Morton County climate

Morton County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Salem 5NW, 25.2 km from Morton County

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.16 in over about 8 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 Morton County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
2.16 in
Record high
109°FAug 5, 1941
Record low
32°FAug 26, 1914
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.5
Daylight
14 h 51 min to 13 h 22 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
52°F
Wind
10.1 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 184°F57°F101°F 192641°F 193529%0%
Aug 284°F57°F102°F 195742°F 197129%0%
Aug 384°F56°F101°F 194739°F 197229%0%
Aug 484°F56°F102°F 194743°F 197428%0%
Aug 584°F56°F109°F 194144°F 199228%0%
Aug 684°F56°F104°F 193743°F 199328%0%
Aug 784°F56°F104°F 196143°F 198928%0%
Aug 884°F56°F104°F 194943°F 202428%0%
Aug 984°F56°F103°F 195838°F 191728%0%
Aug 1084°F56°F104°F 195837°F 198527%0%
Aug 1184°F55°F100°F 192838°F 197727%0%
Aug 1283°F55°F102°F 200034°F 196427%0%
Aug 1383°F55°F101°F 192238°F 196427%0%
Aug 1483°F55°F104°F 193536°F 192927%0%
Aug 1583°F55°F101°F 200340°F 198926%0%
Aug 1683°F54°F101°F 201540°F 196826%0%
Aug 1782°F54°F103°F 193439°F 197726%0%
Aug 1882°F54°F104°F 200337°F 200226%0%
Aug 1982°F54°F102°F 197338°F 195026%0%
Aug 2082°F54°F100°F 194237°F 195026%0%
Aug 2181°F53°F104°F 194739°F 192026%0%
Aug 2281°F53°F103°F 201038°F 197426%0%
Aug 2381°F53°F104°F 196037°F 192826%0%
Aug 2481°F53°F100°F 197633°F 193425%0%
Aug 2580°F52°F98°F 192636°F 193425%0%
Aug 2680°F52°F102°F 199132°F 191425%0%
Aug 2780°F52°F104°F 197035°F 198225%0%
Aug 2880°F51°F104°F 197332°F 193525%0%
Aug 2979°F51°F101°F 195935°F 198225%0%
Aug 3079°F51°F103°F 196137°F 196525%0%
Aug 3179°F50°F102°F 192136°F 199225%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Morton County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 9:17 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 8:26 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00326365 (New Salem 5NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00325479, 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.