Lead climate

Lead Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lead, 1.8 km from Lead

Average highs run from 58°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.90 in over about 14 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 Lead, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
4.90 in
Snowfall
6.7 in
Record high
96°FMay 14, 2001
Record low
11°FMay 1, 1909
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 18 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
8.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 158°F35°F87°F 200111°F 190944%16%
May 258°F36°F87°F 195219°F 197644%16%
May 358°F36°F90°F 195214°F 195444%15%
May 459°F36°F89°F 193620°F 192044%15%
May 559°F37°F93°F 193621°F 196744%14%
May 659°F37°F86°F 191126°F 196044%13%
May 760°F37°F92°F 193423°F 198044%13%
May 860°F38°F92°F 193419°F 192945%12%
May 961°F38°F90°F 193424°F 198445%12%
May 1061°F38°F88°F 196125°F 194545%11%
May 1161°F39°F89°F 194013°F 194345%10%
May 1262°F39°F93°F 190016°F 194345%10%
May 1362°F40°F92°F 200121°F 192045%9%
May 1462°F40°F96°F 200123°F 190745%9%
May 1563°F40°F95°F 193629°F 192046%8%
May 1663°F41°F92°F 197821°F 192046%8%
May 1764°F41°F93°F 189329°F 194246%7%
May 1864°F41°F90°F 198828°F 191546%7%
May 1964°F42°F95°F 200929°F 194246%6%
May 2065°F42°F95°F 200927°F 190847%6%
May 2165°F43°F91°F 196419°F 190847%6%
May 2266°F43°F93°F 198026°F 192047%5%
May 2366°F43°F87°F 193128°F 192047%5%
May 2466°F44°F89°F 192928°F 192447%4%
May 2567°F44°F92°F 193130°F 199248%4%
May 2667°F44°F92°F 193425°F 192048%4%
May 2767°F45°F96°F 196928°F 192048%4%
May 2868°F45°F95°F 193428°F 194748%3%
May 2968°F45°F95°F 193422°F 194748%3%
May 3069°F45°F94°F 193931°F 194748%3%
May 3169°F46°F93°F 193330°F 191748%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lead, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:14 AM, sunset 8:32 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00394834 (Lead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397882, 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.