Valentine, NE: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 58.5°F in Valentine, NE, the warmest May since 2025, 43rd warmest of 137.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 58.5°F; Warmest since 2025; 43rd warmest of 137
Precipitation: 1.35 in; Driest since 2012; 26th driest of 137

A normal May in Valentine, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.3°F, between 53.7°F and 59.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.29 in of precipitation, between 1.07 in and 5.89 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Valentine, NE since 1890: 58.5°F in 2026; the highest is 67.4°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 53.7 to 59.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Valentine, NE from 1890 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	58.5	43	74.1	24	43	96	1.35	112
2025	58.6	40	71.4	52	45.9	37	4.46	25
2024	57.6	59	71.5	49	43.7	82	2.55	84
2023	62.5	9	76.1	10	48.9	12	3.67	40
2022	58.9	37	73.4	33	44.5	65	2.54	85
2021	58.3	45	71.7	44	45	52	3.50	46
2020	57.3	64	69.6	73	45	52	2.85	69
2019	53.7	117	65.5	118	42	108	7.35	3
2018	64.4	2	77.2	4	51.7	1	4.26	29
2017	57.2	67	70.9	58	43.5	85	5.41	13
2016	57.2	67	71.2	55	43.2	93	7.09	5
2015	55	101	65.7	114	44.3	72	7.12	4
2014	58	50	71.2	55	44.9	56	3.01	60
2013	58	50	70.9	58	45.2	49	4.74	19
2012	59.3	32	74	27	44.5	65	0.69	129
2011	55	101	66.2	108	43.9	81	3.87	32
2010	55.7	89	68.1	88	43.3	91	1.98	98
2009	58	50	72	41	44.1	77	1.50	106
2008	54.4	111	67.3	96	41.5	116	3.53	44
2007	61.5	15	74.8	19	48.3	15	5.56	12
2006	59.5	31	74.9	16	44	79	0.26	135
2005	55.8	87	69.1	79	42.5	101	2.63	80
2004	58.8	38	71.6	47	46	36	3.71	38
2003	56.7	78	70	67	43.5	85	3.14	53
2002	53.6	118	68	89	39.3	132	2.72	75
2001	58.2	47	71.5	49	44.8	59	3.11	56
2000	59.1	35	73.2	34	44.9	56	3.67	40
1999	56.4	84	69.7	71	43.1	95	2.57	82
1998	59.3	32	73	35	45.5	43	3.44	47
1997	53.6	118	67.9	91	39.3	132	2.72	75
1996	54.9	105	64.8	124	45	52	4.63	22
1995	52.8	124	63.2	132	42.4	104	5.76	10
1994	62.1	13	77.7	3	46.5	29	1.10	121
1993	57.1	70	71.5	49	42.7	99	1.11	120
1992	59.2	34	76.2	9	42.2	107	0.81	126
1991	59.7	30	71.8	43	47.6	21	4.80	17
1990	55.9	86	68.4	84	43.5	85	4.43	26
1989	58.2	47	73.6	30	42.7	99	1.24	116
1988	60.7	22	73.5	32	48	17	4.54	23
1987	62.8	7	76.4	7	49.1	10	3.78	35
1986	56.7	78	70.1	65	43.3	91	2.95	65
1985	62.5	9	78.6	2	46.4	32	0.70	128
1984	56.7	78	71.3	53	42	108	2.73	71
1983	52.7	125	66.2	108	39.2	134	5.19	15
1982	57	72	69	81	45	52	6.70	7
1981	54.7	109	67	98	42.3	105	2.73	71
1980	58.4	44	72.6	36	44.2	74	2.67	77
1979	54.9	105	68.2	86	41.6	113	3.16	52
1978	57.5	61	70	67	44.9	56	3.38	50
1977	63	5	75.5	12	50.4	6	6.14	8
1976	56.5	83	70.2	64	42.8	98	1.56	105
1975	57.8	55	71.7	44	44	79	0.76	127
1974	57.3	64	70.9	58	43.7	82	2.57	82
1973	55.8	87	70.8	63	40.7	126	3.51	45
1972	58.3	45	69.9	69	46.7	26	3.64	42
1971	55.5	92	67.5	94	43.5	85	2.99	62
1970	60.7	22	74.9	16	46.5	29	2.26	92
1969	60.1	29	74.7	21	45.5	43	0.68	130
1968	52.1	130	65.1	120	39.1	135	2.98	63
1967	51.6	132	63.7	129	39.6	130	2.73	71
1966	58	50	74.8	19	41.2	120	0.45	134
1965	58.1	49	71.7	44	44.5	65	3.73	36
1964	61.1	18	75	15	47.2	24	1.49	107
1963	58.6	40	72.5	38	44.7	63	2.52	86
1962	60.3	27	73.6	30	46.9	25	8.96	1
1961	54.8	108	65.9	111	43.7	82	3.63	43
1960	56.9	76	71.3	53	42.5	101	4.08	31
1959	55.7	89	66.9	100	44.5	65	2.89	68
1958	61.4	17	76.9	5	45.9	37	2.97	64
1957	54.9	105	64.9	122	44.8	59	2.73	71
1956	57.8	55	71	57	44.5	65	1.18	118
1955	61.8	14	75.4	13	48.3	15	3.06	58
1954	54.5	110	65.7	114	43.4	89	1.26	115
1953	55.1	99	67	98	43.2	93	1.42	108
1952	57	72	68.3	85	45.8	39	3.72	37
1951	56.6	82	67.4	95	45.8	39	2.58	81
1950	53.4	121	65.1	120	41.6	113	2.18	93
1949	60.6	24	72	41	49.1	10	6.96	6
1948	57.8	55	69.9	69	45.8	39	1.34	113
1947	54.2	113	67.3	96	41.2	120	3.14	53
1946	52.5	129	64.4	127	40.7	126	3.05	59
1945	53.4	121	65.9	111	40.8	125	2.38	88
1944	61.5	15	74.5	23	48.5	14	2.09	96
1943	53.5	120	65.5	118	41.5	116	1.38	110
1942	52.7	125	63.4	131	42	108	5.59	11
1941	63.4	4	76.1	10	50.7	4	0.60	132
1940	57.5	61	71.6	47	43.4	89	0.21	136
1939	63.8	3	76.5	6	51.1	3	3.44	47
1938	56.8	77	66.8	101	46.7	26	4.54	23
1937	60.5	26	72.1	40	48.9	12	1.72	101
1936	62.7	8	74.9	16	50.6	5	1.87	100
1935	50.3	135	58.6	136	41.9	111	4.36	27
1934	67.4	1	83.3	1	51.5	2	1.03	122
1933	55.3	96	65.8	113	44.8	59	4.74	19
1932	60.2	28	72.6	36	47.7	20	2.66	79
1931	55.4	94	69.4	75	41.5	116	1.01	123
1930	54.3	112	65.7	114	42.9	97	3.82	34
1929	55.5	92	66.6	105	44.4	71	3.08	57
1928	61	19	74.1	24	47.9	18	1.62	103
1927	55.2	97	66.3	107	44.2	74	4.29	28
1926	62.4	11	75.1	14	49.7	8	2.37	89
1925	57.1	70	70.1	65	44.1	77	1.67	102
1924	51.1	133	64.5	126	37.7	136	0.56	133
1923	55.4	94	66.5	106	44.3	72	3.26	51
1922	58	50	69.5	74	46.5	29	2.67	77
1921	57	72	67.9	91	46.2	35	2.28	91
1920	55	101	64.7	125	45.3	47	8.18	2
1919	55.2	97	67.8	93	42.5	101	2.14	95
1918	58.6	40	70.9	58	46.3	33	1.39	109
1917	50.6	134	61.4	135	39.9	129	5.29	14
1916	55	101	68.2	86	41.8	112	3.42	49
1915	52.7	125	63.8	128	41.6	113	3.84	33
1914	57.6	59	69.4	75	45.8	39	1.59	104
1913	56	85	66.8	101	45.2	49	3.13	55
1912	57.5	61	69.7	71	45.2	49	3.01	60
1911	58.7	39	70.9	58	46.6	28	1.37	111
1910	52.6	128	64.9	122	40.3	128	1.17	119
1909	54	114	66.8	101	41.2	120	2.91	67
1908	53.4	121	65.7	114	41.1	124	4.78	18
1907	49.9	136	62.2	134	37.5	137	2.35	90
1906	57.2	67	68.9	82	45.5	43	4.14	30
1905	51.9	131	62.6	133	41.2	120	5.12	16
1904	57.3	64	69.3	77	45.3	47	2.93	66
1903	57.7	58	69.1	79	46.3	33	2.41	87
1902	60.9	20	73.8	28	47.9	18	2.17	94
1901	60.6	24	73.8	28	47.5	23	0.90	124
1900	62.9	6	76.3	8	49.5	9	1.23	117
1899	55.7	89	66.8	101	44.5	65	2.84	70
1898	53.9	115	63.7	129	44.2	74	5.98	9
1897	59	36	72.5	38	45.5	43	3.71	38
1896	62.4	11	74.6	22	50.1	7	0.67	131
1895	57	72	69.2	78	44.8	59	0.83	125
1894	60.8	21	74.1	24	47.6	21	0.17	137
1893	53.8	116	66.2	108	41.5	116	2.07	97
1892	48.5	137	57.4	137	39.5	131	4.66	21
1891	56.7	78	68.7	83	44.6	64	1.33	114
1890	55.1	99	68	89	42.3	105	1.91	99

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	67.4
2018	64.4
1939	63.8
1941	63.4
1977	63
1900	62.9
1987	62.8
1936	62.7
2023	62.5
1985	62.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1892	48.5
1907	49.9
1935	50.3
1917	50.6
1924	51.1
1967	51.6
1905	51.9
1968	52.1
1946	52.5
1910	52.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1962	8.96
1920	8.18
2019	7.35
2015	7.12
2016	7.09
1949	6.96
1982	6.70
1977	6.14
1898	5.98
1995	5.76

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1894	0.17
1940	0.21
2006	0.26
1966	0.45
1924	0.56
1941	0.60
1896	0.67
1969	0.68
2012	0.69
1985	0.70

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 25 May 2026
Coldest night: 26°F; 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.64 in; 17 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.35 in of precipitation in Valentine, NE, the driest May since 2012, 26th driest of 137.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Valentine, NE: 93°F on Monday 25 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Valentine, NE: a low of 26°F on Friday 1 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Valentine, NE: 0.64 in on Sunday 17 May 2026.