Cowden climate

Cowden Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shelbyville Dam, 19.3 km from Cowden

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.41 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 Cowden, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
3.41 in
Record high
110°FAug 4, 1918
Record low
39°FAug 31, 1915
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.8
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
7.2 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 186°F66°F104°F 191650°F 191826%0%
Aug 286°F66°F104°F 190151°F 192026%0%
Aug 386°F66°F105°F 193049°F 195026%0%
Aug 486°F66°F110°F 191846°F 191226%0%
Aug 586°F66°F107°F 191849°F 191226%0%
Aug 686°F66°F104°F 194748°F 189326%0%
Aug 786°F66°F104°F 193049°F 200426%0%
Aug 885°F66°F105°F 193047°F 189326%0%
Aug 985°F66°F105°F 193051°F 197626%0%
Aug 1085°F66°F101°F 192650°F 197225%0%
Aug 1185°F66°F101°F 191847°F 193025%0%
Aug 1285°F65°F103°F 191845°F 200425%0%
Aug 1385°F65°F103°F 193646°F 200425%0%
Aug 1485°F65°F97°F 189645°F 189325%0%
Aug 1585°F65°F102°F 193645°F 200425%0%
Aug 1685°F65°F102°F 193646°F 192925%0%
Aug 1785°F65°F102°F 198848°F 200425%0%
Aug 1885°F65°F106°F 193648°F 194325%0%
Aug 1985°F64°F106°F 193641°F 189325%0%
Aug 2085°F64°F105°F 193647°F 195025%0%
Aug 2185°F64°F105°F 193643°F 195025%0%
Aug 2285°F64°F105°F 193646°F 195025%0%
Aug 2385°F64°F103°F 193645°F 192325%0%
Aug 2484°F64°F105°F 193646°F 194225%0%
Aug 2584°F63°F102°F 193643°F 191725%0%
Aug 2684°F63°F104°F 193644°F 194524%0%
Aug 2784°F63°F99°F 200349°F 194624%0%
Aug 2884°F63°F103°F 193646°F 193524%0%
Aug 2984°F62°F101°F 195341°F 196524%0%
Aug 3084°F62°F99°F 195342°F 194624%0%
Aug 3184°F62°F102°F 195339°F 191524%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cowden, 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 5:56 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 7:28 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117876 (Shelbyville Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112687, 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.