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Dawson May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Dawson, Yukon in the month of May.

Typical Dawson May Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	15.4 °C
Average daily low	0.8 °C
Average monthly precipitation	2.4 cm
Daily chance of precipitation	38.0%

Dawson May Weather Records 1897–2024
Highest temperature	34.7 °C	May 31, 1983
Lowest temperature	-15.6 °C	May 11, 1964
Highest daily low	15.0 °C	May 27, 2005
Lowest daily high	-7.2 °C	May 9, 1964
Hottest average high temperature	19.3 °C	1942
Coldest average high temperature	9.2 °C	1964
Most daily precipitation	5.1 cm	May 26, 1936
Most monthly precipitation	7.1 cm	1936

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°C)		Record (°C)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
May 1	12.5	-2.5	21.6	-12.8
May 2	12.8	-2.3	22.5	-11.7
May 3	13.0	-2.1	23.9	-13.5
May 4	13.3	-1.9	22.5	-12.8
May 5	13.5	-1.7	21.9	-11.1
May 6	13.7	-1.5	20.6	-11.1
May 7	13.9	-1.3	22.1	-11.1
May 8	14.2	-1.1	23.5	-11.7
May 9	14.5	-0.9	26.5	-14.4
May 10	14.8	-0.6	28.1	-13.3
May 11	15.1	-0.4	28.0	-15.6
May 12	15.3	-0.1	28.5	-7.8
May 13	15.6	0.1	25.6	-11.7
May 14	15.8	0.4	26.6	-11.1
May 15	16.1	0.6	26.6	-6.0
May 16	16.3	0.8	26.6	-5.0
May 17	16.6	1.0	27.2	-7.8
May 18	16.9	1.2	26.7	-5.0
May 19	17.1	1.4	28.4	-6.5
May 20	17.4	1.7	26.8	-7.0
May 21	17.6	1.9	26.7	-3.5
May 22	17.9	2.2	28.3	-6.7
May 23	18.1	2.4	29.6	-3.9
May 24	18.3	2.6	30.0	-4.4
May 25	18.5	2.8	28.6	-3.9
May 26	18.7	3.0	28.9	-2.5
May 27	18.9	3.2	30.0	-5.0
May 28	19.2	3.4	30.5	-3.9
May 29	19.4	3.6	29.4	-2.2
May 30	19.7	3.8	30.5	-2.8
May 31	19.9	4.0	34.7	-3.9

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1977–2024	Dawson A	location
1897–1976	Dawson	location