Stanford climate

Stanford Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bloomington 5W, 12.5 km from Stanford

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.13 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 Stanford, 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
61°F
Precipitation
4.13 in
Record high
103°FAug 16, 1988
Record low
41°FAug 28, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.1
Daylight
14 h 17 min to 13 h 07 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
63°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 183°F63°F99°F 198751°F 199025%0%
Aug 283°F63°F101°F 198752°F 201925%0%
Aug 383°F63°F98°F 198752°F 202125%0%
Aug 483°F63°F96°F 198851°F 197826%0%
Aug 583°F62°F98°F 201248°F 202026%0%
Aug 683°F62°F96°F 200648°F 200426%0%
Aug 783°F62°F96°F 198847°F 198926%0%
Aug 883°F62°F99°F 198848°F 198926%0%
Aug 983°F62°F98°F 198849°F 201726%0%
Aug 1083°F62°F97°F 200552°F 201726%0%
Aug 1183°F62°F96°F 198848°F 200827%0%
Aug 1283°F62°F96°F 198846°F 200427%0%
Aug 1383°F62°F97°F 200746°F 200427%0%
Aug 1483°F62°F98°F 201044°F 200427%0%
Aug 1583°F62°F102°F 198844°F 200427%0%
Aug 1683°F62°F103°F 198848°F 200427%0%
Aug 1783°F62°F103°F 198849°F 199228%0%
Aug 1883°F61°F100°F 198849°F 201228%0%
Aug 1983°F61°F99°F 198348°F 201228%0%
Aug 2083°F61°F101°F 198349°F 199228%0%
Aug 2183°F61°F101°F 198347°F 202428%0%
Aug 2283°F61°F99°F 200347°F 202428%0%
Aug 2382°F61°F93°F 200146°F 202428%0%
Aug 2482°F61°F97°F 202348°F 198728%0%
Aug 2582°F61°F99°F 202349°F 201928%0%
Aug 2682°F60°F97°F 201448°F 202528%0%
Aug 2782°F60°F99°F 200348°F 201528%0%
Aug 2882°F60°F98°F 202441°F 198628%0%
Aug 2982°F60°F97°F 201343°F 198628%0%
Aug 3082°F60°F94°F 201047°F 200928%0%
Aug 3181°F59°F99°F 201344°F 200928%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stanford, 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 5:54 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 7:30 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00110764 (Bloomington 5W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116200, 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.