DeSoto County climate

DeSoto County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hernando, 8.1 km from DeSoto County

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.40 in over about 7 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 DeSoto County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
3.40 in
Record high
107°FAug 30, 2000
Record low
53°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
18.4
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
6.3 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 191°F71°F100°F 198760°F 197126%0%
Aug 291°F71°F101°F 201162°F 194926%0%
Aug 391°F71°F106°F 201163°F 195026%0%
Aug 491°F71°F104°F 201059°F 195026%0%
Aug 591°F71°F101°F 195661°F 194825%0%
Aug 691°F70°F103°F 195658°F 194825%0%
Aug 791°F70°F100°F 198061°F 194825%0%
Aug 891°F70°F100°F 198058°F 198925%0%
Aug 991°F70°F101°F 200659°F 198925%0%
Aug 1091°F70°F102°F 200661°F 198925%0%
Aug 1191°F70°F102°F 200762°F 196725%0%
Aug 1291°F70°F103°F 200758°F 196725%0%
Aug 1391°F70°F105°F 200757°F 196724%0%
Aug 1491°F70°F104°F 200756°F 200424%0%
Aug 1591°F70°F106°F 200758°F 196324%0%
Aug 1691°F70°F105°F 200757°F 196324%0%
Aug 1791°F69°F103°F 195659°F 196324%0%
Aug 1891°F69°F101°F 200762°F 196324%0%
Aug 1990°F69°F101°F 202564°F 195024%0%
Aug 2090°F69°F100°F 200562°F 195024%0%
Aug 2190°F69°F102°F 198057°F 196124%0%
Aug 2290°F69°F100°F 200056°F 195623%0%
Aug 2390°F69°F100°F 198360°F 195623%0%
Aug 2490°F68°F100°F 198359°F 196623%0%
Aug 2590°F68°F102°F 202360°F 196623%0%
Aug 2690°F68°F102°F 200055°F 195823%0%
Aug 2790°F68°F103°F 200059°F 195823%0%
Aug 2889°F68°F104°F 200056°F 196723%0%
Aug 2989°F68°F106°F 200053°F 198623%0%
Aug 3089°F67°F107°F 200058°F 196523%0%
Aug 3189°F67°F103°F 195158°F 198823%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at DeSoto County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:28 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00223975 (Hernando), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013893, 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.