Iowa · county areal climate 1951–2025
Howard County, IA
A 45.3°F / 36.9" normal · 2025 ran +0.8°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+2.7°F (43.7°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
6th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
101% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
45.3°F
annual mean · 36.9" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.8°F
46.1°F · 39.0" (106% of normal)
Warmest Year
49.1°F
2012 · coldest 40.4°F (1951)
Wettest Year
55.9in
2018 · driest 21.2" (1958)
Hottest Day
100.6°F
Aug 1 · 1988
Coldest Day
-35.9°F
Feb 3 · 1996
Biggest Rain Day
4.38in
Aug 31 · 1962
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.