Average May Temperature in Lead by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Lead, South Dakota for the month of May each year between 1909 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Lead?

1934 was the warmest May in the history of Lead, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 75.9 °F, and the average low was 47.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Lead?

1935 was the coolest May in the history of Lead, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 53.4 °F, and the average low was 33.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	9	66.6	45.1
2022	78	58.8	39.4
2021	70	60.4	38.3
2020	53	60.8	40.7
2019	111	53.6	35.1
2018	5	68.1	45.9
2017	32	63.5	41.3
2016	31	65.0	40.0
2015	61	61.3	39.3
2014	15	64.6	44.0
2013	64	60.8	39.5
2012	54	62.7	38.7
2011	103	54.9	36.6
2010	99	56.4	36.7
2007	16	64.9	43.6
2006	35	63.6	40.5
2005	93	57.6	37.5
2004	47	62.1	40.2
2003	63	60.6	39.8
2002	95	58.1	35.8
2001	40	62.3	41.4
2000	36	63.2	40.9
1999	72	59.4	39.2
1998	25	63.5	42.3
1997	89	58.5	37.0
1996	102	54.7	37.2
1995	108	54.5	36.7
1994	12	66.7	43.9
1993	42	62.7	40.7
1992	21	65.9	41.3
1991	34	61.7	42.5
1990	88	58.0	37.9
1989	48	62.8	39.4
1988	13	66.4	43.2
1987	10	67.0	44.5
1986	50	62.6	39.3
1985	7	68.8	44.3
1984	57	62.4	38.7
1983	96	58.0	35.9
1982	86	57.8	38.9
1981	66	60.1	39.6
1980	30	63.9	41.3
1979	69	60.5	38.4
1978	58	60.5	40.4
1977	8	68.5	43.7
1976	38	64.1	40.0
1975	81	59.3	38.1
1974	74	60.6	37.9
1973	77	60.9	37.6
1972	62	60.2	40.4
1971	67	60.5	38.8
1970	37	63.6	40.5
1969	23	65.8	40.8
1968	107	55.5	35.7
1967	112	54.1	34.2
1966	18	66.5	41.0
1965	75	60.0	38.5
1964	29	63.5	41.7
1963	33	63.3	41.1
1962	44	61.1	42.2
1961	55	60.7	40.6
1960	41	63.5	40.0
1959	80	59.7	37.8
1958	3	69.6	45.5
1957	84	57.9	39.1
1956	39	62.0	41.9
1955	22	64.6	42.3
1954	83	58.8	38.3
1953	106	55.2	36.0
1952	49	61.5	40.4
1951	56	61.7	39.5
1950	105	57.0	34.4
1949	20	64.9	42.2
1948	43	62.7	40.7
1947	73	61.0	37.6
1946	104	56.3	35.1
1945	91	59.3	36.2
1944	17	64.7	42.8
1943	94	58.4	36.2
1942	98	56.6	36.9
1941	6	68.1	45.3
1940	24	65.1	40.7
1939	4	68.9	45.3
1938	82	58.5	38.9
1937	14	66.0	42.6
1936	2	71.0	46.1
1935	113	53.4	33.9
1934	1	75.9	47.9
1933	90	57.5	38.0
1932	26	64.1	41.6
1931	59	62.7	38.0
1930	109	55.3	34.3
1929	85	60.3	36.5
1928	11	67.7	43.5
1927	87	59.6	36.7
1926	27	62.8	42.7
1925	28	64.1	41.3
1924	101	57.5	35.2
1923	52	61.8	39.7
1922	68	59.7	39.3
1921	65	61.2	38.8
1920	79	59.3	38.4
1919	46	62.6	40.4
1918	60	63.6	37.1
1917	110	54.1	35.3
1916	92	58.7	36.6
1915	100	55.4	37.6
1914	45	62.7	40.3
1913	71	59.2	39.5
1912	51	61.1	40.6
1911	19	66.7	40.7
1910	76	60.2	38.3
1909	97	57.0	36.6

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1909–2024	Lead	location