Sunflower climate

Sunflower Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorhead, 10.5 km from Sunflower

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 71°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.06 in over about 8 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 Sunflower, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
73°F
Precipitation
3.06 in
Record high
110°FAug 6, 1918
Record low
51°FAug 23, 1956
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
20.9
Daylight
13 h 47 min to 12 h 53 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
6.0 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 192°F74°F100°F 198757°F 191829%0%
Aug 292°F74°F104°F 201059°F 190128%0%
Aug 392°F74°F105°F 201058°F 192028%0%
Aug 492°F74°F106°F 201058°F 192028%0%
Aug 592°F74°F106°F 201159°F 197428%0%
Aug 692°F74°F110°F 191858°F 194828%0%
Aug 792°F73°F104°F 195660°F 190128%0%
Aug 892°F73°F103°F 195659°F 190128%0%
Aug 992°F73°F101°F 201160°F 197627%0%
Aug 1092°F73°F103°F 200662°F 197627%0%
Aug 1192°F73°F104°F 200757°F 191727%0%
Aug 1292°F73°F102°F 196256°F 196727%0%
Aug 1392°F73°F102°F 200757°F 196727%0%
Aug 1492°F73°F105°F 200755°F 196727%0%
Aug 1592°F73°F103°F 191857°F 196326%0%
Aug 1692°F73°F106°F 200752°F 196326%0%
Aug 1792°F73°F106°F 191857°F 196326%0%
Aug 1891°F73°F101°F 195660°F 196226%0%
Aug 1991°F73°F101°F 196261°F 191926%0%
Aug 2091°F73°F101°F 202560°F 195326%0%
Aug 2191°F72°F103°F 198056°F 195626%0%
Aug 2291°F72°F103°F 200552°F 196126%0%
Aug 2391°F72°F102°F 198351°F 195625%0%
Aug 2491°F72°F102°F 198359°F 195625%0%
Aug 2591°F72°F101°F 198355°F 191725%0%
Aug 2691°F72°F103°F 202353°F 191725%0%
Aug 2791°F71°F102°F 202355°F 191725%0%
Aug 2891°F71°F102°F 195455°F 196824%0%
Aug 2991°F71°F102°F 195453°F 198624%0%
Aug 3090°F71°F104°F 195156°F 198624%0%
Aug 3190°F71°F105°F 195157°F 198624%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunflower, 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 6:15 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00226009 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00221738, 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.