Lower Brule climate

Lower Brule Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake Sharpe Prj, 9.8 km from Lower Brule

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.15 in over about 11 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 Lower Brule, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.15 in
Record high
99°FMay 5, 2004
Record low
23°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
76%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 15 h 15 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
45°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 165°F37°F89°F 202127°F 202327%
May 266°F38°F78°F 200026°F 200528%
May 366°F38°F82°F 200023°F 200528%
May 466°F39°F91°F 200032°F 200529%
May 567°F39°F99°F 200431°F 202629%
May 667°F40°F78°F 202525°F 202629%
May 768°F40°F82°F 202230°F 202630%
May 868°F41°F87°F 200430°F 201030%
May 968°F41°F86°F 200432°F 200231%
May 1069°F42°F89°F 202530°F 202031%
May 1169°F42°F89°F 200428°F 202032%
May 1269°F43°F90°F 202529°F 201332%
May 1370°F43°F95°F 201331°F 200032%
May 1470°F44°F91°F 200129°F 200433%
May 1570°F44°F83°F 201330°F 201433%
May 1671°F45°F82°F 200830°F 200933%
May 1771°F45°F92°F 201234°F 200233%
May 1871°F46°F91°F 200632°F 200234%
May 1972°F46°F98°F 200934°F 200234%
May 2072°F46°F84°F 200929°F 202635%
May 2172°F47°F82°F 200035°F 202235%0%
May 2273°F47°F92°F 201231°F 202235%0%
May 2373°F48°F89°F 200638°F 200236%0%
May 2473°F48°F89°F 202631°F 200236%0%
May 2574°F49°F93°F 202637°F 200236%0%
May 2674°F49°F95°F 202636°F 202236%0%
May 2774°F49°F93°F 200643°F 200537%0%
May 2875°F50°F89°F 200640°F 200537%0%
May 2975°F50°F90°F 200239°F 200537%0%
May 3075°F51°F94°F 200237°F 201237%0%
May 3176°F51°F92°F 200937°F 201237%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lower Brule, 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 6:30 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 9:14 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00394766 (Lake Sharpe Prj), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094943, 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.