Parkston climate

Parkston Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Armour, 31 km from Parkston

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.03 in over about 10 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 Parkston, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
4.03 in
Record high
99°FMay 28, 2006
Record low
20°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
59%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 10 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
46°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 168°F41°F92°F 202129°F 202632%
May 268°F41°F85°F 201526°F 200532%
May 368°F42°F85°F 200020°F 201332%
May 469°F42°F89°F 200031°F 200532%
May 569°F42°F95°F 200430°F 202632%
May 669°F43°F89°F 201627°F 202632%
May 770°F43°F88°F 201730°F 202632%
May 870°F43°F84°F 200431°F 202032%
May 971°F44°F91°F 200434°F 200932%
May 1071°F44°F88°F 202529°F 200232%
May 1171°F44°F90°F 202529°F 202032%
May 1272°F45°F91°F 202230°F 201332%
May 1372°F45°F93°F 201333°F 200432%
May 1472°F46°F95°F 200129°F 200432%
May 1573°F46°F86°F 200127°F 201432%
May 1673°F46°F85°F 201831°F 201432%
May 1773°F47°F93°F 201231°F 200232%
May 1874°F47°F93°F 201229°F 200232%
May 1974°F48°F98°F 200929°F 200233%
May 2074°F48°F91°F 200934°F 200233%
May 2175°F48°F88°F 200534°F 202233%
May 2275°F49°F91°F 201033°F 202233%
May 2375°F49°F93°F 200639°F 202234%0%
May 2476°F50°F91°F 201036°F 200234%0%
May 2576°F50°F92°F 201841°F 200034%0%
May 2676°F50°F97°F 202636°F 202234%0%
May 2777°F51°F97°F 201842°F 200734%0%
May 2877°F51°F99°F 200641°F 200034%0%
May 2977°F52°F93°F 201042°F 200534%0%
May 3077°F52°F96°F 200240°F 201235%0%
May 3178°F52°F91°F 202342°F 201535%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Parkston, 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 6:25 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:05 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00390296 (Armour), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094950, 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.