Sheldon climate

Sheldon Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Watseka 2 Nw, 16.3 km from Sheldon

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 62°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 in over about 9 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 Sheldon, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
3.50 in
Record high
104°FAug 18, 1988
Record low
41°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.0
Daylight
14 h 19 min to 13 h 08 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
7.4 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 184°F62°F94°F 198051°F 197130%0%
Aug 284°F62°F101°F 198853°F 197730%0%
Aug 384°F62°F98°F 198850°F 197630%0%
Aug 484°F62°F97°F 198851°F 199330%0%
Aug 584°F61°F98°F 198849°F 199730%0%
Aug 684°F61°F94°F 198851°F 199430%0%
Aug 784°F61°F92°F 199648°F 198930%0%
Aug 884°F61°F94°F 198448°F 198930%0%
Aug 984°F61°F96°F 198046°F 197230%0%
Aug 1084°F61°F93°F 198445°F 197230%0%
Aug 1183°F61°F93°F 202146°F 198230%0%
Aug 1283°F61°F94°F 199545°F 198230%0%
Aug 1383°F61°F98°F 198850°F 197130%0%
Aug 1483°F61°F96°F 198847°F 200430%0%
Aug 1583°F60°F95°F 198843°F 201430%0%
Aug 1683°F60°F100°F 198846°F 197630%0%
Aug 1783°F60°F103°F 198848°F 197629%0%
Aug 1883°F60°F104°F 198849°F 197729%0%
Aug 1983°F60°F102°F 198848°F 199229%0%
Aug 2083°F60°F96°F 198349°F 198529%0%
Aug 2183°F60°F95°F 198345°F 199929%0%
Aug 2283°F59°F93°F 198349°F 199929%0%
Aug 2383°F59°F91°F 199350°F 197129%0%
Aug 2483°F59°F93°F 202348°F 198429%0%
Aug 2583°F59°F95°F 202348°F 201729%0%
Aug 2683°F59°F93°F 201248°F 202529%0%
Aug 2783°F58°F93°F 200345°F 202529%0%
Aug 2883°F58°F95°F 197343°F 198229%0%
Aug 2983°F58°F94°F 199141°F 198629%0%
Aug 3082°F58°F94°F 201043°F 197629%0%
Aug 3182°F57°F95°F 201343°F 200929%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sheldon, 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 (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00119021 (Watseka 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00127298, 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.