Howard climate — normals and trends
Howard (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 792 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Howard averages 144 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Howard has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 155 to 133 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 13 July 1995) and the coldest -34.4 °C (on 30 January 1951).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HowardWisconsin
- coords
- 44.54°, -88.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.3°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
2.8°C
Annual rainfall
792mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
29.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
99.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.3 °C
13 July 1995
Coldest day
-34.4 °C
30 January 1951
Wettest day
104 mm
17 June 1996
Windiest day
57.8 km/h
6 May 1950
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
6 May 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
13 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-39.8 °C
30 January 1951
Snowiest day
27.0 cm
1 December 1985
Sunniest day
15.1 h
22 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | -2.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 35 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 7.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 106 mm | +47 mm |
| Apr | 12.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 85 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 57 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 88 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 107 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 116 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 41 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 6.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 27 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | -3.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 50 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Howard?
Howard has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 792 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Howard?
The hottest day measured in Howard between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1995, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Howard?
The coldest day measured in Howard between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1951, at -34.4 °C.
Does it snow in Howard?
Yes. Howard gets on average 99.4 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Howard warmed?
Yes: Howard warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Howard?
The wettest day measured in Howard between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1996, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Howard?
The windiest day measured in Howard between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 1950, with winds reaching 57.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Howard?
The warmest month in Howard is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Howard?
Howard receives on average 792 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Howard?
Howard gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Howard?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Howard between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1985, with 27.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Howard?
Yes: Howard has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Howard?
In Howard, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 13 July 1995, and the lowest was -39.8 °C on 30 January 1951.
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