Nebraska May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in Nebraska for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest May in Nebraska History?

1934 was the warmest May in Nebraska history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 84.7 °F, and the average low was 52.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in Nebraska History?

1935 was the coolest May in Nebraska history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 60.7 °F, and the average low was 42.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	15	75.3	48.8
2022	57	71.6	45.8
2021	72	69.8	46.1
2020	86	68.3	45.2
2019	124	64.7	42.4
2018	4	76.5	51.0
2017	83	69.8	44.3
2016	81	69.8	44.6
2015	98	67.0	45.4
2014	59	71.8	45.2
2013	59	71.2	45.7
2012	10	77.0	47.5
2011	102	68.1	43.8
2010	95	68.3	44.3
2009	51	72.3	45.9
2008	95	69.2	43.3
2007	15	74.8	49.4
2006	27	75.8	46.6
2005	73	71.5	44.2
2004	36	73.9	46.9
2003	77	69.6	45.2
2002	102	69.8	42.1
2001	40	71.9	47.6
2000	25	75.1	48.0
1999	66	70.5	45.8
1998	22	75.5	48.3
1997	113	68.8	41.7
1996	90	66.4	46.4
1995	125	62.2	42.8
1994	15	76.0	48.1
1993	68	70.5	45.7
1992	41	74.5	44.8
1991	31	72.4	49.5
1990	106	68.0	43.8
1989	53	73.2	44.9
1988	15	75.3	48.9
1987	8	75.4	51.0
1986	57	71.3	46.1
1985	11	75.9	48.4
1984	77	69.8	45.1
1983	121	66.9	41.6
1982	59	69.9	47.1
1981	102	67.9	44.0
1980	55	72.2	45.4
1979	98	69.3	43.2
1978	73	69.8	45.9
1977	3	75.8	52.4
1976	83	70.8	43.2
1975	48	72.8	45.8
1974	39	73.5	46.4
1973	90	70.5	42.4
1972	59	70.4	46.6
1971	108	67.7	43.9
1970	11	76.8	47.7
1969	35	73.6	47.7
1968	122	67.0	41.0
1967	123	66.0	41.8
1966	48	75.4	43.2
1965	32	74.3	47.4
1964	15	76.1	48.1
1963	38	73.3	47.0
1962	5	77.1	50.0
1961	110	67.0	44.5
1960	76	71.4	44.0
1959	64	69.9	46.8
1958	22	75.6	48.2
1957	101	66.6	45.6
1956	32	74.0	47.6
1955	15	76.5	47.6
1954	116	67.2	42.7
1953	90	69.2	43.6
1952	68	70.6	45.6
1951	64	70.7	45.9
1950	112	68.1	42.5
1949	32	72.4	49.1
1948	44	73.6	45.5
1947	111	69.1	41.9
1946	119	67.2	41.4
1945	117	68.0	41.5
1944	21	75.2	48.7
1943	114	68.0	42.2
1942	98	68.6	43.7
1941	6	76.6	50.4
1940	55	74.1	43.6
1939	2	79.5	49.8
1938	81	68.6	45.7
1937	29	74.0	48.1
1936	7	76.4	50.2
1935	129	60.7	42.5
1934	1	84.7	52.0
1933	88	69.0	44.3
1932	26	75.5	47.1
1931	89	71.3	41.8
1930	102	68.2	43.8
1929	95	69.3	43.4
1928	29	75.6	46.6
1927	70	71.0	44.9
1926	9	76.8	49.0
1925	73	71.8	43.7
1924	127	66.9	37.9
1923	90	68.7	44.1
1922	51	72.4	45.7
1921	44	72.0	47.0
1920	83	68.0	46.0
1919	86	70.1	43.4
1918	27	75.8	46.5
1917	128	64.3	40.0
1916	77	71.6	43.2
1915	118	66.8	42.4
1914	47	72.3	46.5
1913	59	71.2	45.7
1912	41	74.0	45.4
1911	37	73.9	46.5
1910	119	67.6	41.1
1909	90	70.8	42.0
1908	106	68.7	43.1
1907	125	66.5	38.6
1906	50	72.8	45.7
1905	115	66.6	43.3
1904	66	71.4	45.1
1903	80	69.2	45.5
1902	22	74.5	49.2
1901	44	73.4	45.6
1900	11	76.2	48.2
1899	70	70.6	45.4
1898	108	66.9	44.7
1897	41	75.0	44.3
1896	11	75.1	49.2
1895	53	73.9	44.1