Fort Dodge weather in May: Fort Dodge, Iowa: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Fort Dodge in May has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 48°F, a daily mean of 59°F, rising from 65°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 4.57 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 9°C, 116 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationFort Dodge (5 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSC00132999
- Location42.58°N 94.20°W
- Elevation1,115 ft (340 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population24,886
- Jan 26° 7°
- Feb 31° 12°
- Mar 44° 24°
- Apr 59° 35°
- May 70° 48°
- Jun 80° 58°
- Jul 83° 62°
- Aug 80° 60°
- Sep 74° 51°
- Oct 61° 38°
- Nov 45° 25°
- Dec 31° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Dodge in May?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 48°F, for a daily mean of 58.7°F. May is 11.9°F warmer than April and 10.3°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Fort Dodge and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 65°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 56°F and 62°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 65°F | 41°F | 39% | 28% |
| May 8 | 67°F | 44°F | 40% | 29% |
| May 15 | 70°F | 47°F | 41% | 30% |
| May 22 | 72°F | 50°F | 41% | 31% |
| May 31 | 75°F | 54°F | 41% | 32% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 65°F | 41°F | 39% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 2 | 65°F | 41°F | 39% | 28% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 65°F | 42°F | 39% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 4 | 66°F | 42°F | 39% | 28% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 5 | 66°F | 43°F | 40% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 6 | 66°F | 43°F | 40% | 29% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 7 | 67°F | 44°F | 40% | 29% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 8 | 67°F | 44°F | 40% | 29% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 67°F | 44°F | 40% | 29% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 68°F | 45°F | 40% | 30% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 68°F | 45°F | 41% | 30% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 12 | 68°F | 46°F | 41% | 30% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 13 | 69°F | 46°F | 41% | 30% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 69°F | 47°F | 41% | 30% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 70°F | 47°F | 41% | 30% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 70°F | 48°F | 41% | 30% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 17 | 70°F | 48°F | 41% | 30% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 18 | 71°F | 49°F | 41% | 30% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 71°F | 49°F | 41% | 30% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 71°F | 49°F | 41% | 31% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 72°F | 50°F | 41% | 31% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 22 | 72°F | 50°F | 41% | 31% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 23 | 72°F | 51°F | 42% | 31% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 73°F | 51°F | 42% | 31% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 73°F | 52°F | 42% | 32% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 74°F | 52°F | 42% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 27 | 74°F | 52°F | 42% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 28 | 74°F | 53°F | 42% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 29 | 75°F | 53°F | 42% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 30 | 75°F | 54°F | 42% | 32% | 15 h |
| May 31 | 75°F | 54°F | 41% | 32% | 15 h |
- Normal high
- 70°FMay average
- Normal low
- 48°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.57 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.4 inmonth total
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 14 h to 15 hMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 17
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00132999; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Fort Dodge in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around May 25 (42%). In all, 4.57 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Fort Dodge, 1 days reach 90°F, 1 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00132999.
What are the records for May in Fort Dodge?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1899) is 106°F, on May 30, 1934; the coldest is 21°F, on May 4, 1907. The wettest May brought 10.32 in (2001); the snowiest, 8.0 inches (2013).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 58.7°F: 2021 58.5°F (−0.2), 2022 59.9°F (+1.2), 2024 60.0°F (+1.3), 2026 58.6°F (−0.1). 2 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.5°F | −0.2°F | 4.79 in |
| 2022 | 59.9°F | +1.2°F | 3.39 in |
| 2024 | 60.0°F | +1.3°F | 7.34 in |
| 2026 | 58.6°F | −0.1°F | 3.06 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00132999; recent months: ACIS, station USC00132999. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Fort Dodge compare across Iowa?
Across the 132 places PlainClimate covers in Iowa, May normal highs run from 66°F in Northwood to 74°F in Glenwood; Fort Dodge's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.