Rapids climate

Rapids Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lockport 4E, 10.3 km from Rapids

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 62°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.21 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
3.21 in
Record high
99°FAug 27, 1948
Record low
38°FAug 29, 1982
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
14 h 31 min to 13 h 13 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
6.0 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°F62°F95°F 194447°F 19470%
Aug 282°F62°F96°F 194449°F 19470%
Aug 382°F62°F95°F 201249°F 19560%
Aug 482°F62°F96°F 201251°F 19720%
Aug 581°F62°F93°F 194745°F 19720%
Aug 681°F62°F94°F 194748°F 19940%
Aug 781°F62°F93°F 194747°F 19480%
Aug 881°F62°F91°F 200149°F 19890%
Aug 981°F62°F92°F 201648°F 19640%
Aug 1081°F62°F94°F 194050°F 19480%
Aug 1181°F62°F92°F 198848°F 19620%
Aug 1281°F62°F93°F 198849°F 19670%
Aug 1380°F61°F93°F 194746°F 19790%
Aug 1480°F61°F92°F 195945°F 19640%
Aug 1580°F61°F92°F 195947°F 19620%
Aug 1680°F61°F90°F 198746°F 19630%
Aug 1780°F61°F93°F 195546°F 19610%
Aug 1880°F61°F90°F 194746°F 19630%
Aug 1980°F61°F90°F 199546°F 19630%
Aug 2080°F61°F90°F 195947°F 19770%
Aug 2179°F61°F87°F 195545°F 19400%
Aug 2279°F60°F88°F 200842°F 19820%
Aug 2379°F60°F90°F 194846°F 19520%
Aug 2479°F60°F91°F 194739°F 19400%
Aug 2579°F60°F91°F 201242°F 19630%
Aug 2679°F60°F93°F 194845°F 19630%
Aug 2779°F60°F99°F 194846°F 19690%
Aug 2878°F59°F92°F 194842°F 19410%
Aug 2978°F59°F90°F 195138°F 19820%
Aug 3078°F59°F91°F 195138°F 19650%
Aug 3178°F59°F93°F 196243°F 19760%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rapids, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304844 (Lockport 4E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014733, 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.