Downs climate

Downs Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Glen Elder Lake, 19.5 km from Downs

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 65°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.12 in over about 8 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 Downs, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.12 in
Record high
111°FAug 15, 1983
Record low
40°FAug 30, 1915
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
14.8
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
9.4 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 192°F65°F108°F 195249°F 191328%0%
Aug 292°F65°F110°F 196456°F 197427%0%
Aug 392°F65°F110°F 191847°F 197427%0%
Aug 492°F64°F107°F 191347°F 197427%0%
Aug 592°F64°F110°F 191351°F 191527%0%
Aug 691°F64°F108°F 197055°F 199027%0%
Aug 791°F64°F109°F 191351°F 198926%0%
Aug 891°F64°F110°F 191350°F 192226%0%
Aug 991°F64°F106°F 191352°F 195426%0%
Aug 1091°F64°F108°F 200651°F 191426%0%
Aug 1190°F64°F104°F 197550°F 196726%0%
Aug 1290°F64°F107°F 202646°F 196425%0%
Aug 1390°F63°F110°F 191349°F 192025%0%
Aug 1490°F63°F108°F 191342°F 192025%0%
Aug 1590°F63°F111°F 198350°F 195525%0%
Aug 1690°F63°F111°F 198351°F 195524%0%
Aug 1789°F63°F110°F 198352°F 195524%0%
Aug 1889°F62°F106°F 198352°F 196024%0%
Aug 1989°F62°F105°F 191349°F 196724%0%
Aug 2089°F62°F106°F 202350°F 201224%0%
Aug 2189°F62°F105°F 192245°F 195623%0%
Aug 2288°F61°F105°F 202345°F 192323%0%
Aug 2388°F61°F105°F 192245°F 191623%0%
Aug 2488°F61°F106°F 192248°F 195723%0%
Aug 2588°F60°F109°F 191349°F 201523%0%
Aug 2687°F60°F108°F 195552°F 195823%0%
Aug 2787°F60°F109°F 191344°F 196723%0%
Aug 2887°F60°F108°F 200044°F 191623%0%
Aug 2987°F59°F105°F 198447°F 191723%0%
Aug 3087°F59°F110°F 191340°F 191523%0%
Aug 3186°F58°F106°F 191341°F 195523%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Downs, 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 6:34 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 8:06 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143100 (Glen Elder Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147542, 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.