%0%
May 1873°F49°F100°F 193423°F 191532%0%
May 1974°F50°F100°F 193430°F 200232%0%
May 2074°F50°F100°F 192530°F 189533%0%
May 2175°F50°F97°F 193426°F 193133%0%
May 2275°F51°F95°F 192524°F 196333%0%
May 2375°F51°F96°F 195031°F 202233%0%
May 2476°F52°F96°F 193929°F 192433%0%
May 2576°F52°F104°F 196732°F 190133%0%
May 2676°F53°F104°F 196726°F 199233%0%
May 2777°F53°F96°F 201834°F 199233%0%
May 2877°F53°F100°F 201832°F 194733%0%
May 2977°F54°F106°F 193429°F 194733%0%
May 3078°F54°F106°F 193437°F 194733%0%
May 3178°F55°F101°F 193434°F 196433%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ponca, 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 6:21 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 8:57 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00398622 (Vermillion 2 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00398622, 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.