Ruthven climate

Ruthven Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emmetsburg, 17.8 km from Ruthven

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.36 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 Ruthven, 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
60°F
Precipitation
4.36 in
Record high
100°FAug 2, 2022
Record low
36°FAug 21, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.3
Daylight
14 h 31 min to 13 h 13 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
8.9 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°F63°F96°F 201152°F 201329%0%
Aug 284°F63°F100°F 202246°F 200229%0%
Aug 384°F63°F95°F 200846°F 202029%0%
Aug 484°F62°F92°F 200147°F 201729%0%
Aug 584°F62°F93°F 200148°F 201729%0%
Aug 684°F62°F92°F 200147°F 202629%0%
Aug 784°F62°F94°F 200151°F 202429%0%
Aug 883°F62°F93°F 200547°F 202629%0%
Aug 983°F62°F96°F 200550°F 202429%0%
Aug 1083°F62°F93°F 201646°F 202429%0%
Aug 1183°F62°F91°F 200745°F 200429%0%
Aug 1283°F61°F92°F 200044°F 200429%0%
Aug 1383°F61°F92°F 202041°F 200429%0%
Aug 1483°F61°F91°F 200041°F 200429%0%
Aug 1583°F61°F91°F 200343°F 200429%0%
Aug 1682°F61°F97°F 200345°F 201229%0%
Aug 1782°F61°F97°F 200339°F 201229%0%
Aug 1882°F60°F97°F 200342°F 200229%0%
Aug 1982°F60°F93°F 202337°F 200429%0%
Aug 2082°F60°F91°F 200343°F 200429%0%
Aug 2182°F60°F94°F 202036°F 200429%0%
Aug 2281°F60°F98°F 202346°F 199729%0%
Aug 2381°F59°F97°F 202046°F 200829%0%
Aug 2481°F59°F99°F 202044°F 200829%0%
Aug 2581°F59°F99°F 202040°F 201529%0%
Aug 2681°F59°F97°F 202041°F 201529%0%
Aug 2781°F58°F95°F 202050°F 200529%0%
Aug 2880°F58°F94°F 201348°F 202629%0%
Aug 2980°F58°F94°F 201244°F 200429%0%
Aug 3080°F57°F96°F 200038°F 200929%0%
Aug 3180°F57°F89°F 201336°F 200929%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ruthven, 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 6:10 AM, sunset 8:41 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132689 (Emmetsburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014972, 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.