Swift County climate

Swift County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Benson, 6.3 km from Swift County

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.77 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 Swift County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
3.77 in
Record high
103°FAug 1, 2006
Record low
36°FAug 21, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.4
Daylight
14 h 43 min to 13 h 19 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
9.4 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 183°F61°F103°F 200649°F 196830%0%
Aug 283°F61°F97°F 195845°F 197130%0%
Aug 383°F60°F96°F 195945°F 197130%0%
Aug 483°F60°F100°F 195944°F 197830%0%
Aug 582°F60°F96°F 196448°F 195730%0%
Aug 682°F60°F96°F 198848°F 197730%0%
Aug 782°F60°F100°F 198347°F 198930%0%
Aug 882°F60°F94°F 195849°F 196430%0%
Aug 982°F60°F96°F 195845°F 197230%0%
Aug 1082°F60°F93°F 198844°F 196730%0%
Aug 1182°F60°F101°F 198842°F 200430%0%
Aug 1282°F59°F98°F 196542°F 200430%0%
Aug 1381°F59°F99°F 196537°F 196430%0%
Aug 1481°F59°F95°F 196144°F 196430%0%
Aug 1581°F59°F100°F 198845°F 197930%0%
Aug 1681°F59°F103°F 198844°F 201230%0%
Aug 1781°F59°F97°F 198847°F 198130%0%
Aug 1881°F58°F103°F 197644°F 200230%0%
Aug 1981°F58°F102°F 197642°F 195630%0%
Aug 2080°F58°F97°F 197641°F 195630%0%
Aug 2180°F58°F100°F 197636°F 200430%0%
Aug 2280°F58°F97°F 197145°F 200430%0%
Aug 2380°F58°F100°F 202341°F 198730%0%
Aug 2480°F57°F100°F 202341°F 198730%0%
Aug 2580°F57°F92°F 195944°F 201530%0%
Aug 2680°F57°F99°F 197641°F 195830%0%
Aug 2779°F57°F96°F 198441°F 198230%0%
Aug 2879°F56°F95°F 196939°F 196530%0%
Aug 2979°F56°F98°F 196142°F 198830%0%
Aug 3079°F56°F94°F 196141°F 200930%0%
Aug 3179°F55°F93°F 196139°F 198730%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Swift 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 6:07 AM, sunset 8:50 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210667 (Benson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00210667, 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.