Merrick County climate

Merrick County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Central City, 5.4 km from Merrick County

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.51 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 Merrick County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.51 in
Record high
110°FAug 23, 1943
Record low
41°FAug 22, 1904
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.9
Daylight
14 h 21 min to 13 h 08 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
9.2 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°F64°F103°F 194251°F 190324%0%
Aug 285°F64°F107°F 196453°F 200223%0%
Aug 385°F63°F105°F 196449°F 197423%0%
Aug 485°F63°F103°F 191349°F 197423%0%
Aug 585°F63°F101°F 191352°F 199423%0%
Aug 684°F63°F103°F 190751°F 190223%0%
Aug 784°F63°F103°F 191348°F 198923%0%
Aug 884°F63°F107°F 191350°F 198923%0%
Aug 984°F63°F103°F 191351°F 198922%0%
Aug 1084°F63°F102°F 194444°F 198522%0%
Aug 1184°F63°F102°F 198347°F 198522%0%
Aug 1284°F62°F104°F 191344°F 196422%0%
Aug 1384°F62°F105°F 194449°F 196422%0%
Aug 1484°F62°F106°F 191351°F 200422%0%
Aug 1584°F62°F102°F 191148°F 198521%0%
Aug 1683°F62°F102°F 190950°F 199221%0%
Aug 1783°F62°F108°F 198352°F 194321%0%
Aug 1883°F62°F101°F 198348°F 198521%0%
Aug 1983°F61°F103°F 198349°F 200421%0%
Aug 2083°F61°F102°F 191346°F 190821%0%
Aug 2183°F61°F96°F 194250°F 190721%0%
Aug 2283°F61°F102°F 194341°F 190421%0%
Aug 2383°F60°F110°F 194347°F 196620%0%
Aug 2483°F60°F99°F 190946°F 191120%0%
Aug 2582°F60°F100°F 191346°F 191020%0%
Aug 2682°F60°F102°F 191342°F 190420%0%
Aug 2782°F59°F107°F 191342°F 190620%0%
Aug 2882°F59°F101°F 197043°F 191120%0%
Aug 2982°F59°F101°F 197048°F 190920%0%
Aug 3082°F59°F104°F 191346°F 190320%0%
Aug 3182°F58°F103°F 191346°F 196720%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merrick 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 (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 8:49 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 8:06 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251560 (Central City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00250445, 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.