Shell Lake Weather in May
Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.08 in over about 12 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 67°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 4.08 in
- Snowfall
- 0.4 in
- Record high
- 104°FMay 31, 1934
- Record low
- 18°FMay 6, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 87%
- Daylight
- 14 h 20 min to 15 h 27 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 61°F | 38°F | 87°F 1959 | 22°F 1966 | 35% | 3% |
| May 2 | 61°F | 38°F | 91°F 1959 | 24°F 1935 | 35% | 3% |
| May 3 | 62°F | 39°F | 89°F 1949 | 19°F 1967 | 35% | 3% |
| May 4 | 62°F | 39°F | 89°F 1980 | 23°F 1967 | 35% | 3% |
| May 5 | 63°F | 39°F | 88°F 1980 | 27°F 1967 | 35% | 2% |
| May 6 | 63°F | 40°F | 86°F 1934 | 18°F 1989 | 36% | 2% |
| May 7 | 63°F | 40°F | 88°F 1963 | 28°F 1947 | 36% | 2% |
| May 8 | 64°F | 41°F | 85°F 1953 | 25°F 1945 | 36% | 2% |
| May 9 | 64°F | 41°F | 89°F 1934 | 22°F 1966 | 36% | 2% |
| May 10 | 65°F | 41°F | 87°F 1987 | 25°F 1966 | 36% | 2% |
| May 11 | 65°F | 42°F | 86°F 2007 | 25°F 1946 | 36% | 1% |
| May 12 | 65°F | 42°F | 85°F 1940 | 26°F 1939 | 36% | 1% |
| May 13 | 66°F | 43°F | 87°F 1977 | 26°F 1953 | 37% | 1% |
| May 14 | 66°F | 43°F | 88°F 1991 | 23°F 1937 | 37% | 1% |
| May 15 | 67°F | 43°F | 88°F 2007 | 26°F 1934 | 37% | 1% |
| May 16 | 67°F | 44°F | 89°F 1936 | 28°F 1942 | 37% | 1% |
| May 17 | 67°F | 44°F | 90°F 1987 | 31°F 1935 | 37% | 1% |
| May 18 | 68°F | 45°F | 88°F 1972 | 31°F 1976 | 37% | 1% |
| May 19 | 68°F | 45°F | 94°F 1988 | 32°F 1981 | 37% | 1% |
| May 20 | 68°F | 45°F | 87°F 1975 | 32°F 2002 | 37% | 1% |
| May 21 | 69°F | 46°F | 88°F 2009 | 34°F 1986 | 37% | 1% |
| May 22 | 69°F | 46°F | 90°F 1964 | 34°F 1963 | 37% | 0% |
| May 23 | 69°F | 46°F | 88°F 1964 | 33°F 1963 | 38% | 0% |
| May 24 | 70°F | 47°F | 88°F 1972 | 31°F 1934 | 38% | 0% |
| May 25 | 70°F | 47°F | 90°F 2010 | 31°F 1934 | 38% | 0% |
| May 26 | 70°F | 47°F | 94°F 1988 | 30°F 1961 | 38% | 0% |
| May 27 | 71°F | 48°F | 91°F 1969 | 34°F 1947 | 38% | 0% |
| May 28 | 71°F | 48°F | 93°F 1934 | 31°F 1947 | 39% | 0% |
| May 29 | 71°F | 49°F | 92°F 1969 | 32°F 1965 | 39% | 0% |
| May 30 | 72°F | 49°F | 90°F 1934 | 36°F 1947 | 39% | 0% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 49°F | 104°F 1934 | 38°F 1935 | 39% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 8:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00478027 (Spooner Ag Res Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00471923, 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.