Sheridan County Weather in May
Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.94 in over about 10 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 68°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 2.94 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 29, 1934
- Record low
- 12°FMay 3, 1954
- Chance of a freeze
- 91%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.5
- Daylight
- 14 h 06 min to 15 h 05 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 57%
- Dew point
- 40°F
- Wind
- 11.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 62°F | 35°F | 93°F 1959 | 15°F 1925 | 30% |
| May 2 | 62°F | 36°F | 88°F 1981 | 18°F 2002 | 30% |
| May 3 | 63°F | 36°F | 86°F 1982 | 12°F 1954 | 30% |
| May 4 | 63°F | 36°F | 90°F 1926 | 16°F 1925 | 30% |
| May 5 | 63°F | 37°F | 90°F 1936 | 14°F 1944 | 30% |
| May 6 | 64°F | 37°F | 92°F 2004 | 20°F 1931 | 31% |
| May 7 | 64°F | 38°F | 91°F 1928 | 21°F 1943 | 31% |
| May 8 | 65°F | 38°F | 96°F 1934 | 22°F 1923 | 31% |
| May 9 | 65°F | 38°F | 92°F 1916 | 22°F 1923 | 31% |
| May 10 | 65°F | 39°F | 89°F 1961 | 20°F 1968 | 31% |
| May 11 | 66°F | 39°F | 90°F 1962 | 17°F 1916 | 31% |
| May 12 | 66°F | 40°F | 89°F 1915 | 18°F 1943 | 32% |
| May 13 | 67°F | 40°F | 96°F 1941 | 17°F 1953 | 32% |
| May 14 | 67°F | 41°F | 91°F 2001 | 21°F 1926 | 32% |
| May 15 | 67°F | 41°F | 93°F 1936 | 22°F 1924 | 32% |
| May 16 | 68°F | 41°F | 94°F 1934 | 21°F 1923 | 33% |
| May 17 | 68°F | 42°F | 95°F 1934 | 22°F 1910 | 33% |
| May 18 | 68°F | 42°F | 97°F 1934 | 26°F 1942 | 33% |
| May 19 | 69°F | 43°F | 91°F 1925 | 27°F 1966 | 33% |
| May 20 | 69°F | 43°F | 94°F 1992 | 20°F 1931 | 34% |
| May 21 | 70°F | 43°F | 96°F 1925 | 12°F 1931 | 34% |
| May 22 | 70°F | 44°F | 88°F 1966 | 22°F 1963 | 34% |
| May 23 | 70°F | 44°F | 95°F 2012 | 24°F 1941 | 34% |
| May 24 | 71°F | 45°F | 93°F 1926 | 26°F 1924 | 35% |
| May 25 | 71°F | 45°F | 92°F 1931 | 26°F 1910 | 35% |
| May 26 | 71°F | 45°F | 93°F 1931 | 25°F 1940 | 35% |
| May 27 | 71°F | 46°F | 95°F 1969 | 29°F 1940 | 35% |
| May 28 | 72°F | 46°F | 96°F 1969 | 29°F 1984 | 36% |
| May 29 | 72°F | 47°F | 98°F 1934 | 24°F 1947 | 36% |
| May 30 | 72°F | 47°F | 98°F 1934 | 27°F 1947 | 36% |
| May 31 | 73°F | 47°F | 96°F 1940 | 27°F 1964 | 36% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253710 (Hay Springs), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253355, 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.