Pawnee climate

Pawnee Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ralston, 19.3 km from Pawnee

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.36 in over about 8 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 Pawnee, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
5.36 in
Record high
100°FMay 4, 2014
Record low
32°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
5%
Days of 90°F or more
3.6
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 28 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
11.0 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 176°F52°F91°F 202035°F 201425%0%
May 277°F53°F89°F 202034°F 201325%0%
May 377°F53°F91°F 201432°F 201325%0%
May 477°F53°F100°F 201435°F 200525%0%
May 577°F54°F98°F 201440°F 201625%0%
May 677°F54°F97°F 202341°F 201126%0%
May 778°F55°F94°F 201437°F 202626%0%
May 878°F55°F94°F 202240°F 201026%0%
May 978°F55°F93°F 201837°F 202026%0%
May 1078°F56°F93°F 200539°F 199726%0%
May 1179°F56°F92°F 202243°F 200326%0%
May 1279°F56°F93°F 202241°F 201326%0%
May 1379°F57°F90°F 200942°F 202126%0%
May 1479°F57°F95°F 202540°F 200026%0%
May 1580°F57°F93°F 202240°F 200426%0%
May 1680°F58°F90°F 201937°F 201426%0%
May 1780°F58°F91°F 199743°F 201126%0%
May 1880°F58°F93°F 202244°F 200226%0%
May 1981°F59°F98°F 200647°F 201626%0%
May 2081°F59°F98°F 200646°F 200026%0%
May 2181°F59°F95°F 200544°F 201726%0%
May 2282°F60°F96°F 200544°F 200126%0%
May 2382°F60°F95°F 200049°F 200126%0%
May 2482°F60°F94°F 200646°F 200126%0%
May 2582°F61°F99°F 200647°F 200126%0%
May 2683°F61°F95°F 200644°F 200126%0%
May 2783°F61°F95°F 201749°F 202226%0%
May 2883°F62°F95°F 201248°F 199726%0%
May 2984°F62°F95°F 200651°F 200926%0%
May 3084°F62°F95°F 199852°F 202126%0%
May 3184°F63°F94°F 200948°F 200426%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pawnee, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:39 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00347390 (Ralston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003965, 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.