North Platte, NE: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 59°F in North Platte, NE, the warmest May since 2024, tied 65th warmest of 152 (with 1989 and 1891).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 59°F; Warmest since 2024; 65th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 1.65 in; Driest since 2012; 27th driest of 152

A normal May in North Platte, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.5°F, between 55°F and 61.8°F in eight years of ten and 2.99 in of precipitation, between 1.20 in and 6.22 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in North Platte, NE since 1875: 59°F in 2026; the highest is 68.9°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 55 to 61.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in North Platte, NE from 1875 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	59	65	75.3	24	42.8	128	1.65	126
2025	57.9	87	72.8	59	43.1	123	3.70	45
2024	59.4	62	73.6	48	45.1	86	5.06	21
2023	61.5	30	74.9	28	48.2	30	7.55	3
2022	59.5	56	74.9	28	44.1	104	2.98	74
2021	59.3	64	71.3	78	47.3	43	4.83	25
2020	57.2	98	70.5	93	43.9	109	3.76	43
2019	53.8	143	66.8	130	40.8	145	6.19	11
2018	63.5	9	76.8	13	50.2	17	7.32	5
2017	56.5	112	71.3	78	41.7	140	3.30	61
2016	56.5	112	69.7	98	43.3	120	3.90	40
2015	55.4	125	66.9	128	43.9	109	4.34	30
2014	57.8	90	72.5	62	43	125	1.81	120
2013	58.8	69	72.7	60	44.9	88	3.12	70
2012	61.9	24	78.1	7	45.6	74	0.74	146
2011	55	130	68.1	119	42	138	5.69	14
2010	54.8	133	68.5	116	41.2	143	2.28	102
2009	58.5	74	72.5	62	44.5	95	2.80	81
2008	55.4	125	68.8	110	42.1	137	7.45	4
2007	60.4	45	73.3	52	47.4	42	6.49	8
2006	61.2	34	78.4	4	44.1	104	0.83	143
2005	57	104	71.8	69	42.3	134	3.04	72
2004	61.7	27	76.3	16	47	46	1.77	121
2003	57.9	87	70.9	86	44.9	88	2.02	112
2002	56	117	70.8	87	41.2	143	1.56	128
2001	56.9	107	69.5	101	44.4	98	2.19	106
2000	60.7	40	75.7	19	45.6	74	1.21	135
1999	57.1	100	71.1	84	43.1	123	1.92	115
1998	59.6	55	74.9	28	44.3	99	2.93	77
1997	55	130	70.4	94	39.7	149	1.87	118
1996	56.6	110	67.5	124	45.7	71	5.18	18
1995	52.6	147	62.5	150	42.7	130	4.51	28
1994	62.6	20	77.1	9	48.1	31	1.16	137
1993	58.7	72	71.8	69	45.5	76	2.47	92
1992	58.6	73	73.2	53	44.1	104	3.18	67
1991	61.8	26	73.6	48	50	18	5.39	16
1990	56.7	109	69.1	107	44.3	99	3.65	50
1989	59	65	73.7	47	44.3	99	3.02	73
1988	60.7	40	74.2	38	47.1	45	3.59	54
1987	63.1	12	75.6	20	50.5	15	3.19	66
1986	58	84	71.3	78	44.7	93	2.80	81
1985	60.8	39	75.4	23	46.2	61	4.01	35
1984	58.1	79	70.8	87	45.3	80	2.82	79
1983	53.9	142	67.2	126	40.7	146	3.20	64
1982	57.3	96	69.4	102	45.2	85	6.32	9
1981	54.8	133	66.4	138	43.2	121	5.37	17
1980	60.2	47	72.9	58	47.5	38	2.59	86
1979	57.3	96	71.2	83	43.5	117	2.96	76
1978	56.6	110	69.3	104	43.9	109	4.84	23
1977	63	14	74	41	52.1	5	5.90	13
1976	53.1	145	67.2	126	39	151	2.88	78
1975	57.1	100	72.2	66	41.9	139	2.12	109
1974	59.5	56	73.9	43	45	87	1.64	127
1973	56	117	70.6	91	41.4	142	3.85	42
1972	58	84	70	96	46.1	64	3.18	67
1971	54.7	135	66.5	135	42.9	127	2.54	89
1970	61.9	24	78.5	3	45.3	80	1.31	134
1969	61	35	74.4	37	47.5	38	1.35	132
1968	53.3	144	66.7	132	39.9	147	1.72	123
1967	51.8	152	64.3	147	39.4	150	3.94	39
1966	59.9	51	77.1	9	42.8	128	0.77	145
1965	60	49	74.8	33	45.3	80	4.18	31
1964	60.9	38	75.3	24	46.4	60	2.06	110
1963	60.5	42	74	41	47	46	3.98	36
1962	63.9	7	78.8	2	49	22	8.01	1
1961	55.2	127	65.8	141	44.5	95	5.15	19
1960	57.5	94	71.8	69	43.2	121	2.29	101
1959	58	84	69.2	105	46.8	51	3.51	56
1958	61.3	32	74.8	33	47.8	34	3.42	58
1957	55.6	122	65.8	141	45.4	78	7.21	6
1956	60.2	47	73.6	48	46.8	51	1.20	136
1955	61.6	28	75.5	22	47.7	36	4.70	26
1954	54.5	139	66.5	135	42.5	131	2.13	108
1953	56.5	112	70.8	87	42.3	134	0.98	139
1952	58.1	79	70.7	90	45.5	76	3.20	64
1951	58.2	77	69.6	100	46.8	51	7.11	7
1950	55.8	119	67.8	122	43.9	109	3.86	41
1949	61.3	32	71.8	69	50.7	14	5.10	20
1948	60.5	42	74.2	38	46.8	51	3.11	71
1947	57	104	68.8	110	45.3	80	2.40	94
1946	55	130	66.7	132	43.4	119	3.63	51
1945	56.2	116	68.7	113	43.7	115	2.43	93
1944	63.1	12	75.8	18	50.3	16	2.60	85
1943	55.7	120	67.5	124	43.9	109	2.04	111
1942	57.2	98	68.7	113	45.7	71	3.70	45
1941	64.7	3	76.6	14	52.7	3	1.55	129
1940	60.5	42	74.9	28	46.1	64	0.66	147
1939	65.2	2	78.4	4	52	7	2.51	91
1938	58.8	69	69.8	97	47.7	36	3.70	45
1937	62.8	16	74.6	35	50.9	12	0.64	149
1936	63.9	7	74.9	28	52.8	2	3.17	69
1935	52.2	150	59.6	152	44.8	92	6.24	10
1934	68.9	1	83.3	1	54.5	1	0.65	148
1933	57.7	93	69.4	102	46.1	64	2.61	84
1932	63.2	11	76.6	14	49.8	20	1.11	138
1931	58.1	79	71.7	74	44.5	95	0.47	150
1930	56.9	107	68	120	45.7	71	6.10	12
1929	57.5	94	69.1	107	45.9	68	2.58	88
1928	62.5	21	75.9	17	49.1	21	3.62	53
1927	61.4	31	74.2	38	48.5	28	1.40	131
1926	64.6	4	77.4	8	51.8	8	0.91	140
1925	59.5	56	72.1	67	46.8	51	1.92	115
1924	53.1	145	66.5	135	39.8	148	2.26	104
1923	57.1	100	68.5	116	45.8	70	4.08	33
1922	59.5	56	72.4	65	46.6	57	2.53	90
1921	61	35	73.2	53	48.8	25	1.89	117
1920	57.9	87	67.8	122	47.9	32	3.31	59
1919	58.1	79	71	85	45.3	80	2.33	98
1918	61.6	28	75.6	20	47.5	38	2.30	100
1917	52.6	147	63.6	148	41.6	141	4.44	29
1916	58.2	77	71.8	69	44.6	94	1.95	113
1915	55.2	127	66.6	134	43.8	114	5.55	15
1914	59.8	53	71.7	74	47.8	34	2.14	107
1913	60	49	73	57	47	46	3.50	57
1912	59.8	53	73.5	51	46.1	64	1.93	114
1911	59.5	56	72.5	62	46.5	59	1.73	122
1910	54.7	135	66.9	128	42.5	131	2.59	86
1909	57.1	100	70.6	91	43.6	116	2.32	99
1908	55.6	122	68.3	118	43	125	3.95	38
1907	52.6	147	66.4	138	38.7	152	2.40	94
1906	59.5	56	72.7	60	46.2	61	2.82	79
1905	54.5	139	64.8	146	44.3	99	4.56	27
1904	58.8	69	71.6	76	45.9	68	3.63	51
1903	57.8	90	68.7	113	46.9	50	3.74	44
1902	62.8	16	73.2	53	52.3	4	7.98	2
1901	61	35	73.1	56	48.9	24	1.83	119
1900	63.3	10	75.2	26	51.4	10	0.90	141
1899	58.3	75	69.7	98	46.8	51	3.58	55
1898	55.7	120	65.2	143	46.2	61	4.12	32
1897	60.4	45	73.8	46	47	46	0.11	152
1896	62.4	22	73.9	43	50.9	12	1.47	130
1895	58.3	75	71.3	78	45.4	78	2.38	97
1894	62	23	75.2	26	48.7	26	0.39	151
1893	55.6	122	68.8	110	42.4	133	1.33	133
1892	52.1	151	62	151	42.2	136	3.70	45
1891	59	65	71.4	77	46.6	57	1.69	124
1890	58.1	79	71.3	78	44.9	88	0.90	141
1889	56.3	115	69.1	107	43.5	117	2.71	83
1888	54.6	137	65.1	144	44.2	103	4.93	22
1887	63	14	77	12	49	22	0.81	144
1886	64.6	4	77.1	9	52.1	5	3.67	49
1885	57	104	66.8	130	47.3	43	3.31	59
1884	58.9	68	69.2	105	48.5	28	2.40	94
1883	54.6	137	65.1	144	44.1	104	4.07	34
1882	54	141	63.2	149	44.9	88	3.98	36
1881	62.8	16	74.5	36	51.1	11	4.84	23
1880	64.2	6	78.4	4	49.9	19	2.28	102
1879	62.7	19	73.9	43	51.5	9	2.25	105
1878	55.1	129	66.2	140	44.1	104	3.24	62
1877	57.8	90	68	120	47.5	38	3.22	63
1876	59.4	62	70.1	95	48.7	26	2.97	75
1875	59.9	51	71.9	68	47.9	32	1.69	124

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	68.9
1939	65.2
1941	64.7
1926	64.6
1886	64.6
1880	64.2
1962	63.9
1936	63.9
2018	63.5
1900	63.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	51.8
1892	52.1
1935	52.2
1995	52.6
1917	52.6
1907	52.6
1976	53.1
1924	53.1
1968	53.3
2019	53.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1962	8.01
1902	7.98
2023	7.55
2008	7.45
2018	7.32
1957	7.21
1951	7.11
2007	6.49
1982	6.32
1935	6.24

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1897	0.11
1894	0.39
1931	0.47
1937	0.64
1934	0.65
1940	0.66
2012	0.74
1966	0.77
1887	0.81
2006	0.83

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 25 May 2026
Coldest night: 24°F; 2 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.52 in; 21 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.65 in of precipitation in North Platte, NE, the driest May since 2012, 27th driest of 152.
The hottest day of May 2026 in North Platte, NE: 94°F on Monday 25 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in North Platte, NE: a low of 24°F on Saturday 2 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in North Platte, NE: 0.52 in on Thursday 21 May 2026.