Heron Lake climate

Heron Lake Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lakefield 2NE, 17 km from Heron Lake

Average highs run from 81°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.10 in over about 10 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 Heron Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.10 in
Record high
105°FAug 1, 1988
Record low
30°FAug 20, 1908
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
14 h 34 min to 13 h 14 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
9.2 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 181°F60°F105°F 198849°F 191730%0%
Aug 281°F60°F98°F 198847°F 195030%0%
Aug 381°F60°F101°F 194743°F 190730%0%
Aug 480°F60°F99°F 194744°F 190730%0%
Aug 580°F59°F98°F 194741°F 191030%0%
Aug 680°F59°F97°F 193746°F 194030%0%
Aug 780°F59°F97°F 193745°F 197230%0%
Aug 880°F59°F98°F 198348°F 195930%0%
Aug 980°F59°F100°F 194743°F 197230%0%
Aug 1080°F59°F101°F 194744°F 196730%0%
Aug 1180°F59°F99°F 194742°F 191430%0%
Aug 1280°F58°F96°F 194742°F 194630%0%
Aug 1379°F58°F99°F 196537°F 196430%0%
Aug 1479°F58°F98°F 196542°F 191430%0%
Aug 1579°F58°F100°F 191345°F 197931%0%
Aug 1679°F58°F101°F 198848°F 194131%0%
Aug 1779°F58°F100°F 198843°F 194331%0%
Aug 1879°F57°F98°F 198840°F 190831%0%
Aug 1979°F57°F97°F 195540°F 195631%0%
Aug 2079°F57°F98°F 195530°F 190831%0%
Aug 2178°F57°F96°F 191038°F 200431%0%
Aug 2278°F57°F95°F 196832°F 190830%0%
Aug 2378°F56°F98°F 202341°F 198730%0%
Aug 2478°F56°F99°F 194831°F 190830%0%
Aug 2578°F56°F95°F 194838°F 195830%0%
Aug 2678°F56°F97°F 195537°F 191030%0%
Aug 2778°F55°F98°F 195538°F 191630%0%
Aug 2877°F55°F93°F 195536°F 191730%0%
Aug 2977°F55°F96°F 198437°F 194630%0%
Aug 3077°F55°F94°F 194135°F 191530%0%
Aug 3177°F54°F98°F 201237°F 191030%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Heron Lake, 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 6:10 AM, sunset 8:44 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:58 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214453 (Lakefield 2NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00219033, 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.