Glidden climate

Glidden Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Butternut 3SW, 17.4 km from Glidden

Average highs run from 57°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.87 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 Glidden, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
3.87 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
101°FMay 31, 1934
Record low
14°FMay 10, 1966
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
14 h 22 min to 15 h 30 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
6.5 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 157°F34°F86°F 190115°F 19785%
May 258°F35°F89°F 195916°F 19115%
May 358°F35°F89°F 195515°F 19074%
May 459°F35°F86°F 198015°F 19674%
May 559°F36°F85°F 198019°F 19684%
May 660°F36°F87°F 193418°F 19703%
May 760°F37°F84°F 192619°F 19253%
May 861°F37°F87°F 193618°F 20103%
May 961°F37°F89°F 193415°F 19663%
May 1062°F38°F84°F 192214°F 19663%
May 1162°F38°F86°F 192216°F 19072%
May 1263°F38°F85°F 190019°F 19282%
May 1363°F39°F88°F 190020°F 19102%
May 1464°F39°F85°F 193221°F 19102%
May 1564°F40°F92°F 193620°F 19592%
May 1664°F40°F89°F 193622°F 19212%
May 1765°F40°F89°F 193619°F 19251%
May 1865°F41°F85°F 191125°F 19761%
May 1966°F41°F87°F 190218°F 19291%
May 2066°F42°F86°F 193422°F 20021%
May 2166°F42°F88°F 199424°F 19581%
May 2267°F42°F86°F 196425°F 19671%
May 2367°F43°F88°F 192121°F 19631%
May 2467°F43°F89°F 192817°F 19251%
May 2568°F43°F90°F 201021°F 19251%
May 2668°F44°F88°F 201023°F 19251%
May 2768°F44°F88°F 191926°F 19710%
May 2869°F44°F92°F 191925°F 19060%
May 2969°F45°F92°F 191924°F 19660%
May 3069°F45°F89°F 193725°F 19660%
May 3170°F45°F101°F 193424°F 19640%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Glidden, 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 5:49 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 8:45 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00471249 (Butternut 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00476859, 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.