Howard County climate

Howard County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Franklin 1W, 14.9 km from Howard County

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.03 in over about 9 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.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
4.03 in
Record high
107°FAug 3, 2011
Record low
50°FAug 18, 2012
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
10.1
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
6.9 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 188°F67°F101°F 201260°F 201728%0%
Aug 288°F67°F103°F 201161°F 201828%0%
Aug 388°F67°F107°F 201159°F 202528%0%
Aug 488°F67°F97°F 201055°F 201728%0%
Aug 588°F66°F95°F 201652°F 201728%0%
Aug 688°F66°F99°F 201854°F 201728%0%
Aug 787°F66°F97°F 201861°F 201228%0%
Aug 887°F66°F102°F 201258°F 201728%0%
Aug 987°F66°F94°F 201058°F 201728%0%
Aug 1087°F66°F96°F 201058°F 201728%0%
Aug 1187°F66°F99°F 201054°F 201228%0%
Aug 1287°F66°F97°F 201058°F 201228%0%
Aug 1387°F66°F97°F 201056°F 201428%0%
Aug 1487°F65°F99°F 201057°F 201228%0%
Aug 1587°F65°F93°F 202655°F 201228%0%
Aug 1687°F65°F97°F 202557°F 201328%0%
Aug 1787°F65°F98°F 202553°F 201328%0%
Aug 1886°F65°F95°F 202550°F 201228%0%
Aug 1986°F65°F98°F 202550°F 201228%0%
Aug 2086°F64°F95°F 202352°F 201227%0%
Aug 2186°F64°F98°F 202355°F 201227%0%
Aug 2286°F64°F95°F 201456°F 201627%0%
Aug 2386°F64°F98°F 202356°F 201627%0%
Aug 2485°F64°F98°F 201457°F 202427%0%
Aug 2585°F63°F100°F 202352°F 201527%0%
Aug 2685°F63°F101°F 202352°F 201527%0%
Aug 2785°F63°F98°F 202452°F 202527%0%
Aug 2885°F63°F97°F 202454°F 202527%0%
Aug 2984°F62°F96°F 201856°F 201727%0%
Aug 3084°F62°F95°F 201257°F 201727%0%
Aug 3184°F62°F99°F 201358°F 201727%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.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:43 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00236012 (New Franklin 1W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00230824, 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.