Niobrara County climate

Niobrara County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lance Creek 11NNE, 17.5 km from Niobrara County

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.74 in over about 10 wet days.

May day by day

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

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

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.74 in
Snowfall
1.8 in
Record high
97°FMay 29, 2003
Record low
16°FMay 9, 2002
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 15 h 08 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
11.0 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 161°F34°F81°F 202122°F 201128%7%
May 262°F35°F81°F 200017°F 200528%7%
May 362°F35°F82°F 202317°F 200828%6%
May 462°F36°F86°F 200019°F 202429%6%
May 563°F36°F89°F 200022°F 201029%6%
May 663°F36°F85°F 201721°F 202629%6%
May 763°F37°F85°F 200422°F 200130%5%
May 863°F37°F84°F 200421°F 201030%5%
May 964°F37°F82°F 201216°F 200230%5%
May 1064°F38°F85°F 201225°F 200630%4%
May 1165°F38°F87°F 202626°F 200630%4%
May 1265°F39°F87°F 200723°F 200530%4%
May 1365°F39°F92°F 202621°F 200030%4%
May 1466°F39°F90°F 201324°F 200430%4%
May 1566°F40°F82°F 201230°F 200431%3%
May 1666°F40°F92°F 201232°F 200931%3%
May 1767°F40°F84°F 201231°F 201631%3%
May 1867°F41°F88°F 202031°F 201931%3%
May 1968°F41°F92°F 200927°F 202631%3%
May 2068°F42°F89°F 200526°F 200331%2%
May 2168°F42°F85°F 200627°F 202232%2%
May 2269°F42°F90°F 201225°F 202231%2%
May 2369°F43°F85°F 200331°F 200731%2%
May 2470°F43°F82°F 201731°F 200131%2%
May 2570°F43°F86°F 201330°F 200231%2%
May 2670°F44°F92°F 200631°F 200731%1%
May 2771°F44°F89°F 200634°F 201131%1%
May 2871°F44°F88°F 200031°F 200530%1%
May 2972°F44°F97°F 200333°F 201230%1%
May 3072°F45°F93°F 200232°F 201030%1%
May 3173°F45°F92°F 202034°F 202230%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Niobrara County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 8:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00485374 (Lance Creek 11NNE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094057, 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.