Sheridan County Weather in May
Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 in over about 9 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
- 71°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 2.48 in
- Snowfall
- 0.4 in
- Record high
- 97°FMay 22, 1980
- Record low
- 16°FMay 2, 2005
- Chance of a freeze
- 79%
- Daylight
- 14 h 30 min to 15 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 61%
- Dew point
- 40°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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 | 65°F | 38°F | 87°F 1980 | 18°F 2005 | 24% | 1% |
| May 2 | 65°F | 38°F | 86°F 1980 | 16°F 2005 | 25% | 1% |
| May 3 | 65°F | 39°F | 92°F 1985 | 17°F 2002 | 25% | 1% |
| May 4 | 66°F | 39°F | 91°F 1986 | 25°F 1996 | 26% | 1% |
| May 5 | 66°F | 40°F | 90°F 2016 | 25°F 2026 | 26% | 1% |
| May 6 | 67°F | 40°F | 89°F 1992 | 20°F 1989 | 27% | 1% |
| May 7 | 67°F | 40°F | 90°F 1992 | 23°F 1980 | 27% | 1% |
| May 8 | 68°F | 41°F | 88°F 1985 | 23°F 1980 | 27% | 1% |
| May 9 | 68°F | 41°F | 92°F 1992 | 19°F 1981 | 28% | 1% |
| May 10 | 68°F | 42°F | 95°F 2025 | 24°F 1981 | 28% | 1% |
| May 11 | 69°F | 42°F | 96°F 2025 | 25°F 1980 | 28% | 1% |
| May 12 | 69°F | 42°F | 95°F 2025 | 28°F 1980 | 29% | 1% |
| May 13 | 70°F | 43°F | 89°F 1993 | 22°F 2004 | 29% | 1% |
| May 14 | 70°F | 43°F | 92°F 2001 | 22°F 2004 | 29% | 1% |
| May 15 | 71°F | 44°F | 96°F 1987 | 26°F 1983 | 29% | 1% |
| May 16 | 71°F | 44°F | 82°F 2008 | 24°F 1983 | 30% | 0% |
| May 17 | 71°F | 45°F | 89°F 1994 | 24°F 2002 | 30% | 0% |
| May 18 | 72°F | 45°F | 90°F 2007 | 24°F 2002 | 30% | 0% |
| May 19 | 72°F | 45°F | 96°F 1992 | 25°F 2002 | 31% | 0% |
| May 20 | 72°F | 46°F | 92°F 1992 | 29°F 2008 | 31% | 0% |
| May 21 | 73°F | 46°F | 90°F 1980 | 33°F 1987 | 31% | 0% |
| May 22 | 73°F | 46°F | 97°F 1980 | 29°F 1987 | 32% | 0% |
| May 23 | 73°F | 47°F | 96°F 1980 | 32°F 2002 | 32% | 0% |
| May 24 | 74°F | 47°F | 88°F 1980 | 26°F 2002 | 32% | 0% |
| May 25 | 74°F | 48°F | 93°F 2018 | 33°F 2007 | 32% | 0% |
| May 26 | 74°F | 48°F | 94°F 2026 | 29°F 2008 | 33% | 0% |
| May 27 | 75°F | 48°F | 92°F 2026 | 29°F 2021 | 33% | 0% |
| May 28 | 75°F | 49°F | 94°F 2026 | 32°F 2015 | 33% | 0% |
| May 29 | 75°F | 49°F | 95°F 1988 | 30°F 2021 | 33% | 0% |
| May 30 | 76°F | 49°F | 90°F 1986 | 37°F 2022 | 33% | 0% |
| May 31 | 76°F | 50°F | 96°F 1986 | 37°F 1982 | 34% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:54 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 9:30 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325710 (Mc Clusky), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324013, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.