De Smet Weather in May
Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.32 in over about 10 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
- 67°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 3.32 in
- Record high
- 105°FMay 28, 1934
- Record low
- 11°FMay 17, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 69%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.5
- Daylight
- 14 h 14 min to 15 h 18 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 65%
- Dew point
- 44°F
- Wind
- 12.3 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 | 62°F | 39°F | 95°F 1959 | 22°F 1911 | 28% | |
| May 2 | 62°F | 40°F | 90°F 1959 | 16°F 2002 | 28% | |
| May 3 | 62°F | 40°F | 87°F 1952 | 19°F 1954 | 29% | |
| May 4 | 63°F | 40°F | 94°F 1926 | 21°F 1967 | 29% | |
| May 5 | 63°F | 41°F | 91°F 1909 | 24°F 1944 | 29% | |
| May 6 | 63°F | 41°F | 90°F 2016 | 22°F 1925 | 30% | |
| May 7 | 64°F | 42°F | 89°F 1934 | 22°F 1931 | 30% | |
| May 8 | 64°F | 42°F | 98°F 1934 | 25°F 1980 | 30% | |
| May 9 | 65°F | 43°F | 96°F 1911 | 24°F 1923 | 30% | |
| May 10 | 65°F | 43°F | 91°F 1987 | 19°F 2002 | 30% | |
| May 11 | 65°F | 43°F | 92°F 1900 | 17°F 1946 | 31% | |
| May 12 | 66°F | 44°F | 95°F 1894 | 15°F 1946 | 31% | |
| May 13 | 66°F | 44°F | 100°F 1894 | 18°F 1895 | 31% | |
| May 14 | 66°F | 45°F | 95°F 1932 | 24°F 2002 | 31% | |
| May 15 | 67°F | 45°F | 102°F 1894 | 25°F 1921 | 31% | |
| May 16 | 67°F | 46°F | 99°F 1934 | 25°F 2002 | 31% | |
| May 17 | 68°F | 46°F | 101°F 1934 | 11°F 2002 | 31% | |
| May 18 | 68°F | 46°F | 98°F 1934 | 13°F 2002 | 32% | |
| May 19 | 68°F | 47°F | 102°F 1934 | 13°F 2002 | 32% | |
| May 20 | 69°F | 47°F | 98°F 1934 | 18°F 1895 | 32% | |
| May 21 | 69°F | 48°F | 92°F 1964 | 18°F 1895 | 32% | |
| May 22 | 69°F | 48°F | 95°F 1925 | 20°F 1931 | 33% | |
| May 23 | 70°F | 48°F | 97°F 1926 | 24°F 2002 | 33% | 0% |
| May 24 | 70°F | 49°F | 94°F 1926 | 28°F 1924 | 33% | 0% |
| May 25 | 70°F | 49°F | 97°F 1967 | 28°F 1925 | 33% | 0% |
| May 26 | 71°F | 50°F | 92°F 1967 | 23°F 1895 | 33% | 0% |
| May 27 | 71°F | 50°F | 103°F 1934 | 29°F 1907 | 33% | 0% |
| May 28 | 72°F | 50°F | 105°F 1934 | 28°F 1965 | 34% | 0% |
| May 29 | 72°F | 51°F | 99°F 1934 | 26°F 1930 | 34% | 0% |
| May 30 | 72°F | 51°F | 95°F 1939 | 33°F 1947 | 34% | 0% |
| May 31 | 73°F | 51°F | 103°F 1934 | 36°F 1903 | 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 6:21 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 9:07 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00392302 (De Smet), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00392302, 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.