Douglas County climate

Douglas County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pattison Ranger Staion, 18.7 km from Douglas County

Average highs run from 57°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.59 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Douglas County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
3.59 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
95°FMay 29, 2006
Record low
7°FMay 9, 1966
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
14 h 24 min to 15 h 33 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
8.9 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 157°F34°F89°F 195211°F 19664%
May 257°F34°F91°F 195917°F 19614%
May 357°F35°F86°F 195214°F 19674%
May 458°F35°F88°F 195211°F 19573%
May 558°F35°F86°F 198016°F 19683%
May 659°F36°F88°F 200016°F 19763%
May 759°F36°F92°F 201620°F 19563%
May 859°F36°F85°F 195319°F 19833%
May 960°F37°F83°F 19927°F 19662%
May 1060°F37°F85°F 19928°F 19662%
May 1161°F37°F87°F 200718°F 19902%
May 1261°F38°F88°F 202519°F 19672%
May 1361°F38°F93°F 197717°F 19532%
May 1462°F38°F91°F 197721°F 19731%
May 1562°F38°F90°F 200717°F 19591%
May 1662°F39°F92°F 197717°F 19561%
May 1763°F39°F89°F 198720°F 19551%
May 1863°F39°F91°F 197226°F 19691%
May 1963°F40°F90°F 199822°F 19541%
May 2064°F40°F88°F 199419°F 19541%
May 2164°F40°F91°F 200923°F 19861%
May 2264°F41°F93°F 196426°F 19671%
May 2365°F41°F91°F 196422°F 19631%
May 2465°F41°F89°F 198020°F 20131%
May 2565°F41°F93°F 201023°F 19880%
May 2666°F42°F93°F 201020°F 19610%
May 2766°F42°F92°F 201827°F 19710%
May 2866°F42°F92°F 196921°F 19660%
May 2967°F43°F95°F 200625°F 19650%
May 3067°F43°F95°F 200625°F 19660%
May 3167°F43°F90°F 198626°F 19640%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Douglas County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:19 AM, sunset 8:52 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00476413 (Pattison Ranger Staion), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00473186, 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.