Colfax climate

Colfax Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines 17 E, 14 km from Colfax

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.22 in over about 11 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 Colfax, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
4.22 in
Record high
105°FAug 17, 1988
Record low
37°FAug 20, 1950
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.3
Daylight
14 h 24 min to 13 h 10 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
8.1 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°F64°F100°F 198849°F 189833%0%
Aug 283°F64°F99°F 196352°F 197633%0%
Aug 383°F64°F100°F 198849°F 189434%0%
Aug 483°F64°F98°F 195647°F 197834%0%
Aug 583°F64°F94°F 189648°F 197434%0%
Aug 683°F63°F96°F 196850°F 197434%0%
Aug 783°F63°F100°F 189444°F 197234%0%
Aug 883°F63°F99°F 189445°F 197634%0%
Aug 983°F63°F104°F 189444°F 197234%0%
Aug 1083°F63°F96°F 189447°F 197234%0%
Aug 1183°F63°F95°F 198348°F 198234%0%
Aug 1283°F63°F97°F 196548°F 196434%0%
Aug 1383°F62°F99°F 196548°F 196434%0%
Aug 1482°F62°F101°F 198850°F 200434%0%
Aug 1582°F62°F103°F 198847°F 197934%0%
Aug 1682°F62°F103°F 198347°F 200434%0%
Aug 1782°F62°F105°F 198845°F 189734%0%
Aug 1882°F61°F99°F 198347°F 197734%0%
Aug 1982°F61°F99°F 198347°F 200434%0%
Aug 2082°F61°F98°F 198337°F 195033%0%
Aug 2182°F61°F99°F 200347°F 195033%0%
Aug 2281°F60°F96°F 196250°F 189733%0%
Aug 2381°F60°F101°F 194846°F 196633%0%
Aug 2481°F60°F100°F 202349°F 197733%0%
Aug 2581°F60°F98°F 202147°F 195833%0%
Aug 2681°F59°F99°F 195548°F 196432%0%
Aug 2781°F59°F100°F 195545°F 189632%0%
Aug 2880°F59°F99°F 201344°F 198632%0%
Aug 2980°F58°F98°F 194846°F 189332%0%
Aug 3080°F58°F97°F 189841°F 197632%0%
Aug 3180°F58°F102°F 201344°F 189331%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colfax, 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 6:07 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:48 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054902 (Des Moines 17 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00135992, 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.