Howard County climate

Howard County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cresco 1 Ne, 18.4 km from Howard County

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.59 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 County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
4.59 in
Record high
101°FAug 2, 1964
Record low
30°FAug 31, 1967
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
14 h 32 min to 13 h 14 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
8.3 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 182°F59°F99°F 196441°F 196833%0%
Aug 282°F59°F101°F 196441°F 197333%0%
Aug 382°F59°F96°F 196441°F 198633%0%
Aug 482°F59°F95°F 198241°F 197132%0%
Aug 582°F59°F97°F 198941°F 197132%0%
Aug 682°F59°F94°F 196845°F 196132%0%
Aug 782°F59°F96°F 200145°F 199332%0%
Aug 882°F58°F97°F 200144°F 197632%0%
Aug 982°F58°F93°F 201040°F 196632%0%
Aug 1082°F58°F93°F 198540°F 198232%0%
Aug 1182°F58°F92°F 201035°F 198632%0%
Aug 1281°F58°F93°F 201038°F 196732%0%
Aug 1381°F58°F95°F 201040°F 196432%0%
Aug 1481°F58°F93°F 196533°F 196432%0%
Aug 1581°F58°F94°F 195539°F 197932%0%
Aug 1681°F57°F92°F 196938°F 197631%0%
Aug 1781°F57°F97°F 195539°F 196231%0%
Aug 1881°F57°F96°F 195538°F 197731%0%
Aug 1981°F57°F97°F 195536°F 198531%0%
Aug 2081°F57°F96°F 195538°F 196731%0%
Aug 2180°F57°F100°F 195535°F 200431%0%
Aug 2280°F56°F93°F 196842°F 195231%0%
Aug 2380°F56°F95°F 202334°F 198731%0%
Aug 2480°F56°F101°F 202332°F 198731%0%
Aug 2580°F56°F97°F 200336°F 195831%0%
Aug 2680°F56°F92°F 195536°F 196430%0%
Aug 2779°F55°F94°F 202436°F 196830%0%
Aug 2879°F55°F97°F 198434°F 198630%0%
Aug 2979°F55°F98°F 198436°F 198630%0%
Aug 3079°F55°F93°F 196638°F 197430%0%
Aug 3179°F54°F95°F 201230°F 196730%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Howard County, 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 (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:46 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00131954 (Cresco 1 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216654, 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.