Fort Scott climate

Fort Scott Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Scott, 2.7 km from Fort Scott

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.98 in over about 6 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 Fort Scott, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
68°F
Precipitation
3.98 in
Record high
113°FAug 8, 1946
Record low
42°FAug 31, 1915
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
17.1
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
7.6 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 191°F70°F107°F 193454°F 192521%0%
Aug 291°F70°F108°F 201153°F 192521%0%
Aug 391°F70°F111°F 191855°F 192021%0%
Aug 491°F70°F110°F 191852°F 191221%0%
Aug 591°F70°F109°F 195650°F 191521%0%
Aug 691°F70°F109°F 193452°F 194821%0%
Aug 791°F70°F109°F 193455°F 199021%0%
Aug 891°F70°F113°F 194654°F 192121%0%
Aug 991°F69°F111°F 193655°F 192221%0%
Aug 1091°F69°F111°F 193452°F 191721%0%
Aug 1191°F69°F109°F 193452°F 191721%0%
Aug 1291°F69°F110°F 193449°F 193121%0%
Aug 1391°F69°F109°F 193651°F 193121%0%
Aug 1491°F69°F110°F 193655°F 200421%0%
Aug 1590°F69°F111°F 193648°F 192921%0%
Aug 1690°F68°F110°F 193652°F 199221%0%
Aug 1790°F68°F112°F 193652°F 199221%0%
Aug 1890°F68°F111°F 193650°F 194321%0%
Aug 1990°F68°F106°F 193649°F 194321%0%
Aug 2090°F68°F103°F 191648°F 194021%0%
Aug 2189°F67°F104°F 191649°F 195021%0%
Aug 2289°F67°F106°F 198351°F 193121%0%
Aug 2389°F67°F108°F 193647°F 192321%0%
Aug 2489°F67°F109°F 193652°F 194521%0%
Aug 2589°F66°F104°F 193651°F 195821%0%
Aug 2688°F66°F106°F 194347°F 191021%0%
Aug 2788°F66°F106°F 195444°F 191021%0%
Aug 2888°F66°F108°F 195446°F 190621%0%
Aug 2987°F65°F108°F 195445°F 191121%0%
Aug 3087°F65°F107°F 194746°F 191521%0%
Aug 3187°F65°F110°F 194742°F 191521%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Scott, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 7:49 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00142835 (Ft Scott), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142835, 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.