Danforth Weather in August
Average highs run from 78°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 53°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.75 in over about 9 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 77°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 3.75 in
- Record high
- 99°FAug 2, 1975
- Record low
- 30°FAug 25, 1978
- Chance of a freeze
- 2%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.1
- Daylight
- 14 h 45 min to 13 h 19 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 59°F
- Wind
- 4.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 78°F | 53°F | 97°F 1995 | 41°F 1961 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 78°F | 53°F | 99°F 1975 | 40°F 1950 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 78°F | 53°F | 90°F 1979 | 39°F 1976 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 78°F | 53°F | 90°F 1988 | 38°F 1997 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 78°F | 53°F | 91°F 1984 | 36°F 1970 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 78°F | 53°F | 93°F 2001 | 38°F 1951 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 78°F | 53°F | 92°F 2001 | 39°F 1950 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 78°F | 53°F | 91°F 1995 | 40°F 2002 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 78°F | 53°F | 93°F 1995 | 40°F 2002 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 78°F | 53°F | 94°F 1995 | 39°F 1979 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 78°F | 53°F | 94°F 2025 | 40°F 1999 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 78°F | 53°F | 94°F 2025 | 37°F 2006 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 78°F | 53°F | 93°F 2025 | 36°F 1983 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 78°F | 53°F | 91°F 1970 | 41°F 1964 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 78°F | 52°F | 93°F 1970 | 36°F 1972 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 78°F | 52°F | 92°F 1970 | 37°F 1956 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 78°F | 52°F | 88°F 2015 | 35°F 1979 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 77°F | 52°F | 91°F 1973 | 39°F 2025 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 77°F | 52°F | 92°F 1960 | 34°F 2005 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 77°F | 52°F | 89°F 1955 | 35°F 1990 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 77°F | 52°F | 92°F 1976 | 36°F 2007 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 77°F | 51°F | 95°F 1976 | 35°F 1982 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 77°F | 51°F | 88°F 1980 | 34°F 1988 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 77°F | 51°F | 90°F 1980 | 33°F 1975 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 76°F | 51°F | 88°F 2014 | 30°F 1978 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 76°F | 51°F | 91°F 1993 | 34°F 2006 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 76°F | 50°F | 93°F 1952 | 33°F 1989 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 76°F | 50°F | 94°F 1952 | 30°F 1978 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 76°F | 50°F | 91°F 1977 | 33°F 1982 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 75°F | 50°F | 91°F 2010 | 32°F 1982 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 75°F | 49°F | 93°F 2010 | 32°F 1965 | 30% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 7:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00171833 (Danforth), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014609, 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.