Dawes County climate

Dawes County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chadron 3SW, 11.9 km from Dawes County

Average highs run from 39°F on February 1 to 45°F on February 28, and lows from 13°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.64 in over about 6 wet days.

February day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Dawes County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-2502550751510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.64 in
Snowfall
8.6 in
Record high
74°FFeb 18, 2016
Record low
-33°FFeb 18, 2006
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 59 min to 11 h 11 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
12.8 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
Feb 139°F13°F67°F 2003-23°F 201117%16%
Feb 239°F13°F63°F 2019-28°F 201117%16%
Feb 339°F13°F63°F 2021-18°F 201717%17%
Feb 439°F13°F64°F 2005-2°F 201817%17%
Feb 539°F13°F68°F 20260°F 200817%17%
Feb 639°F13°F67°F 2015-11°F 200418%17%
Feb 739°F13°F71°F 2015-16°F 201918%17%
Feb 839°F13°F62°F 2015-17°F 201918%17%
Feb 939°F13°F70°F 2015-18°F 200118%18%
Feb 1040°F14°F63°F 2016-19°F 201818%18%
Feb 1140°F14°F64°F 2005-14°F 201218%18%
Feb 1240°F14°F62°F 2005-9°F 202519%18%
Feb 1340°F14°F62°F 2016-17°F 200719%18%
Feb 1440°F14°F59°F 2022-21°F 202119%18%
Feb 1541°F14°F66°F 2026-26°F 200719%18%
Feb 1641°F14°F72°F 2017-10°F 201819%18%
Feb 1741°F15°F67°F 2002-28°F 200619%18%
Feb 1841°F15°F74°F 2016-33°F 200619%18%
Feb 1942°F15°F68°F 2017-29°F 202519%18%
Feb 2042°F15°F64°F 2017-26°F 202519%18%
Feb 2142°F15°F72°F 2017-21°F 201819%18%
Feb 2243°F16°F68°F 2002-16°F 202219%18%
Feb 2343°F16°F66°F 2025-19°F 202319%17%
Feb 2443°F16°F67°F 2009-20°F 200319%17%
Feb 2544°F16°F68°F 2025-11°F 200319%17%
Feb 2644°F17°F67°F 2024-11°F 200319%17%
Feb 2744°F17°F73°F 2016-8°F 201519%17%
Feb 2845°F17°F71°F 2006-3°F 202419%17%
Feb 2945°F18°F67°F 202422°F 201219%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dawes County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510152011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

February 1
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:41 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251575 (Chadron 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024017, 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.