Poplar climate

Poplar Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Brule RS, 16.6 km from Poplar

Average highs run from 58°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.66 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 Poplar, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
3.66 in
Record high
96°FMay 31, 1939
Record low
11°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
14 h 24 min to 15 h 34 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 158°F35°F91°F 195220°F 19662%
May 258°F35°F81°F 201221°F 19092%
May 359°F35°F81°F 200011°F 19672%
May 459°F36°F91°F 198018°F 19571%
May 560°F36°F83°F 194121°F 19571%
May 660°F36°F95°F 201623°F 19891%
May 761°F37°F90°F 195319°F 19561%
May 861°F37°F90°F 195322°F 19561%
May 962°F37°F85°F 195314°F 19661%
May 1062°F38°F88°F 200719°F 19661%
May 1163°F38°F90°F 202520°F 19601%
May 1263°F39°F89°F 202521°F 19601%
May 1363°F39°F89°F 197723°F 19531%
May 1464°F39°F91°F 197724°F 19640%
May 1564°F40°F91°F 193223°F 19670%
May 1665°F40°F89°F 201820°F 19570%
May 1765°F40°F89°F 196220°F 19550%
May 1865°F41°F88°F 195530°F 19500%
May 1966°F41°F88°F 197028°F 19120%
May 2066°F41°F89°F 199427°F 19540%
May 2167°F42°F90°F 196427°F 19580%
May 2267°F42°F94°F 196425°F 19670%
May 2367°F42°F91°F 196424°F 20130%
May 2468°F43°F84°F 198523°F 19560%
May 2568°F43°F89°F 201831°F 19550%
May 2668°F44°F88°F 191425°F 19610%
May 2768°F44°F86°F 196629°F 19470%
May 2869°F44°F94°F 196929°F 19660%
May 2969°F45°F92°F 198627°F 19610%
May 3069°F45°F94°F 198625°F 19660%
May 3170°F45°F96°F 193924°F 19670%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Poplar, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.521102030
  • 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 5:18 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 USC00471131 (Brule RS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478349, 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.