Cowles weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cowles, Nebraska: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Red Cloud, 10 km from Cowles; records cover 1901–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 25.5 in647 mm
- Snow a year
- 19 in47 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 29
- First fall freeze
- Oct 7
- Heating degree days
- 6,209
- Cooling degree days
- 1,125
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −7°−22° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cowles in January
Highs average 37°3° and lows 13°−11°, with 0.52 in13 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1990)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1243
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cowles in February
Highs average 42°5° and lows 16°−9°, with 0.65 in17 mm of precipitation and 6 in14 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1972)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 1016
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cowles in March
Highs average 54°12° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.3 in32 mm of precipitation and 2.4 in6.1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1907)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 796
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Cowles in April
Highs average 64°18° and lows 35°2°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1989)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 462
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Cowles in May
Highs average 74°23° and lows 47°9°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1902)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 192
- Cooling degree days
- 60
Cowles in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 59°15°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1946)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1902)
- Heating degree days
- 21
- Cooling degree days
- 237
Cowles in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 64°18°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 117°47° (1934)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 382
Cowles in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 61°16°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1934)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1910)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 306
Cowles in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 51°11°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1947)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 101
- Cooling degree days
- 120
Cowles in OctoberThis month
Highs average 67°19° and lows 37°3°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1947)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 414
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Cowles in November
Highs average 52°11° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1945)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 800
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cowles in December
Highs average 40°4° and lows 15°−9°, with 0.71 in18 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1964)
- Record low
- −36°−38° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1156
- Cooling degree days
- 0