Howard climate

Howard Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salida, 18.3 km from Howard

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 49°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.46 in over about 10 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Howard, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
1.46 in
Record high
100°FAug 1, 1902
Record low
31°FAug 24, 1968
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.5
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 185°F49°F100°F 190236°F 191134%0%
Aug 285°F49°F97°F 190240°F 190634%0%
Aug 385°F49°F94°F 190138°F 191134%0%
Aug 485°F49°F94°F 190237°F 191134%0%
Aug 584°F49°F93°F 193838°F 191134%0%
Aug 684°F49°F91°F 193235°F 192034%0%
Aug 784°F49°F91°F 194436°F 191134%0%
Aug 884°F49°F92°F 193736°F 195634%0%
Aug 984°F49°F93°F 193734°F 193934%0%
Aug 1084°F49°F92°F 193736°F 191634%0%
Aug 1184°F48°F94°F 200333°F 191634%0%
Aug 1284°F48°F92°F 193434°F 190034%0%
Aug 1384°F48°F93°F 199632°F 198533%0%
Aug 1483°F48°F93°F 199638°F 195433%0%
Aug 1583°F48°F92°F 190234°F 192033%0%
Aug 1683°F48°F92°F 200237°F 191533%0%
Aug 1783°F47°F93°F 200236°F 198532%0%
Aug 1883°F47°F93°F 193735°F 196032%0%
Aug 1983°F47°F91°F 193736°F 194932%0%
Aug 2083°F47°F92°F 200333°F 189932%0%
Aug 2183°F47°F91°F 189834°F 196431%0%
Aug 2283°F46°F90°F 190333°F 196431%0%
Aug 2382°F46°F92°F 193833°F 190030%0%
Aug 2482°F46°F91°F 200931°F 196830%0%
Aug 2582°F46°F90°F 193131°F 190030%0%
Aug 2682°F45°F93°F 189834°F 191029%0%
Aug 2782°F45°F94°F 189833°F 199229%0%
Aug 2882°F45°F91°F 189831°F 196428%0%
Aug 2982°F45°F93°F 189834°F 191728%0%
Aug 3081°F44°F91°F 190031°F 194427%0%
Aug 3181°F44°F91°F 189835°F 194427%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Howard, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057370 (Salida), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057370, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.