Pennington County climate

Pennington County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Red Lake Falls, 27.7 km from Pennington County

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 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 Pennington County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
3.50 in
Record high
102°FAug 7, 1983
Record low
28°FAug 27, 1982
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
15 h 00 min to 13 h 26 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
9.6 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 180°F58°F97°F 193037°F 192731%0%
Aug 280°F58°F99°F 193039°F 192731%0%
Aug 380°F58°F101°F 198937°F 197830%0%
Aug 480°F58°F99°F 194739°F 191530%0%
Aug 580°F58°F98°F 193940°F 199430%0%
Aug 680°F58°F96°F 198441°F 191730%0%
Aug 780°F57°F102°F 198343°F 192130%0%
Aug 880°F57°F96°F 194942°F 192730%0%
Aug 980°F57°F96°F 192037°F 191730%0%
Aug 1080°F57°F97°F 198838°F 198230%0%
Aug 1179°F57°F94°F 195837°F 191430%0%
Aug 1279°F57°F95°F 197838°F 202130%0%
Aug 1379°F57°F99°F 198435°F 196430%0%
Aug 1479°F56°F98°F 193535°F 196830%0%
Aug 1579°F56°F99°F 193541°F 197930%0%
Aug 1679°F56°F97°F 192239°F 192431%0%
Aug 1779°F56°F95°F 191739°F 192431%0%
Aug 1878°F56°F94°F 194539°F 193231%0%
Aug 1978°F56°F97°F 200338°F 200431%0%
Aug 2078°F55°F99°F 197633°F 195031%0%
Aug 2178°F55°F97°F 201335°F 192031%0%
Aug 2277°F55°F94°F 194735°F 192331%0%
Aug 2377°F55°F95°F 192930°F 192731%0%
Aug 2477°F54°F97°F 197633°F 191732%0%
Aug 2577°F54°F94°F 192632°F 194532%0%
Aug 2676°F54°F96°F 201332°F 193432%0%
Aug 2776°F54°F97°F 192628°F 198232%0%
Aug 2876°F53°F97°F 198432°F 193432%0%
Aug 2976°F53°F95°F 196134°F 198832%0%
Aug 3075°F53°F95°F 192934°F 193532%0%
Aug 3175°F53°F94°F 195333°F 197432%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pennington County, 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 6:00 AM, sunset 9:00 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 8:07 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216787 (Red Lake Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216787, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.