Dawes County climate

Dawes County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chadron 3SW, 11.9 km from Dawes County

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.70 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 Dawes County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
1.70 in
Record high
109°FAug 2, 2026
Record low
34°FAug 23, 2015
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
14.8
Daylight
14 h 29 min to 13 h 12 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
9.8 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°F60°F103°F 201142°F 200923%0%
Aug 291°F60°F109°F 202650°F 200923%0%
Aug 390°F60°F106°F 202449°F 200623%0%
Aug 490°F59°F105°F 202246°F 202623%0%
Aug 590°F59°F109°F 202245°F 201223%0%
Aug 690°F59°F102°F 200151°F 200623%0%
Aug 790°F59°F106°F 202551°F 201823%0%
Aug 890°F59°F102°F 200151°F 201323%0%
Aug 990°F58°F103°F 200750°F 202523%0%
Aug 1090°F58°F104°F 202244°F 200422%0%
Aug 1190°F58°F106°F 200635°F 200422%0%
Aug 1289°F58°F101°F 202042°F 200422%0%
Aug 1389°F57°F106°F 200741°F 200222%0%
Aug 1489°F57°F101°F 202545°F 200422%0%
Aug 1589°F57°F105°F 201546°F 201022%0%
Aug 1689°F56°F105°F 200247°F 200122%0%
Aug 1789°F56°F105°F 202141°F 200222%0%
Aug 1888°F56°F103°F 202343°F 200421%0%
Aug 1988°F55°F99°F 201939°F 200421%0%
Aug 2088°F55°F99°F 200038°F 201821%0%
Aug 2188°F55°F103°F 202439°F 201621%0%
Aug 2288°F55°F105°F 202343°F 201521%0%
Aug 2387°F54°F105°F 200634°F 201521%0%
Aug 2487°F54°F101°F 200039°F 201521%0%
Aug 2587°F54°F105°F 201145°F 201521%0%
Aug 2687°F53°F103°F 201046°F 202320%0%
Aug 2786°F53°F106°F 201042°F 200420%0%
Aug 2886°F52°F104°F 201238°F 200420%0%
Aug 2986°F52°F106°F 201243°F 201820%0%
Aug 3085°F52°F103°F 201543°F 202420%0%
Aug 3185°F51°F101°F 201242°F 200520%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dawes County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:16 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 USC00251575 (Chadron 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024017, 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.