Golden Valley County climate

Golden Valley County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ryegate 18 Nnw, 21.3 km from Golden Valley County

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 53°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.19 in over about 5 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 Golden Valley County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
1.19 in
Record high
101°FAug 5, 1961
Record low
24°FAug 25, 1992
Chance of a freeze
8%
Days of 90°F or more
6.4
Daylight
14 h 49 min to 13 h 21 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
44°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 185°F53°F98°F 202239°F 195020%0%
Aug 285°F53°F99°F 202439°F 200220%0%
Aug 384°F53°F100°F 200137°F 196720%0%
Aug 484°F53°F98°F 200840°F 194819%0%
Aug 584°F53°F101°F 196138°F 198019%0%
Aug 684°F53°F100°F 198339°F 195919%0%
Aug 784°F52°F98°F 194937°F 196419%0%
Aug 884°F52°F99°F 200137°F 199619%0%
Aug 984°F52°F97°F 200034°F 196019%0%
Aug 1084°F52°F96°F 196938°F 199518%0%
Aug 1183°F52°F98°F 201838°F 197718%0%
Aug 1283°F51°F98°F 201834°F 198718%0%
Aug 1383°F51°F94°F 200040°F 196618%0%
Aug 1483°F51°F96°F 199234°F 195918%0%
Aug 1582°F51°F97°F 199039°F 195918%0%
Aug 1682°F50°F96°F 202139°F 195418%0%
Aug 1782°F50°F96°F 202331°F 200217%0%
Aug 1882°F50°F96°F 194835°F 198717%0%
Aug 1981°F50°F96°F 202532°F 200217%0%
Aug 2081°F49°F95°F 197136°F 195117%0%
Aug 2181°F49°F96°F 196937°F 194817%0%
Aug 2280°F49°F97°F 195236°F 199217%0%
Aug 2380°F48°F99°F 196928°F 201517%0%
Aug 2480°F48°F98°F 196932°F 196017%0%
Aug 2579°F48°F95°F 196924°F 199217%0%
Aug 2679°F48°F99°F 200830°F 196717%0%
Aug 2779°F47°F99°F 200834°F 199317%0%
Aug 2879°F47°F96°F 201233°F 196017%0%
Aug 2978°F47°F99°F 200835°F 199217%0%
Aug 3078°F46°F96°F 200530°F 198017%0%
Aug 3178°F46°F96°F 195533°F 200017%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Golden Valley County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:57 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00247263 (Ryegate 18 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00243939, 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.