Ward County climate

Ward County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minot Exp Stn, 18.8 km from Ward County

Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.78 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 Ward County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
2.78 in
Snowfall
1.8 in
Record high
99°FMay 11, 2025
Record low
17°FMay 2, 2002
Chance of a freeze
91%
Daylight
14 h 33 min to 15 h 47 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
39°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 159°F35°F83°F 195520°F 195828%3%
May 259°F35°F89°F 195517°F 200228%3%
May 360°F36°F90°F 195219°F 196729%3%
May 460°F36°F88°F 201623°F 196729%3%
May 561°F37°F95°F 201625°F 196829%3%
May 661°F37°F88°F 199221°F 202630%3%
May 762°F37°F84°F 199223°F 200230%3%
May 862°F38°F87°F 198525°F 201030%3%
May 962°F38°F86°F 200722°F 198130%3%
May 1063°F39°F94°F 202525°F 202131%3%
May 1163°F39°F99°F 202521°F 200531%2%
May 1264°F40°F95°F 202526°F 195331%2%
May 1364°F40°F90°F 200121°F 200431%2%
May 1464°F41°F90°F 200124°F 200431%2%
May 1565°F41°F93°F 198727°F 198331%2%
May 1665°F42°F88°F 197923°F 200232%2%
May 1766°F42°F95°F 199423°F 200232%2%
May 1866°F42°F89°F 200627°F 200232%2%
May 1966°F43°F95°F 199227°F 200232%2%
May 2067°F43°F92°F 196428°F 196333%2%
May 2167°F44°F96°F 198026°F 196333%2%
May 2267°F44°F99°F 198028°F 196333%1%
May 2368°F45°F91°F 200629°F 194934%1%
May 2468°F45°F91°F 197733°F 194934%1%
May 2569°F45°F92°F 201831°F 199234%1%
May 2669°F46°F94°F 196932°F 198435%1%
May 2769°F46°F96°F 196928°F 200835%1%
May 2869°F47°F95°F 202629°F 196535%1%
May 2970°F47°F97°F 198833°F 199835%1%
May 3070°F47°F91°F 198432°F 201536%1%
May 3170°F48°F94°F 198634°F 195236%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ward 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 6:27 AM, sunset 9:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 9:38 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325993 (Minot Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024013, 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.