Dobson climate

Dobson Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mt Airy 2 W, 12.8 km from Dobson

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.69 in over about 13 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 Dobson, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
4.69 in
Record high
103°FAug 5, 1930
Record low
41°FAug 23, 1909
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.5
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
4.3 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°F63°F102°F 191550°F 192543%0%
Aug 286°F63°F99°F 195348°F 192543%0%
Aug 386°F63°F98°F 192848°F 192543%0%
Aug 486°F63°F98°F 192849°F 199843%0%
Aug 586°F63°F103°F 193050°F 190743%0%
Aug 686°F63°F103°F 191849°F 191243%0%
Aug 786°F63°F98°F 197747°F 195743%0%
Aug 886°F63°F98°F 192846°F 200443%0%
Aug 986°F63°F99°F 191848°F 198943%0%
Aug 1086°F63°F100°F 200751°F 198943%0%
Aug 1186°F63°F98°F 190053°F 200243%0%
Aug 1286°F63°F97°F 190048°F 200842%0%
Aug 1385°F63°F99°F 192545°F 193042%0%
Aug 1485°F63°F98°F 191850°F 194642%0%
Aug 1585°F62°F98°F 199547°F 196442%0%
Aug 1685°F62°F100°F 195447°F 197942%0%
Aug 1785°F62°F100°F 198847°F 197941%0%
Aug 1885°F62°F101°F 198851°F 197641%0%
Aug 1985°F62°F99°F 198853°F 189641%0%
Aug 2085°F62°F101°F 198344°F 191841%0%
Aug 2185°F62°F101°F 198349°F 190940%0%
Aug 2285°F62°F101°F 198342°F 190940%0%
Aug 2385°F61°F98°F 198341°F 190940%0%
Aug 2484°F61°F96°F 200242°F 190939%0%
Aug 2584°F61°F96°F 194343°F 192539%0%
Aug 2684°F61°F97°F 195442°F 192539%0%
Aug 2784°F61°F98°F 194344°F 191738%0%
Aug 2884°F61°F97°F 190947°F 194238%0%
Aug 2984°F61°F99°F 190943°F 198638%0%
Aug 3084°F60°F99°F 193242°F 198638%0%
Aug 3183°F60°F100°F 193244°F 199937%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dobson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315890 (Mt Airy 2 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00315890, 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.