Fort Yates climate

Fort Yates Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mc Laughlin, 33.4 km from Fort Yates

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.47 in over about 6 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 Fort Yates, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
2.47 in
Record high
105°FAug 23, 2003
Record low
37°FAug 31, 1994
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.9
Daylight
14 h 47 min to 13 h 21 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
10.3 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 187°F58°F94°F 200745°F 200221%0%
Aug 286°F58°F95°F 199745°F 200921%0%
Aug 386°F58°F96°F 202646°F 199221%0%
Aug 486°F58°F97°F 200141°F 200921%0%
Aug 586°F58°F94°F 200644°F 200921%0%
Aug 686°F58°F93°F 200147°F 199221%0%
Aug 786°F57°F100°F 200147°F 202620%0%
Aug 886°F57°F97°F 200141°F 202420%0%
Aug 986°F57°F95°F 199240°F 200420%0%
Aug 1086°F57°F95°F 200639°F 200420%0%
Aug 1185°F57°F96°F 200041°F 199720%0%
Aug 1285°F56°F93°F 201844°F 199220%0%
Aug 1385°F56°F97°F 201844°F 199219%0%
Aug 1485°F56°F96°F 200344°F 199419%0%
Aug 1585°F56°F100°F 200345°F 199419%0%
Aug 1684°F56°F97°F 202144°F 200219%0%
Aug 1784°F55°F102°F 200343°F 200218%0%
Aug 1884°F55°F100°F 202140°F 200418%0%
Aug 1984°F55°F98°F 202140°F 200418%0%
Aug 2083°F55°F94°F 200341°F 200418%0%
Aug 2183°F54°F99°F 201344°F 200117%0%
Aug 2283°F54°F91°F 199546°F 201717%0%
Aug 2383°F54°F105°F 200342°F 200817%0%
Aug 2482°F53°F96°F 199742°F 200717%0%
Aug 2582°F53°F95°F 199740°F 202516%0%
Aug 2682°F53°F94°F 201340°F 202516%0%
Aug 2781°F52°F96°F 199942°F 201416%0%
Aug 2881°F52°F97°F 201044°F 199216%0%
Aug 2981°F52°F92°F 199645°F 200316%0%
Aug 3080°F51°F98°F 201241°F 201416%0%
Aug 3180°F51°F94°F 201537°F 199416%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Yates, 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 6:25 AM, sunset 9:12 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 8:23 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395406 (Mc Laughlin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324083, 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.