Ford County climate

Ford County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dodge City, 10.4 km from Ford County

Average highs run from 94°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.99 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 Ford County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
2.99 in
Record high
108°FAug 4, 2008
Record low
47°FAug 20, 1950
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
18.8
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
10.3 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 194°F67°F107°F 201256°F 196529%0%
Aug 294°F67°F106°F 200854°F 202129%0%
Aug 393°F67°F105°F 195953°F 197429%0%
Aug 493°F67°F108°F 200856°F 194829%0%
Aug 593°F67°F105°F 200352°F 201229%0%
Aug 693°F66°F105°F 195651°F 199029%0%
Aug 793°F66°F106°F 197050°F 199729%0%
Aug 893°F66°F106°F 196950°F 198929%0%
Aug 993°F66°F107°F 202658°F 196729%0%
Aug 1093°F66°F107°F 196453°F 201228%0%
Aug 1192°F66°F104°F 200750°F 197928%0%
Aug 1292°F66°F106°F 196954°F 196728%0%
Aug 1392°F66°F106°F 202649°F 200428%0%
Aug 1492°F65°F106°F 198851°F 196328%0%
Aug 1592°F65°F107°F 198352°F 197927%0%
Aug 1692°F65°F106°F 198356°F 201227%0%
Aug 1791°F65°F106°F 197853°F 201227%0%
Aug 1891°F65°F106°F 201153°F 196027%0%
Aug 1991°F64°F107°F 202350°F 195026%0%
Aug 2091°F64°F104°F 200147°F 195026%0%
Aug 2191°F64°F105°F 198348°F 195026%0%
Aug 2291°F64°F102°F 197353°F 196626%0%
Aug 2390°F64°F108°F 201151°F 201725%0%
Aug 2490°F63°F106°F 201149°F 201525%0%
Aug 2590°F63°F106°F 197350°F 201025%0%
Aug 2690°F63°F106°F 201153°F 201024%0%
Aug 2790°F63°F103°F 198448°F 199224%0%
Aug 2889°F62°F105°F 198450°F 197624%0%
Aug 2989°F62°F106°F 198450°F 198823%0%
Aug 3089°F62°F104°F 198252°F 200923%0%
Aug 3189°F62°F107°F 201150°F 199323%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ford County, 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 6:43 AM, sunset 8:48 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 8:10 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013985 (Dodge City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013985, 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.