McCook County climate

McCook County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salem 5NE, 9.2 km from McCook County

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.80 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 McCook County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.80 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
98°FMay 25, 1967
Record low
17°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
78%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
14 h 10 min to 15 h 13 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
46°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 163°F37°F92°F 199224°F 199734%1%
May 263°F38°F91°F 198720°F 200234%1%
May 364°F38°F84°F 198117°F 196735%1%
May 464°F39°F86°F 196222°F 196735%1%
May 565°F39°F86°F 200026°F 196835%1%
May 665°F40°F92°F 200424°F 197635%1%
May 766°F40°F89°F 196325°F 198035%1%
May 866°F41°F87°F 196325°F 198035%0%
May 967°F41°F83°F 198525°F 196635%0%
May 1067°F42°F92°F 200425°F 198135%0%
May 1168°F42°F90°F 198726°F 198135%0%
May 1268°F43°F89°F 202526°F 201335%0%
May 1369°F43°F88°F 202525°F 199735%0%
May 1469°F44°F89°F 198727°F 200435%0%
May 1570°F44°F93°F 200128°F 199735%0%
May 1670°F45°F90°F 200123°F 201435%0%
May 1770°F45°F90°F 198732°F 196835%0%
May 1871°F46°F92°F 201228°F 200235%0%
May 1971°F46°F92°F 199826°F 200235%0%
May 2072°F47°F87°F 197028°F 202635%0%
May 2172°F47°F90°F 196429°F 196335%0%
May 2273°F48°F89°F 196425°F 196335%0%
May 2373°F48°F90°F 196735°F 196336%0%
May 2473°F49°F89°F 196733°F 196836%0%
May 2574°F49°F98°F 196735°F 196836%0%
May 2674°F49°F98°F 196734°F 197136%0%
May 2774°F50°F94°F 202633°F 196536%0%
May 2875°F50°F96°F 201828°F 196536%0%
May 2975°F51°F94°F 200639°F 196636%0%
May 3075°F51°F91°F 200238°F 196636%0%
May 3176°F52°F92°F 200234°F 196436%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McCook County, 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 6:22 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 9:04 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395360 (Salem 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00395090, 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.