Stanley County climate

Stanley County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Pierre 17 Wsw, 19.6 km from Stanley County

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.93 in over about 9 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 Stanley County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
2.93 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
105°FMay 27, 1969
Record low
21°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
86%
Days of 90°F or more
1.9
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 15 h 18 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
43°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 166°F39°F98°F 195922°F 195030%3%
May 267°F39°F92°F 195522°F 201330%3%
May 367°F40°F94°F 198221°F 201330%3%
May 467°F40°F95°F 200023°F 196730%2%
May 568°F40°F97°F 200022°F 194430%2%
May 668°F41°F89°F 193424°F 197630%2%
May 768°F41°F95°F 196323°F 194330%2%
May 869°F42°F103°F 193425°F 194531%2%
May 969°F42°F93°F 193428°F 196631%1%
May 1069°F43°F91°F 198524°F 198131%1%
May 1170°F43°F94°F 194023°F 202031%1%
May 1270°F43°F95°F 202522°F 194331%1%
May 1370°F44°F99°F 194124°F 195331%1%
May 1471°F44°F94°F 200128°F 200431%1%
May 1571°F45°F96°F 193625°F 201431%1%
May 1672°F45°F98°F 193429°F 200931%1%
May 1772°F46°F103°F 193432°F 200231%1%
May 1872°F46°F103°F 193426°F 200231%1%
May 1973°F46°F102°F 199229°F 201531%0%
May 2073°F47°F94°F 193427°F 200231%0%
May 2173°F47°F93°F 198032°F 196831%0%
May 2274°F48°F94°F 196627°F 196332%0%
May 2374°F48°F90°F 198433°F 199232%0%
May 2474°F48°F90°F 195928°F 200232%0%
May 2575°F49°F95°F 194134°F 199232%0%
May 2675°F49°F96°F 200629°F 199232%0%
May 2775°F50°F105°F 196932°F 199232%0%
May 2876°F50°F105°F 193429°F 196533%0%
May 2976°F50°F101°F 193424°F 194733%0%
May 3076°F51°F103°F 193432°F 194733%0%
May 3177°F51°F95°F 193433°F 201233%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stanley 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 (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:02 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00393076 (Ft Pierre 17 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024025, 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.