Lincoln County Weather in May
Average highs run from 58°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 28°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.26 in over about 6 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
- 64°F
- Average low
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 1.26 in
- Snowfall
- 1.2 in
- Record high
- 87°FMay 20, 1954
- Record low
- 7°FMay 13, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 14 h 04 min to 15 h 03 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 68%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 6.3 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 | 58°F | 28°F | 77°F 1981 | 11°F 2013 | 15% | 4% |
| May 2 | 59°F | 28°F | 77°F 1985 | 12°F 2024 | 16% | 3% |
| May 3 | 59°F | 28°F | 80°F 1939 | 11°F 1975 | 16% | 3% |
| May 4 | 60°F | 29°F | 80°F 1966 | 13°F 2010 | 16% | 3% |
| May 5 | 60°F | 29°F | 79°F 1966 | 13°F 2010 | 16% | 3% |
| May 6 | 60°F | 30°F | 79°F 1934 | 10°F 1965 | 16% | 3% |
| May 7 | 61°F | 30°F | 80°F 1934 | 16°F 1968 | 17% | 3% |
| May 8 | 61°F | 30°F | 78°F 1987 | 13°F 2002 | 17% | 3% |
| May 9 | 61°F | 31°F | 79°F 1939 | 12°F 2002 | 17% | 3% |
| May 10 | 62°F | 31°F | 79°F 2025 | 14°F 1983 | 17% | 3% |
| May 11 | 62°F | 31°F | 79°F 2025 | 16°F 1999 | 17% | 2% |
| May 12 | 62°F | 32°F | 80°F 1960 | 15°F 1953 | 17% | 2% |
| May 13 | 63°F | 32°F | 81°F 1936 | 7°F 1983 | 18% | 2% |
| May 14 | 63°F | 32°F | 81°F 2013 | 17°F 1983 | 18% | 2% |
| May 15 | 63°F | 33°F | 83°F 1936 | 16°F 1983 | 18% | 2% |
| May 16 | 64°F | 33°F | 79°F 1988 | 16°F 1955 | 18% | 2% |
| May 17 | 64°F | 34°F | 81°F 2022 | 20°F 1953 | 18% | 2% |
| May 18 | 65°F | 34°F | 80°F 1937 | 14°F 1977 | 18% | 2% |
| May 19 | 65°F | 34°F | 82°F 1954 | 20°F 1950 | 19% | 1% |
| May 20 | 65°F | 34°F | 87°F 1954 | 18°F 1977 | 19% | 1% |
| May 21 | 66°F | 35°F | 82°F 2012 | 20°F 1950 | 19% | 1% |
| May 22 | 66°F | 35°F | 79°F 1967 | 22°F 2007 | 19% | 1% |
| May 23 | 66°F | 35°F | 79°F 1967 | 17°F 1966 | 20% | 1% |
| May 24 | 67°F | 36°F | 79°F 1967 | 21°F 2024 | 20% | 1% |
| May 25 | 67°F | 36°F | 80°F 1936 | 22°F 1953 | 20% | 1% |
| May 26 | 67°F | 36°F | 81°F 1988 | 22°F 1989 | 20% | 1% |
| May 27 | 68°F | 36°F | 81°F 1934 | 23°F 1973 | 20% | 1% |
| May 28 | 68°F | 37°F | 83°F 2003 | 16°F 1954 | 20% | 1% |
| May 29 | 68°F | 37°F | 86°F 2020 | 21°F 1982 | 20% | 1% |
| May 30 | 68°F | 37°F | 86°F 2020 | 22°F 2007 | 20% | 1% |
| May 31 | 69°F | 37°F | 82°F 2002 | 24°F 1985 | 20% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 8:52 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00485252 (La Barge), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00485105, 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.