Carthage climate

Carthage Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dixon 1W, 19 km from Carthage

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.19 in over about 8 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 Carthage, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
4.19 in
Record high
100°FAug 18, 1988
Record low
35°FAug 27, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.4
Daylight
14 h 25 min to 13 h 10 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
7.6 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°F64°F95°F 198749°F 200926%0%
Aug 282°F64°F99°F 198848°F 198626%0%
Aug 382°F64°F98°F 198851°F 200926%0%
Aug 482°F64°F98°F 198849°F 199326%0%
Aug 582°F64°F97°F 198848°F 199426%0%
Aug 682°F64°F94°F 198447°F 199426%0%
Aug 782°F64°F94°F 198446°F 199026%0%
Aug 882°F64°F97°F 198349°F 198926%0%
Aug 982°F64°F98°F 198847°F 199926%0%
Aug 1082°F63°F95°F 198448°F 198626%0%
Aug 1182°F63°F91°F 198345°F 198626%0%
Aug 1282°F63°F93°F 198843°F 197926%0%
Aug 1382°F63°F93°F 198843°F 197926%0%
Aug 1482°F63°F93°F 199547°F 200126%0%
Aug 1582°F63°F95°F 198844°F 197926%0%
Aug 1682°F63°F98°F 198844°F 197926%0%
Aug 1782°F63°F99°F 198843°F 199226%0%
Aug 1881°F63°F100°F 198847°F 201226%0%
Aug 1981°F62°F99°F 198350°F 198126%0%
Aug 2081°F62°F92°F 198347°F 201226%0%
Aug 2181°F62°F95°F 198347°F 199226%0%
Aug 2281°F62°F97°F 200342°F 201826%0%
Aug 2381°F62°F89°F 199640°F 198426%0%
Aug 2481°F61°F92°F 201248°F 197926%0%
Aug 2581°F61°F92°F 201248°F 201526%0%
Aug 2681°F61°F95°F 200349°F 201026%0%
Aug 2780°F61°F96°F 200335°F 198626%0%
Aug 2880°F60°F94°F 198439°F 198626%0%
Aug 2980°F60°F95°F 198446°F 198226%0%
Aug 3080°F60°F90°F 201042°F 198426%0%
Aug 3180°F60°F93°F 201342°F 200926%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carthage, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112348 (Dixon 1W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00117354, 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.