Stanford climate

Stanford Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Crab Orchard 6 N, 20.3 km from Stanford

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.61 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 Stanford, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
3.61 in
Record high
105°FAug 21, 1936
Record low
42°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.9
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
4.7 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 186°F64°F98°F 195356°F 194930%0%
Aug 286°F64°F97°F 197557°F 194030%0%
Aug 386°F64°F97°F 200252°F 196529%0%
Aug 486°F64°F98°F 196452°F 195029%0%
Aug 586°F64°F97°F 196453°F 195129%0%
Aug 686°F64°F98°F 198352°F 193929%0%
Aug 786°F64°F97°F 200751°F 195729%0%
Aug 886°F64°F97°F 200752°F 195729%0%
Aug 986°F64°F98°F 200752°F 197629%0%
Aug 1086°F64°F99°F 198352°F 193928%0%
Aug 1186°F64°F99°F 198050°F 196228%0%
Aug 1286°F64°F99°F 194450°F 196728%0%
Aug 1386°F64°F99°F 199945°F 196428%0%
Aug 1486°F64°F98°F 194346°F 194127%0%
Aug 1586°F63°F101°F 200747°F 196327%0%
Aug 1686°F63°F102°F 200747°F 196327%0%
Aug 1786°F63°F100°F 193650°F 196327%0%
Aug 1886°F63°F103°F 193650°F 194326%0%
Aug 1986°F63°F104°F 193648°F 194326%0%
Aug 2086°F63°F102°F 193648°F 194326%0%
Aug 2185°F63°F105°F 193649°F 194026%0%
Aug 2285°F63°F103°F 198348°F 194025%0%
Aug 2385°F63°F100°F 198348°F 195625%0%
Aug 2485°F63°F99°F 194351°F 194225%0%
Aug 2585°F62°F101°F 194346°F 194424%0%
Aug 2685°F62°F98°F 193648°F 194624%0%
Aug 2785°F62°F101°F 193649°F 194624%0%
Aug 2885°F62°F101°F 193649°F 196823%0%
Aug 2985°F62°F98°F 195342°F 198623%0%
Aug 3084°F62°F98°F 195345°F 194623%0%
Aug 3184°F61°F100°F 194542°F 194623%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stanford, 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 (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00151890 (Crab Orchard 6 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00152040, 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.