McKenzie County Weather in August
Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.35 in over about 9 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 82°F
- Average low
- 55°F
- Precipitation
- 1.35 in
- Record high
- 111°FAug 7, 1949
- Record low
- 29°FAug 30, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 8.4
- Daylight
- 14 h 57 min to 13 h 25 min
- Cloud cover
- 49%
- Humidity
- 52%
- Dew point
- 50°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 84°F | 59°F | 105°F 2007 | 38°F 1923 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 84°F | 59°F | 102°F 1930 | 37°F 1923 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 84°F | 58°F | 104°F 1934 | 38°F 1972 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 84°F | 58°F | 103°F 1964 | 39°F 1972 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 84°F | 58°F | 105°F 1941 | 40°F 1975 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 84°F | 58°F | 102°F 1946 | 40°F 1921 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 84°F | 58°F | 111°F 1949 | 40°F 1922 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 84°F | 58°F | 107°F 1958 | 34°F 1927 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 84°F | 58°F | 100°F 1937 | 37°F 1927 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 83°F | 57°F | 108°F 1935 | 40°F 1924 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 83°F | 57°F | 104°F 1928 | 38°F 1964 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 83°F | 57°F | 104°F 2018 | 37°F 1964 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 83°F | 57°F | 108°F 2018 | 40°F 1975 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 83°F | 56°F | 104°F 2003 | 41°F 1929 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 82°F | 56°F | 104°F 2015 | 41°F 1975 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 82°F | 56°F | 101°F 1971 | 39°F 1943 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 82°F | 56°F | 108°F 1920 | 37°F 1950 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 82°F | 55°F | 101°F 1973 | 39°F 1927 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 81°F | 55°F | 100°F 1933 | 35°F 1950 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 81°F | 55°F | 100°F 1942 | 34°F 1921 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 81°F | 54°F | 98°F 1962 | 37°F 1945 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 80°F | 54°F | 102°F 1925 | 37°F 1934 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 80°F | 54°F | 105°F 1929 | 34°F 1928 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 80°F | 53°F | 102°F 1976 | 30°F 1934 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 79°F | 53°F | 102°F 1952 | 34°F 1934 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 79°F | 53°F | 101°F 1937 | 36°F 1992 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 79°F | 52°F | 104°F 1937 | 38°F 1935 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 78°F | 52°F | 102°F 1973 | 35°F 1935 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 78°F | 52°F | 104°F 1971 | 30°F 1935 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 78°F | 51°F | 101°F 1972 | 29°F 1924 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 77°F | 51°F | 104°F 1929 | 30°F 1994 | 27% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 9:28 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00329233 (Watford City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00329233, 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.