Pershing County Weather in May
Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.20 in over about 6 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
- 74°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 1.20 in
- Record high
- 102°FMay 18, 2008
- Record low
- 17°FMay 8, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 88%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.7
- Daylight
- 13 h 56 min to 14 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 43%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 7.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 69°F | 36°F | 90°F 1981 | 20°F 1967 | 20% | |
| May 2 | 70°F | 36°F | 87°F 2004 | 22°F 1953 | 20% | |
| May 3 | 70°F | 36°F | 91°F 1966 | 23°F 2013 | 20% | |
| May 4 | 70°F | 37°F | 92°F 2004 | 25°F 1991 | 20% | |
| May 5 | 71°F | 37°F | 92°F 1992 | 24°F 1961 | 21% | |
| May 6 | 71°F | 37°F | 91°F 1954 | 18°F 1964 | 21% | |
| May 7 | 71°F | 38°F | 92°F 1954 | 23°F 2010 | 21% | |
| May 8 | 72°F | 38°F | 90°F 1974 | 17°F 2002 | 21% | |
| May 9 | 72°F | 38°F | 91°F 2012 | 21°F 1950 | 21% | |
| May 10 | 72°F | 39°F | 93°F 2026 | 22°F 2022 | 21% | |
| May 11 | 73°F | 39°F | 94°F 2026 | 22°F 2000 | 20% | |
| May 12 | 73°F | 39°F | 95°F 2026 | 20°F 2022 | 20% | |
| May 13 | 74°F | 40°F | 94°F 1976 | 27°F 2008 | 20% | |
| May 14 | 74°F | 40°F | 97°F 2012 | 27°F 1956 | 20% | |
| May 15 | 74°F | 40°F | 93°F 2012 | 27°F 1955 | 20% | |
| May 16 | 75°F | 40°F | 97°F 1965 | 26°F 2011 | 20% | 0% |
| May 17 | 75°F | 41°F | 100°F 2008 | 30°F 1994 | 20% | 0% |
| May 18 | 75°F | 41°F | 102°F 2008 | 27°F 1971 | 20% | 0% |
| May 19 | 76°F | 41°F | 99°F 1954 | 22°F 1960 | 20% | 0% |
| May 20 | 76°F | 42°F | 92°F 1980 | 27°F 1962 | 19% | 0% |
| May 21 | 76°F | 42°F | 94°F 2012 | 27°F 2024 | 19% | 0% |
| May 22 | 77°F | 42°F | 96°F 1967 | 23°F 1960 | 19% | 0% |
| May 23 | 77°F | 42°F | 96°F 2001 | 21°F 2013 | 19% | 0% |
| May 24 | 77°F | 43°F | 97°F 2001 | 23°F 2013 | 18% | 0% |
| May 25 | 78°F | 43°F | 95°F 1983 | 28°F 1955 | 18% | 0% |
| May 26 | 78°F | 43°F | 95°F 1951 | 33°F 1975 | 18% | 0% |
| May 27 | 78°F | 43°F | 97°F 1983 | 30°F 1998 | 18% | 0% |
| May 28 | 78°F | 43°F | 101°F 2003 | 30°F 1991 | 17% | 0% |
| May 29 | 79°F | 44°F | 101°F 2003 | 34°F 1989 | 17% | 0% |
| May 30 | 79°F | 44°F | 97°F 2002 | 28°F 1959 | 16% | 0% |
| May 31 | 79°F | 44°F | 101°F 2025 | 32°F 1989 | 16% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00267192 (Rye Patch Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024172, 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.