Missouri · county areal climate 1951–2025

Howard County, MO

A 55.1°F / 40.2" normal · 2025 ran +0.8°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +3.1°F (54.8°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 3rd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 116% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

55.1°F
annual mean · 40.2" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.8°F
55.9°F · 32.8" (81% of normal)

Warmest Year

58.2°F
2012 · coldest 51.6°F (1979)

Wettest Year

58.5in
2008 · driest 24.4" (1980)

Hottest Day

109.5°F
Jul 31 · 1980

Coldest Day

-22.0°F
Dec 23 · 1989

Biggest Rain Day

4.87in
Jul 3 · 2016

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

29°
J
34°
F
45°
M
55°
A
65°
M
74°
J
78°
J
76°
A
69°
S
57°
O
45°
N
34°
D
—— 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.

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