Putnam climate

Putnam Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Thompson Lake, 3.3 km from Putnam

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.24 in over about 10 wet days.

August day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Putnam, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.24 in
Record high
101°FAug 9, 2001
Record low
45°FAug 21, 2000
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.0
Daylight
14 h 25 min to 13 h 11 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
3.6 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
Aug 182°F60°F94°F 200651°F 202136%0%
Aug 281°F60°F96°F 200651°F 202336%0%
Aug 381°F60°F95°F 200652°F 202536%0%
Aug 481°F60°F93°F 202254°F 201636%0%
Aug 581°F60°F94°F 200551°F 201336%0%
Aug 681°F60°F93°F 202249°F 201336%0%
Aug 781°F60°F97°F 200148°F 200436%0%
Aug 881°F60°F96°F 200149°F 200436%0%
Aug 981°F59°F101°F 200150°F 200235%0%
Aug 1081°F59°F94°F 200148°F 199935%0%
Aug 1181°F59°F91°F 200548°F 200735%0%
Aug 1281°F59°F94°F 202147°F 200635%0%
Aug 1380°F59°F97°F 200547°F 200635%0%
Aug 1480°F59°F96°F 200250°F 200634%0%
Aug 1580°F59°F91°F 201549°F 201334%0%
Aug 1680°F59°F92°F 200251°F 201334%0%
Aug 1780°F58°F92°F 200252°F 201333%0%
Aug 1880°F58°F94°F 200248°F 200033%0%
Aug 1980°F58°F91°F 200248°F 200733%0%
Aug 2080°F58°F91°F 202247°F 200832%0%
Aug 2180°F58°F91°F 200945°F 200032%0%
Aug 2280°F58°F90°F 200349°F 200031%0%
Aug 2379°F58°F89°F 202051°F 201631%0%
Aug 2479°F57°F89°F 202047°F 200331%0%
Aug 2579°F57°F89°F 202050°F 200430%0%
Aug 2679°F57°F92°F 202147°F 200430%0%
Aug 2779°F57°F92°F 202147°F 200830%0%
Aug 2879°F57°F94°F 201845°F 202529%0%
Aug 2978°F56°F94°F 201849°F 200329%0%
Aug 3078°F56°F90°F 201050°F 201229%0%
Aug 3178°F56°F94°F 201050°F 200229%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Putnam, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00069388 (W Thompson Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054767, 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.