Ward County Weather in May
Average highs run from 86°F on May 1 to 94°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.30 in over about 4 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 90°F
- Average low
- 57°F
- Precipitation
- 1.30 in
- Record high
- 114°FMay 25, 2000
- Record low
- 35°FMay 2, 1967
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 20.2
- Daylight
- 13 h 25 min to 14 h 03 min
- Cloud cover
- 43%
- Humidity
- 36%
- Dew point
- 42°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 86°F | 51°F | 103°F 2002 | 36°F 2004 | 10% | 0% |
| May 2 | 86°F | 51°F | 99°F 2006 | 35°F 1967 | 10% | 0% |
| May 3 | 86°F | 52°F | 101°F 1996 | 35°F 1970 | 10% | 0% |
| May 4 | 86°F | 52°F | 102°F 1996 | 36°F 1970 | 10% | 0% |
| May 5 | 86°F | 52°F | 101°F 1964 | 43°F 1979 | 10% | 0% |
| May 6 | 87°F | 53°F | 102°F 1996 | 41°F 1990 | 11% | 0% |
| May 7 | 87°F | 53°F | 100°F 1986 | 42°F 1960 | 11% | 0% |
| May 8 | 87°F | 54°F | 108°F 2000 | 42°F 1984 | 11% | 0% |
| May 9 | 87°F | 54°F | 107°F 1989 | 36°F 1970 | 11% | 0% |
| May 10 | 88°F | 55°F | 101°F 1962 | 39°F 1999 | 11% | 0% |
| May 11 | 88°F | 55°F | 108°F 2000 | 42°F 1993 | 12% | 0% |
| May 12 | 88°F | 56°F | 108°F 2000 | 45°F 1975 | 12% | 0% |
| May 13 | 89°F | 56°F | 105°F 2003 | 44°F 1971 | 12% | 0% |
| May 14 | 89°F | 57°F | 104°F 2003 | 43°F 1985 | 12% | 0% |
| May 15 | 89°F | 57°F | 105°F 2003 | 43°F 1967 | 12% | 0% |
| May 16 | 90°F | 58°F | 105°F 1978 | 45°F 1970 | 13% | 0% |
| May 17 | 90°F | 58°F | 110°F 2000 | 47°F 1969 | 13% | 0% |
| May 18 | 90°F | 58°F | 111°F 2000 | 41°F 1986 | 13% | 0% |
| May 19 | 91°F | 59°F | 109°F 1996 | 43°F 1986 | 13% | 0% |
| May 20 | 91°F | 59°F | 109°F 1996 | 48°F 2008 | 14% | 0% |
| May 21 | 91°F | 60°F | 107°F 2008 | 48°F 1990 | 14% | 0% |
| May 22 | 92°F | 60°F | 105°F 1989 | 49°F 1967 | 14% | 0% |
| May 23 | 92°F | 61°F | 110°F 1996 | 48°F 1967 | 14% | 0% |
| May 24 | 92°F | 61°F | 111°F 2000 | 54°F 1987 | 14% | 0% |
| May 25 | 93°F | 62°F | 114°F 2000 | 52°F 1971 | 14% | 0% |
| May 26 | 93°F | 62°F | 107°F 1990 | 49°F 1960 | 14% | 0% |
| May 27 | 93°F | 62°F | 106°F 2001 | 48°F 1965 | 15% | 0% |
| May 28 | 94°F | 63°F | 104°F 1991 | 52°F 1986 | 15% | 0% |
| May 29 | 94°F | 63°F | 106°F 1998 | 37°F 1992 | 15% | 0% |
| May 30 | 94°F | 63°F | 107°F 1998 | 51°F 1990 | 15% | 0% |
| May 31 | 94°F | 64°F | 111°F 1998 | 45°F 1970 | 15% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 8:52 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415999 (Monahans), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415999, 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.