Sargent County climate

Sargent County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Forman 5 Sse, 8.8 km from Sargent County

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.83 in over about 9 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 Sargent County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
2.83 in
Record high
103°FMay 1, 1959
Record low
4°FMay 21, 1897
Chance of a freeze
73%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
14 h 22 min to 15 h 31 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
43°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 160°F37°F103°F 195921°F 190926%
May 261°F38°F97°F 195920°F 190726%
May 361°F38°F89°F 194918°F 190927%
May 462°F39°F90°F 191818°F 200527%
May 562°F39°F94°F 191824°F 194427%
May 663°F40°F91°F 189623°F 197628%
May 763°F40°F95°F 191623°F 197628%
May 863°F40°F91°F 199224°F 194529%
May 964°F41°F92°F 191123°F 196629%
May 1064°F41°F90°F 199219°F 198129%
May 1165°F42°F94°F 190621°F 194629%
May 1265°F42°F95°F 190018°F 194629%
May 1365°F43°F96°F 189421°F 189930%
May 1466°F43°F99°F 191128°F 189530%
May 1566°F44°F93°F 189424°F 195930%
May 1667°F44°F90°F 191725°F 198330%
May 1767°F44°F95°F 191129°F 189930%
May 1867°F45°F92°F 197228°F 189930%
May 1968°F45°F93°F 194826°F 189430%
May 2068°F46°F93°F 199226°F 190731%
May 2169°F46°F92°F 19554°F 189731%
May 2269°F47°F92°F 196424°F 196331%
May 2369°F47°F95°F 195028°F 194131%
May 2470°F47°F90°F 196723°F 189731%0%
May 2570°F48°F92°F 195931°F 198332%0%
May 2670°F48°F92°F 190031°F 198432%0%
May 2771°F49°F97°F 196930°F 189432%0%
May 2871°F49°F91°F 191328°F 196532%0%
May 2971°F49°F97°F 190128°F 194732%0%
May 3072°F50°F98°F 193925°F 189733%0%
May 3172°F50°F93°F 193922°F 189733%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sargent 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 6:17 AM, sunset 8:39 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 9:14 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00323117 (Forman 5 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00323117, 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.