Steele County climate

Steele County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cooperstown, 24.2 km from Steele County

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.04 in over about 10 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 Steele County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.04 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
98°FMay 21, 1964
Record low
13°FMay 12, 1946
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
14 h 29 min to 15 h 41 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
42°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°F35°F91°F 199217°F 196126%2%
May 260°F36°F92°F 195915°F 190727%2%
May 361°F36°F92°F 195215°F 200528%2%
May 461°F36°F92°F 198519°F 200528%2%
May 562°F37°F94°F 193918°F 194429%2%
May 662°F37°F86°F 193920°F 198929%2%
May 763°F38°F89°F 199220°F 190730%2%
May 863°F38°F89°F 199221°F 195530%1%
May 963°F38°F91°F 198515°F 194530%1%
May 1064°F39°F92°F 198717°F 190731%1%
May 1164°F39°F96°F 190617°F 194631%1%
May 1265°F40°F89°F 197713°F 194631%1%
May 1365°F40°F90°F 197721°F 194532%1%
May 1465°F41°F89°F 196920°F 190732%1%
May 1566°F41°F94°F 198722°F 195932%1%
May 1666°F41°F93°F 198725°F 198332%1%
May 1767°F42°F94°F 197224°F 200232%1%
May 1867°F42°F90°F 197219°F 200233%1%
May 1967°F43°F94°F 194824°F 200233%1%
May 2068°F43°F94°F 194820°F 190733%0%
May 2168°F43°F98°F 196426°F 200833%0%
May 2269°F44°F96°F 198021°F 196334%0%
May 2369°F44°F94°F 198028°F 193834%0%
May 2469°F45°F88°F 196720°F 200234%0%
May 2570°F45°F90°F 194129°F 190534%0%
May 2670°F45°F90°F 196928°F 201134%0%
May 2770°F46°F97°F 196922°F 190734%0%
May 2871°F46°F96°F 196922°F 194734%0%
May 2971°F47°F93°F 193630°F 194534%0%
May 3071°F47°F95°F 193627°F 194734%0%
May 3171°F47°F95°F 193933°F 200335%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Steele 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 6:14 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 9:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00321766 (Cooperstown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00321766, 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.