Scottsbluff, NE: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 59°F in Scottsbluff, NE, the warmest May since 2025, 35th warmest of 132.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 59°F; Warmest since 2025; 35th warmest of 132
Precipitation: 1.56 in; Driest since 2024; 40th driest of 132

A normal May in Scottsbluff, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.5°F, between 53.4°F and 59.8°F in eight years of ten and 2.13 in of precipitation, between 0.96 in and 5.39 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Scottsbluff, NE since 1893: 59°F in 2026; the highest is 65.1°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 53.4 to 59.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Scottsbluff, NE from 1893 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	Days missing
2026	59	35	74.5	26	43.5	48	1.56	93	0
2025	59.4	27	73.1	45	45.7	14	4.94	13	0
2024	57.5	56	72.4	54	42.6	68	1.40	102	0
2023	61.5	9	75	21	48	2	7.33	5	0
2022	56.2	81	71.3	69	41.1	97	2.93	50	0
2021	56.4	77	70.5	76	42.4	71	1.78	87	0
2020	58.3	48	72.5	51	44.2	32	2.95	48	0
2019	50.9	127	63.8	125	38.1	128	4.58	16	0
2018	61.2	10	74.9	22	47.5	4	7.51	4	0
2017	55.9	86	70.2	82	41.7	85	3.45	38	0
2016	55.3	94	69.4	89	41.3	89	1.62	91	0
2015	53.4	116	63.9	124	42.8	67	7.95	1	0
2014	57.4	58	71.7	64	43	62	4.08	28	0
2013	58.9	36	73.3	43	44.5	28	1.46	98	0
2012	60.8	14	77.4	10	44.2	32	0.35	129	0
2011	53	117	64.9	120	41.2	95	5.87	9	0
2010	54.2	107	67.4	114	41	98	3.25	41	0
2009	58.7	41	73	46	44.4	30	1.40	102	0
2008	54.6	101	68.6	98	40.6	103	2.24	75	0
2007	59.2	30	74.7	25	43.6	46	1.09	114	0
2006	58.9	36	75.7	19	42	78	1.12	112	0
2005	55.2	96	70.4	78	40.1	108	2.39	68	0
2004	58.2	49	74.5	26	41.9	81	0.57	127	0
2003	57.6	55	72.2	61	43	62	1.27	107	0
2002	55.6	89	71.3	69	39.8	112	0.73	123	0
2001	56.8	68	70.4	78	43.2	55	2.22	76	0
2000	59.5	26	74.5	26	44.5	28	1.48	97	0
1999	55.9	86	69.7	86	42	78	1.45	100	0
1998	58.8	39	73.9	33	43.7	43	1.46	98	0
1997	56.1	83	70.9	74	41.3	89	5.34	11	0
1996	56.4	77	68.4	100	44.4	30	4.48	18	0
1995	50.9	127	60.6	131	41.2	95	4.59	15	0
1994	62.5	7	78.3	6	46.8	8	1.10	113	0
1993	58.7	41	74.2	31	43.3	53	0.98	116	0
1992	59.7	22	75.9	17	43.5	48	2.03	81	0
1991	59.1	34	71.8	63	46.5	9	4.35	21	0
1990	54.3	106	68.7	95	39.8	112	2.94	49	0
1989	58.4	47	73.6	37	43.2	55	1.89	85	0
1988	58.2	49	72.3	58	44	38	5.19	12	0
1987	60.3	16	73.2	44	47.5	4	7.25	6	0
1986	55.3	94	70	83	40.5	105	1.51	95	0
1985	61.6	8	78.6	4	44.7	25	0.86	119	0
1984	58.8	39	73.5	40	44.1	34	1.23	108	0
1983	51.1	126	63.6	126	38.6	123	4.20	25	0
1982	55.5	90	68.1	106	43	62	2.93	50	0
1981	57.3	61	69.4	89	45.3	20	2.75	54	0
1980	58.5	45	71.5	65	45.6	17	2.82	52	0
1979	56	85	68.4	100	43.7	43	1.33	105	0
1978	56.6	73	68.1	106	45.1	22	4.37	20	0
1977	63.5	2	77	14	49.9	1	2.07	79	0
1976	58.2	49	72.6	50	43.8	40	2.27	72	0
1975	56.5	74	69.7	86	43.2	55	2.25	74	0
1974	58.1	52	73.6	37	42.6	68	0.79	122	0
1973	54.8	97	70.5	76	39.2	119	0.80	121	0
1972	56.5	74	71	73	42	78	1.54	94	0
1971	54.4	104	67.6	111	41.3	89	4.73	14	0
1970	56.9	67	72.3	58	41.5	87	1.38	104	0
1969	59.2	30	73.4	41	44.9	24	2.44	64	0
1968	52.4	121	64.7	122	40.1	108	2.69	58	0
1967	51.6	124	62.4	129	40.7	102	4.42	19	0
1966	59.8	21	77.3	11	42.2	74	0.27	130	0
1965	57.4	58	71.1	72	43.6	46	3.30	40	0
1964	58.7	41	72.9	47	44.6	27	1.45	100	0
1963	60.1	17	74.8	23	45.5	18	3.13	44	0
1962	60	19	73.6	37	46.5	9	6.28	7	0
1961	54.6	101	66.9	116	42.4	71	4.02	31	0
1960	57.1	63	72.4	54	41.9	81	2.04	80	0
1959	55.4	92	67.7	110	43	62	2.52	62	0
1958	62.7	5	77.5	9	47.9	3	1.69	90	0
1957	54.1	111	64.9	120	43.4	51	6.25	8	0
1956	59.3	28	72.5	51	46	12	2.75	54	0
1955	58.7	41	73.4	41	44	38	4.16	26	0
1954	55.9	86	68.6	98	43.1	60	2.73	56	0
1953	54.2	107	67.5	112	40.9	99	0.66	125	0
1952	56.7	70	69.7	86	43.8	40	2.28	71	0
1951	57	65	69.8	85	44.1	34	2.44	64	0
1950	51.8	123	65.3	119	38.3	126	2.62	59	0
1949	58.9	36	72.5	51	45.4	19	4.30	23	0
1948	57.4	58	72.4	54	42.4	71	3.38	39	0
1947	54.4	104	69	94	39.8	112	2.78	53	0
1946	51.2	125	63.4	127	38.9	121	4.01	32	0
1945	54	112	68.2	105	39.7	115	1.18	110	0
1944	59.3	28	74.4	29	44.1	34	1.61	92	0
1943	53.7	113	68	108	39.5	116	2.22	76	0
1942	54.7	100	69.4	89	40.1	108	4.28	24	0
1941	61.2	10	78.4	5	43.7	43	1.07	115	1
1940	59.2	30	77	14	41.5	87	0.66	125	0
1939	63.1	3	80.3	3	45.8	13	0.84	120	0
1938	56.2	81	68.7	95	44.1	34	3.92	35	1
1937	59.9	20	74	32	45.7	14	2.22	76	0
1936	62.8	4	78	8	47.5	4	2.39	68	0
1935	50.2	129	61.8	130	38.7	122	7.52	3	0
1934	65.1	1	84.4	1	45.7	14	0.89	117	0
1933	53.7	113	69.2	92	38.3	126	3.91	36	0
1932	59.7	22	76	16	43.4	51	2.27	72	0
1931	56.5	74	72.8	48	40.2	107	1.51	95	0
1930	54.6	101	68.4	100	40.9	99	4.04	30	0
1929	55.5	90	71.2	71	39.9	111	1.20	109	0
1928	61.2	10	77.3	11	45	23	2.37	70	0
1927	57	65	72.3	58	41.7	85	2.59	61	0
1926									7
1925	59.7	22	75.9	17	43.5	48	2.52	62	0
1924	52.3	122	68.4	100	36.2	131	1.96	83	0
1923	56.7	70	71.4	67	41.9	81	3.25	41	0
1922	57.5	56	72.7	49	42.2	74	3.54	37	0
1921	56.1	83	70.4	78	41.8	84	2.01	82	0
1920	57.3	61	69.9	84	44.7	25	3.23	43	0
1919	57.1	63	74.8	23	39.4	117	0.89	117	0
1918	57.9	53	73.7	36	42.2	74	5.40	10	0
1917	50.2	129	63	128	37.3	130			0
1916	55.4	92	71.5	65	39.3	118	2.71	57	0
1915	52.6	119	67.3	115	38	129	3.04	46	0
1914	58.5	45	73.9	33	43.2	55	0.72	124	0
1913	57.7	54	72.2	61	43.2	55	3.12	45	0
1912	56.3	79	71.4	67	41.3	89	1.13	111	0
1911	56.8	68	72.4	54	41.3	89	1.30	106	0
1910	54.2	107	69.2	92	39.2	119	1.93	84	1
1909	53	117	67.5	112	38.5	124	4.06	29	0
1908	52.5	120	66.6	117	38.4	125	4.15	27	0
1907	50.1	131	64.3	123	35.8	132	3.04	46	0
1906	56.7	70	70.7	75	42.5	70	3.95	34	1
1905	53.7	113	65.4	118	42.1	77	4.57	17	2
1904					43.3	53	2.61	60	5
1903	54.2	107	67.9	109	40.6	103	1.71	89	1
1902	59.6	25	73.9	33	45.2	21	2.44	64	1
1901	59.2	30	74.4	29	43.8	40	1.75	88	2
1900	62.6	6	78.1	7	47.2	7	0.27	130	0
1899	54.8	97	68.7	95	40.4	106	7.72	2	1
1898	43.6	132	57.9	132	29.4	133	3.99	33	2
1897	61	13	80.7	2	41.3	89	1.79	86	2
1896	60.1	17	77.1	13	43	62	2.42	67	0
1895	56.3	79	70.3	81	43.1	60	4.34	22	2
1894	60.6	15	75.2	20	46.1	11	0.16	132	0
1893	54.8	97	68.4	100	40.8	101	0.40	128	1

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	65.1
1977	63.5
1939	63.1
1936	62.8
1958	62.7
1900	62.6
1994	62.5
1985	61.6
2023	61.5
2018	61.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1898	43.6
1907	50.1
1935	50.2
1917	50.2
2019	50.9
1995	50.9
1983	51.1
1946	51.2
1967	51.6
1950	51.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	7.95
1899	7.72
1935	7.52
2018	7.51
2023	7.33
1987	7.25
1962	6.28
1957	6.25
2011	5.87
1918	5.40

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1894	0.16
1966	0.27
1900	0.27
2012	0.35
1893	0.40
2004	0.57
1953	0.66
1940	0.66
1914	0.72
2002	0.73

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 92°F; 13 May 2026
Coldest night: 27°F; 2 May 2026, 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.55 in; 21 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.56 in of precipitation in Scottsbluff, NE, the driest May since 2024, 40th driest of 132.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Scottsbluff, NE: 92°F on Wednesday 13 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Scottsbluff, NE: a low of 27°F on Saturday 2 May 2026 and Friday 1 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Scottsbluff, NE: 0.55 in on Thursday 21 May 2026.