Wells County climate

Wells County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fessenden, 7 km from Wells County

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.74 in over about 7 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 Wells County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.74 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
97°FMay 22, 1980
Record low
16°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
89%
Daylight
14 h 30 min to 15 h 42 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
62%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 161°F35°F87°F 198018°F 200519%1%
May 262°F36°F86°F 198016°F 200519%1%
May 362°F36°F92°F 198517°F 200219%1%
May 462°F37°F91°F 198625°F 199620%0%
May 563°F37°F90°F 201625°F 202620%0%
May 663°F38°F89°F 199220°F 198920%0%
May 764°F38°F90°F 199223°F 198021%0%
May 864°F38°F88°F 198523°F 198021%0%
May 964°F39°F92°F 199219°F 198121%0%
May 1065°F39°F95°F 202524°F 198122%0%
May 1165°F40°F96°F 202525°F 198022%0%
May 1266°F40°F95°F 202528°F 198022%0%
May 1366°F41°F89°F 199322°F 200422%0%
May 1466°F41°F92°F 200122°F 200422%0%
May 1567°F41°F96°F 198726°F 198323%0%
May 1667°F42°F82°F 200824°F 198323%0%
May 1767°F42°F89°F 199424°F 200223%0%
May 1868°F43°F90°F 200724°F 200223%0%
May 1968°F43°F96°F 199225°F 200223%0%
May 2068°F44°F92°F 199229°F 200824%0%
May 2169°F44°F90°F 198033°F 198724%0%
May 2269°F44°F97°F 198029°F 198724%0%
May 2369°F45°F96°F 198032°F 200224%0%
May 2470°F45°F88°F 198026°F 200224%0%
May 2570°F46°F93°F 201833°F 200724%0%
May 2670°F46°F94°F 202629°F 200824%0%
May 2771°F46°F92°F 202629°F 202124%0%
May 2871°F47°F94°F 202632°F 201524%0%
May 2971°F47°F95°F 198830°F 202124%0%
May 3071°F48°F90°F 198637°F 202224%0%
May 3172°F48°F96°F 198637°F 198224%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wells County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:51 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 9:28 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00322949 (Fessenden), 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.