Storey County climate

Storey County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Virginia City, 18.1 km from Storey County

Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.74 in over about 3 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 Storey County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
0.74 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
99°FMay 31, 2025
Record low
18°FMay 2, 1964
Chance of a freeze
68%
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 46 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
7.6 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 159°F39°F90°F 194719°F 19739%2%
May 259°F40°F88°F 200418°F 19649%2%
May 360°F40°F89°F 200420°F 19659%2%
May 460°F40°F88°F 201724°F 19599%2%
May 560°F41°F87°F 194722°F 19609%2%
May 661°F41°F87°F 198721°F 196410%2%
May 761°F41°F89°F 195420°F 195010%2%
May 861°F42°F91°F 201824°F 194310%2%
May 962°F42°F88°F 202024°F 194810%2%
May 1062°F42°F92°F 202624°F 195310%2%
May 1162°F43°F92°F 202623°F 195310%2%
May 1263°F43°F91°F 202624°F 194310%2%
May 1363°F43°F91°F 197624°F 194310%2%
May 1463°F44°F90°F 198725°F 196810%1%
May 1564°F44°F90°F 200726°F 196810%1%
May 1664°F44°F95°F 197025°F 194310%1%
May 1764°F45°F96°F 200826°F 197810%1%
May 1865°F45°F96°F 200819°F 197410%1%
May 1965°F45°F94°F 200823°F 196010%1%
May 2065°F45°F90°F 202324°F 197410%1%
May 2166°F46°F94°F 196731°F 196410%1%
May 2266°F46°F95°F 196719°F 196010%1%
May 2366°F46°F94°F 200126°F 196010%1%
May 2467°F47°F94°F 200127°F 196810%1%
May 2567°F47°F92°F 194326°F 197810%1%
May 2667°F47°F92°F 202027°F 198010%1%
May 2768°F47°F95°F 200331°F 196110%1%
May 2868°F48°F97°F 200331°F 197710%1%
May 2968°F48°F96°F 198630°F 197110%1%
May 3068°F48°F96°F 198629°F 197910%1%
May 3169°F48°F99°F 202530°F 19519%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Storey County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00268761 (Virginia City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023185, 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.