Rice County Weather in February
Average highs run from 43°F on February 1 to 50°F on February 28, and lows from 20°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.95 in over about 4 wet days.
February day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
February at a glance
- Average high
- 46°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 0.95 in
- Snowfall
- 2.6 in
- Record high
- 84°FFeb 9, 1976
- Record low
- -13°FFeb 8, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 17 min to 11 h 19 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 69%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 11.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 43°F | 20°F | 73°F 2003 | -9°F 1996 | 14% | 5% |
| Feb 2 | 43°F | 20°F | 71°F 1962 | -10°F 1996 | 14% | 5% |
| Feb 3 | 44°F | 20°F | 78°F 2020 | -10°F 1989 | 14% | 5% |
| Feb 4 | 44°F | 20°F | 77°F 1963 | -6°F 1989 | 15% | 5% |
| Feb 5 | 44°F | 20°F | 72°F 1963 | -9°F 1982 | 15% | 5% |
| Feb 6 | 44°F | 21°F | 68°F 2009 | -12°F 1982 | 15% | 5% |
| Feb 7 | 44°F | 21°F | 76°F 2009 | -10°F 1971 | 15% | 5% |
| Feb 8 | 44°F | 21°F | 73°F 1954 | -13°F 1971 | 15% | 5% |
| Feb 9 | 45°F | 21°F | 84°F 1976 | -6°F 1971 | 15% | 5% |
| Feb 10 | 45°F | 21°F | 78°F 2026 | -10°F 2011 | 15% | 5% |
| Feb 11 | 45°F | 21°F | 80°F 1962 | -13°F 1981 | 15% | 5% |
| Feb 12 | 45°F | 22°F | 83°F 1962 | -3°F 1980 | 15% | 5% |
| Feb 13 | 45°F | 22°F | 77°F 1967 | -3°F 2025 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 14 | 46°F | 22°F | 82°F 1954 | -2°F 2025 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 15 | 46°F | 22°F | 72°F 2000 | -13°F 2021 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 16 | 46°F | 22°F | 69°F 1981 | -13°F 2021 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 17 | 46°F | 23°F | 78°F 1970 | -12°F 2021 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 18 | 47°F | 23°F | 75°F 2009 | -8°F 1978 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 19 | 47°F | 23°F | 80°F 2016 | -3°F 2025 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 20 | 47°F | 24°F | 80°F 1981 | -11°F 2025 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 21 | 48°F | 24°F | 83°F 1982 | -11°F 2025 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 22 | 48°F | 24°F | 81°F 1996 | -1°F 2025 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 23 | 48°F | 24°F | 77°F 2017 | 0°F 2013 | 15% | 4% |
| Feb 24 | 49°F | 25°F | 80°F 1981 | -4°F 1965 | 16% | 4% |
| Feb 25 | 49°F | 25°F | 80°F 1986 | -4°F 1960 | 16% | 4% |
| Feb 26 | 50°F | 25°F | 75°F 1981 | -4°F 1960 | 16% | 4% |
| Feb 27 | 50°F | 26°F | 81°F 2024 | 0°F 1962 | 16% | 4% |
| Feb 28 | 50°F | 26°F | 83°F 1972 | -3°F 1960 | 16% | 4% |
| Feb 29 | 50°F | 26°F | 80°F 1972 | 0°F 1960 | 16% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- February 1
- sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00147796 (Sterling), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147796, 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.