Barnes County climate

Barnes County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valley City 3 Nnw, 4.5 km from Barnes County

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.59 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 Barnes County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
2.59 in
Record high
105°FAug 7, 1936
Record low
24°FAug 27, 1896
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.0
Daylight
14 h 52 min to 13 h 23 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
9.6 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°F57°F104°F 193639°F 190824%0%
Aug 282°F56°F102°F 193638°F 197224%0%
Aug 382°F56°F102°F 198236°F 190724%0%
Aug 482°F56°F103°F 194740°F 196724%0%
Aug 582°F56°F102°F 193742°F 197224%0%
Aug 682°F56°F101°F 193740°F 197623%0%
Aug 782°F56°F105°F 193637°F 192123%0%
Aug 882°F56°F103°F 193641°F 189823%0%
Aug 981°F56°F100°F 195842°F 190123%0%
Aug 1081°F56°F99°F 190738°F 196723%0%
Aug 1181°F55°F100°F 196934°F 190223%0%
Aug 1281°F55°F97°F 196935°F 189623%0%
Aug 1381°F55°F101°F 196528°F 196423%0%
Aug 1481°F55°F102°F 195235°F 192922%0%
Aug 1581°F55°F100°F 193737°F 197922%0%
Aug 1680°F54°F97°F 196930°F 189622%0%
Aug 1780°F54°F99°F 195539°F 189622%0%
Aug 1880°F54°F101°F 195536°F 195022%0%
Aug 1980°F54°F100°F 197632°F 190822%0%
Aug 2080°F54°F98°F 190130°F 190722%0%
Aug 2180°F53°F101°F 194735°F 200422%0%
Aug 2279°F53°F99°F 194740°F 192323%0%
Aug 2379°F53°F102°F 192536°F 198723%0%
Aug 2479°F53°F98°F 194833°F 193423%0%
Aug 2579°F52°F98°F 193735°F 193423%0%
Aug 2678°F52°F101°F 193732°F 189623%0%
Aug 2778°F52°F97°F 193724°F 189623%0%
Aug 2878°F51°F100°F 197329°F 196523%0%
Aug 2978°F51°F97°F 196935°F 189723%0%
Aug 3077°F51°F101°F 192932°F 193123%0%
Aug 3177°F51°F98°F 195328°F 189623%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Barnes 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 6:12 AM, sunset 9:04 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 8:14 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00328937 (Valley City 3 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00328937, 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.