Potter County climate

Potter County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Amarillo, 25.1 km from Potter County

Average highs run from 76°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.27 in over about 7 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 Potter County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
2.27 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
104°FMay 28, 2022
Record low
27°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
7%
Days of 90°F or more
6.4
Daylight
13 h 38 min to 14 h 23 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
12.3 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 176°F47°F95°F 199230°F 197022%1%
May 276°F47°F95°F 201228°F 201322%1%
May 376°F48°F96°F 199627°F 201322%1%
May 477°F48°F97°F 201432°F 197822%1%
May 577°F48°F98°F 201434°F 195322%1%
May 677°F49°F97°F 200035°F 198222%1%
May 778°F49°F101°F 202235°F 197623%0%
May 878°F50°F99°F 202233°F 197623%0%
May 978°F50°F98°F 199638°F 196523%0%
May 1079°F50°F100°F 202237°F 198123%0%
May 1179°F51°F99°F 196237°F 200823%0%
May 1279°F51°F99°F 196235°F 195323%0%
May 1380°F51°F98°F 202634°F 195324%0%
May 1480°F52°F99°F 199633°F 195324%0%
May 1581°F52°F101°F 199633°F 198324%0%
May 1681°F53°F103°F 199639°F 201124%0%
May 1781°F53°F101°F 202239°F 197624%0%
May 1882°F53°F102°F 199638°F 197125%0%
May 1982°F54°F100°F 202233°F 197125%0%
May 2082°F54°F98°F 200638°F 201725%0%
May 2183°F55°F98°F 195337°F 196725%0%
May 2283°F55°F101°F 199639°F 200125%0%
May 2383°F55°F102°F 200044°F 196326%0%
May 2484°F56°F100°F 200041°F 201726%0%
May 2584°F56°F102°F 195342°F 195026%0%
May 2685°F56°F100°F 195339°F 195026%0%
May 2785°F57°F98°F 201341°F 195026%0%
May 2885°F57°F104°F 202239°F 199226%0%
May 2986°F58°F104°F 201136°F 194726%0%
May 3086°F58°F101°F 199842°F 194726%0%
May 3186°F58°F100°F 195344°F 197527%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Potter County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:57 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023047 (Amarillo), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023047, 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.