Barron County climate

Barron County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rice Lake, 5.9 km from Barron County

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.85 in over about 12 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 Barron County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.85 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
94°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
15°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
76%
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 15 h 25 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
46°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 162°F39°F88°F 195220°F 196636%2%
May 262°F39°F90°F 195923°F 197836%2%
May 363°F39°F90°F 195915°F 196736%2%
May 463°F40°F88°F 198019°F 196736%2%
May 564°F40°F86°F 198023°F 196836%2%
May 664°F41°F86°F 200021°F 198936%1%
May 765°F41°F89°F 201625°F 198136%1%
May 865°F42°F86°F 195325°F 197637%1%
May 965°F42°F87°F 198718°F 196637%1%
May 1066°F42°F87°F 198717°F 196637%1%
May 1166°F43°F87°F 200723°F 198137%1%
May 1267°F43°F84°F 202524°F 196737%1%
May 1367°F44°F86°F 197726°F 195337%1%
May 1467°F44°F87°F 199128°F 199638%1%
May 1568°F45°F91°F 200724°F 195938%0%
May 1668°F45°F90°F 200128°F 196738%0%
May 1768°F45°F88°F 198727°F 197338%0%
May 1869°F46°F87°F 197728°F 197638%0%
May 1969°F46°F89°F 201229°F 200039%0%
May 2069°F46°F89°F 201227°F 196739%0%
May 2170°F47°F89°F 200928°F 197139%0%
May 2270°F47°F88°F 196432°F 196339%0%
May 2371°F48°F88°F 196426°F 196340%0%
May 2471°F48°F85°F 197232°F 195940%0%
May 2571°F48°F91°F 201030°F 197940%0%
May 2672°F49°F90°F 201028°F 196140%0%
May 2772°F49°F93°F 201829°F 197141%0%
May 2872°F49°F94°F 201830°F 196641%0%
May 2972°F50°F94°F 200628°F 196541%0%
May 3073°F50°F93°F 200630°F 196641%0%
May 3173°F50°F89°F 198626°F 197241%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Barron County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:23 AM, sunset 8:48 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00477132 (Rice Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00477132, 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.