La Crescent climate

La Crescent Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for La Crescent Dam 7, 4.2 km from La Crescent

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 76°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.31 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 La Crescent, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
4.31 in
Record high
105°FAug 1, 1988
Record low
36°FAug 20, 1950
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
14 h 34 min to 13 h 14 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
8.3 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 182°F67°F105°F 198849°F 197630%0%
Aug 282°F67°F103°F 198845°F 194830%0%
Aug 382°F67°F101°F 198849°F 195031%0%
Aug 482°F67°F98°F 194747°F 197131%0%
Aug 582°F67°F96°F 194745°F 194831%0%
Aug 681°F67°F100°F 200145°F 194831%0%
Aug 781°F67°F99°F 200149°F 197631%0%
Aug 881°F66°F97°F 194950°F 197231%0%
Aug 981°F66°F95°F 194945°F 197231%0%
Aug 1081°F66°F96°F 194445°F 198231%0%
Aug 1181°F66°F95°F 198845°F 198231%0%
Aug 1281°F66°F95°F 199546°F 198231%0%
Aug 1380°F66°F95°F 197846°F 194131%0%
Aug 1480°F65°F95°F 197843°F 196431%0%
Aug 1580°F65°F97°F 198843°F 197931%0%
Aug 1680°F65°F101°F 198844°F 197631%0%
Aug 1780°F65°F103°F 198848°F 194130%0%
Aug 1880°F64°F100°F 194744°F 194330%0%
Aug 1979°F64°F96°F 195543°F 195030%0%
Aug 2079°F64°F97°F 195536°F 195030%0%
Aug 2179°F64°F103°F 195540°F 200430%0%
Aug 2279°F63°F96°F 194739°F 195030%0%
Aug 2378°F63°F104°F 202342°F 194030%0%
Aug 2478°F63°F104°F 194839°F 194230%0%
Aug 2578°F63°F99°F 194843°F 195830%0%
Aug 2678°F62°F97°F 201346°F 196430%0%
Aug 2777°F62°F96°F 201343°F 194130%0%
Aug 2877°F62°F97°F 195542°F 198630%0%
Aug 2977°F61°F95°F 196640°F 196529%0%
Aug 3077°F61°F97°F 201246°F 196729%0%
Aug 3176°F61°F95°F 195342°F 196729%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Crescent, 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 5:54 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:42 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214418 (La Crescent Dam 7), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014920, 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.