Merrick climate

Merrick Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oceanside, 7.2 km from Merrick

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.16 in over about 11 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, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
67°F
Precipitation
4.16 in
Record high
100°FAug 9, 2001
Record low
53°FAug 21, 2007
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.1
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 13 h 08 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
9.4 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 182°F68°F96°F 200661°F 202136%0%
Aug 282°F68°F97°F 200660°F 202536%0%
Aug 382°F68°F98°F 200660°F 202536%0%
Aug 482°F68°F92°F 200561°F 202536%0%
Aug 582°F68°F94°F 200559°F 201336%0%
Aug 682°F68°F90°F 201060°F 201336%0%
Aug 782°F68°F96°F 200157°F 200436%0%
Aug 882°F68°F99°F 200157°F 200436%0%
Aug 982°F67°F100°F 200158°F 202536%0%
Aug 1082°F67°F91°F 200158°F 200737%0%
Aug 1182°F67°F92°F 200558°F 200737%0%
Aug 1282°F67°F92°F 201659°F 200636%0%
Aug 1382°F67°F94°F 201659°F 200636%0%
Aug 1482°F67°F97°F 201659°F 201036%0%
Aug 1582°F67°F90°F 201658°F 201336%0%
Aug 1682°F67°F91°F 200257°F 201336%0%
Aug 1782°F67°F90°F 200260°F 200436%0%
Aug 1882°F67°F93°F 200259°F 200735%0%
Aug 1982°F66°F92°F 200259°F 200035%0%
Aug 2081°F66°F89°F 201058°F 200835%0%
Aug 2181°F66°F90°F 200553°F 200735%0%
Aug 2281°F66°F89°F 201955°F 202435%0%
Aug 2381°F66°F86°F 200657°F 200434%0%
Aug 2481°F66°F91°F 202158°F 200334%0%
Aug 2581°F65°F92°F 202057°F 201334%0%
Aug 2681°F65°F94°F 201656°F 200434%0%
Aug 2781°F65°F93°F 202057°F 201734%0%
Aug 2880°F65°F93°F 202455°F 202534%0%
Aug 2980°F65°F93°F 201858°F 201133%0%
Aug 3080°F64°F90°F 201059°F 201133%0%
Aug 3180°F64°F95°F 201058°F 200933%0%

Chance of rain

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

August 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:20 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 USC00306138 (Oceanside), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054787, 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.