Wataga climate

Wataga Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Galesburg, 12.4 km from Wataga

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 65°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 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 Wataga, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
3.89 in
Record high
102°FAug 18, 1936
Record low
41°FAug 24, 1908
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.7
Daylight
14 h 20 min to 13 h 08 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
7.8 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°F65°F99°F 198751°F 190827%0%
Aug 283°F65°F99°F 198850°F 190827%0%
Aug 383°F65°F99°F 198350°F 195027%0%
Aug 483°F65°F99°F 190048°F 197827%0%
Aug 583°F65°F100°F 190050°F 197227%0%
Aug 683°F65°F98°F 190050°F 193627%0%
Aug 783°F65°F97°F 190048°F 198927%0%
Aug 883°F65°F100°F 198843°F 190427%0%
Aug 983°F65°F98°F 190048°F 197227%0%
Aug 1083°F65°F98°F 190050°F 197227%0%
Aug 1183°F64°F99°F 194145°F 197927%0%
Aug 1283°F64°F96°F 190946°F 190227%0%
Aug 1383°F64°F100°F 193646°F 196427%0%
Aug 1483°F64°F98°F 190949°F 200427%0%
Aug 1583°F64°F100°F 198847°F 199227%0%
Aug 1683°F64°F100°F 198848°F 190527%0%
Aug 1782°F64°F101°F 198348°F 189927%0%
Aug 1882°F64°F102°F 193650°F 196327%0%
Aug 1982°F63°F98°F 194751°F 198927%0%
Aug 2082°F63°F100°F 198344°F 189726%0%
Aug 2182°F63°F96°F 194745°F 195626%0%
Aug 2282°F63°F100°F 193652°F 190726%0%
Aug 2382°F63°F99°F 194745°F 190426%0%
Aug 2482°F62°F96°F 195941°F 190826%0%
Aug 2582°F62°F96°F 198344°F 195826%0%
Aug 2681°F62°F96°F 200347°F 190426%0%
Aug 2781°F62°F97°F 189944°F 190426%0%
Aug 2881°F61°F95°F 189742°F 198626%0%
Aug 2981°F61°F96°F 194846°F 196526%0%
Aug 3081°F61°F97°F 195345°F 190926%0%
Aug 3181°F61°F100°F 195343°F 196726%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wataga, 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 5:57 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113320 (Galesburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00113320, 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.