Rock County climate

Rock County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport, 22.2 km from Rock County

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.96 in over about 9 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 Rock County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
2.96 in
Record high
111°FAug 4, 1934
Record low
35°FAug 22, 1923
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.8
Daylight
14 h 27 min to 13 h 11 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
57°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 186°F61°F105°F 195547°F 199532%0%
Aug 285°F61°F107°F 202245°F 190732%0%
Aug 385°F61°F104°F 193045°F 197432%0%
Aug 485°F61°F111°F 193442°F 191532%0%
Aug 585°F61°F104°F 193747°F 191532%0%
Aug 685°F61°F104°F 193450°F 194032%0%
Aug 785°F61°F103°F 193546°F 198931%0%
Aug 885°F60°F110°F 193644°F 193931%0%
Aug 984°F60°F110°F 193743°F 191731%0%
Aug 1084°F60°F104°F 190740°F 191431%0%
Aug 1184°F60°F105°F 193641°F 193131%0%
Aug 1284°F60°F103°F 196537°F 196430%0%
Aug 1384°F60°F102°F 196540°F 192030%0%
Aug 1484°F59°F104°F 193743°F 192930%0%
Aug 1583°F59°F109°F 193744°F 191230%0%
Aug 1683°F59°F103°F 193746°F 194329%0%
Aug 1783°F59°F105°F 193643°F 194329%0%
Aug 1883°F59°F101°F 198345°F 196629%0%
Aug 1983°F58°F101°F 192242°F 200428%0%
Aug 2083°F58°F102°F 195539°F 195028%0%
Aug 2182°F58°F103°F 202345°F 193927%0%
Aug 2282°F58°F104°F 193835°F 192327%0%
Aug 2382°F57°F106°F 194341°F 192827%0%
Aug 2482°F57°F106°F 193641°F 193427%0%
Aug 2582°F57°F105°F 195540°F 191026%0%
Aug 2681°F57°F106°F 195541°F 191026%0%
Aug 2781°F56°F105°F 192643°F 190626%0%
Aug 2881°F56°F105°F 201239°F 191726%0%
Aug 2981°F56°F105°F 194840°F 191526%0%
Aug 3080°F55°F102°F 194836°F 193526%0%
Aug 3180°F55°F103°F 192240°F 196526%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rock County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:57 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 8:13 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00255925 (Newport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00250050, 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.