Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Preston, 11.3 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 55°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 in over about 5 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 Franklin County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
0.81 in
Record high
98°FAug 2, 2026
Record low
23°FAug 26, 1992
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
12.1
Daylight
14 h 26 min to 13 h 10 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
6.3 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 191°F55°F95°F 200036°F 199516%0%
Aug 291°F55°F98°F 202639°F 199316%0%
Aug 391°F55°F96°F 202040°F 201316%0%
Aug 490°F55°F95°F 199429°F 201616%0%
Aug 590°F55°F93°F 199438°F 199616%0%
Aug 690°F55°F95°F 200138°F 201716%0%
Aug 790°F55°F94°F 201930°F 199616%0%
Aug 890°F55°F97°F 202634°F 200416%0%
Aug 990°F54°F98°F 201231°F 199515%0%
Aug 1089°F54°F94°F 199232°F 200215%0%
Aug 1189°F54°F95°F 201839°F 200215%0%
Aug 1289°F54°F96°F 201837°F 199515%0%
Aug 1389°F54°F94°F 200336°F 200615%0%
Aug 1488°F53°F98°F 200337°F 200515%0%
Aug 1588°F53°F94°F 200737°F 201015%0%
Aug 1688°F53°F93°F 201329°F 200915%0%
Aug 1787°F53°F94°F 201331°F 200915%0%
Aug 1887°F52°F96°F 202033°F 200915%0%
Aug 1987°F52°F94°F 202029°F 199515%0%
Aug 2087°F52°F94°F 202537°F 199515%0%
Aug 2186°F51°F95°F 201937°F 200015%0%
Aug 2286°F51°F95°F 200932°F 199615%0%
Aug 2386°F51°F96°F 200933°F 201515%0%
Aug 2485°F51°F93°F 202530°F 201015%0%
Aug 2585°F50°F95°F 201127°F 199216%0%
Aug 2685°F50°F94°F 201523°F 199216%0%
Aug 2784°F50°F93°F 200128°F 199316%0%
Aug 2884°F49°F91°F 201132°F 201816%0%
Aug 2984°F49°F92°F 201228°F 202416%0%
Aug 3083°F49°F91°F 201726°F 199316%0%
Aug 3183°F48°F92°F 202229°F 200516%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:46 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00107346 (Preston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00100803, 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.