Buffalo County climate

Buffalo County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alma Dam 4, 14.4 km from Buffalo County

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.81 in over about 13 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 Buffalo County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
4.81 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
94°FMay 13, 2022
Record low
28°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
38%
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 18 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
10.7 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 163°F42°F82°F 201832°F 200539%1%
May 263°F43°F89°F 199230°F 199439%1%
May 363°F43°F82°F 200028°F 200539%1%
May 464°F44°F85°F 200028°F 200540%1%
May 564°F44°F90°F 200033°F 200540%1%
May 665°F44°F91°F 200034°F 202640%0%
May 765°F45°F90°F 201634°F 199440%0%
May 865°F45°F88°F 200034°F 202640%0%
May 966°F46°F84°F 197033°F 201040%0%
May 1066°F46°F86°F 200432°F 202040%0%
May 1166°F46°F86°F 200734°F 202140%0%
May 1267°F47°F86°F 194033°F 202040%0%
May 1367°F47°F94°F 202230°F 199741%0%
May 1467°F48°F84°F 202236°F 199641%0%
May 1568°F48°F91°F 201332°F 199741%0%
May 1668°F48°F91°F 200131°F 201641%0%
May 1768°F49°F85°F 199537°F 200941%0%
May 1869°F49°F92°F 199836°F 200941%0%
May 1969°F49°F92°F 199838°F 200041%0%
May 2069°F50°F89°F 200935°F 200241%0%
May 2170°F50°F93°F 197035°F 200241%0%
May 2270°F50°F89°F 199438°F 199741%0%
May 2370°F51°F87°F 199440°F 200142%0%
May 2471°F51°F86°F 200040°F 199242%0%
May 2571°F51°F90°F 201040°F 199242%0%
May 2671°F52°F88°F 202640°F 200342%0%
May 2772°F52°F90°F 201840°F 199442%0%
May 2872°F52°F93°F 201839°F 202142%0%
May 2972°F53°F92°F 199840°F 202142%0%
May 3073°F53°F93°F 200640°F 202142%0%
May 3173°F53°F91°F 201039°F 202142%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Buffalo 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 5:58 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 8:44 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00470124 (Alma Dam 4), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00219072, 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.