Howard County climate

Howard County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Spring, 7.1 km from Howard County

Average highs run from 83°F on May 1 to 91°F on May 31, and lows from 54°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.54 in over about 4 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 Howard County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
2.54 in
Record high
109°FMay 25, 2000
Record low
31°FMay 14, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
14.8
Daylight
13 h 28 min to 14 h 07 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
50°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 183°F54°F101°F 200239°F 201611%0%
May 283°F55°F98°F 200239°F 196711%0%
May 383°F55°F98°F 199636°F 201311%0%
May 484°F55°F100°F 201234°F 201311%0%
May 584°F56°F101°F 201242°F 197911%0%
May 684°F56°F101°F 201239°F 201611%0%
May 784°F56°F103°F 196239°F 201612%0%
May 885°F57°F103°F 200939°F 201612%0%
May 985°F57°F105°F 198945°F 198412%0%
May 1085°F57°F102°F 196744°F 196112%0%
May 1185°F58°F99°F 196741°F 196112%0%
May 1286°F58°F103°F 200044°F 195313%0%
May 1386°F58°F102°F 196140°F 195313%0%
May 1486°F59°F102°F 200631°F 197113%0%
May 1587°F59°F102°F 196043°F 196714%0%
May 1687°F60°F103°F 197846°F 197014%0%
May 1787°F60°F103°F 200039°F 201614%0%
May 1888°F60°F103°F 197848°F 196914%0%
May 1988°F61°F104°F 200348°F 197115%0%
May 2088°F61°F103°F 199642°F 197115%0%
May 2189°F61°F105°F 195348°F 196715%0%
May 2289°F62°F107°F 195347°F 196716%0%
May 2389°F62°F104°F 195350°F 195516%0%
May 2489°F62°F108°F 200046°F 197116%0%
May 2590°F63°F109°F 200050°F 201716%0%
May 2690°F63°F105°F 201850°F 195017%0%
May 2790°F63°F103°F 201849°F 197317%0%
May 2891°F64°F106°F 201145°F 201617%0%
May 2991°F64°F107°F 201148°F 199217%0%
May 3091°F64°F107°F 201848°F 197317%0%
May 3191°F65°F106°F 201847°F 201617%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Howard County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 8:47 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023041 (Big Spring), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023041, 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.