Wathena climate

Wathena Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for St Joseph Rosecrans AP, 2.8 km from Wathena

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.84 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 Wathena, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
3.84 in
Record high
106°FAug 25, 2003
Record low
43°FAug 12, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
10.2
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
64°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 188°F67°F103°F 198052°F 197130%0%
Aug 288°F67°F100°F 195355°F 200930%0%
Aug 388°F67°F101°F 196448°F 197430%0%
Aug 488°F67°F99°F 200244°F 197430%0%
Aug 588°F67°F101°F 197046°F 197430%0%
Aug 688°F67°F100°F 200654°F 200430%0%
Aug 788°F67°F100°F 201251°F 200430%0%
Aug 887°F67°F99°F 198055°F 196430%0%
Aug 987°F66°F99°F 200648°F 197230%0%
Aug 1087°F66°F97°F 197653°F 196730%0%
Aug 1187°F66°F97°F 194948°F 200430%0%
Aug 1287°F66°F97°F 197543°F 200430%0%
Aug 1387°F66°F98°F 197846°F 196430%0%
Aug 1487°F65°F98°F 195352°F 200430%0%
Aug 1587°F65°F99°F 200047°F 200431%0%
Aug 1686°F65°F101°F 200352°F 201231%0%
Aug 1786°F65°F105°F 200344°F 201231%0%
Aug 1886°F64°F104°F 200343°F 201231%0%
Aug 1986°F64°F103°F 200348°F 196731%0%
Aug 2086°F64°F103°F 200343°F 196731%0%
Aug 2186°F64°F103°F 200346°F 198131%0%
Aug 2285°F63°F100°F 194850°F 198131%0%
Aug 2385°F63°F99°F 194846°F 196631%0%
Aug 2485°F63°F101°F 200346°F 201531%0%
Aug 2585°F62°F106°F 200349°F 202531%0%
Aug 2685°F62°F102°F 200345°F 202531%0%
Aug 2785°F62°F97°F 202443°F 196731%0%
Aug 2884°F61°F102°F 200043°F 196731%0%
Aug 2984°F61°F97°F 194844°F 197431%0%
Aug 3084°F61°F99°F 200047°F 200931%0%
Aug 3184°F60°F100°F 200044°F 196731%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wathena, 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 6:19 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013993 (St Joseph Rosecrans AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013993, 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.