Richardton climate

Richardton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richardton Abbey, 0.6 km from Richardton

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.74 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 Richardton, 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
57°F
Precipitation
1.74 in
Record high
105°FAug 28, 1973
Record low
29°FAug 12, 1964
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.9
Daylight
14 h 52 min to 13 h 22 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
51°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 185°F60°F100°F 196741°F 196820%0%
Aug 285°F60°F99°F 198939°F 200220%0%
Aug 385°F59°F98°F 202436°F 197420%0%
Aug 485°F59°F97°F 196440°F 197820%0%
Aug 584°F59°F104°F 196438°F 198019%0%
Aug 684°F59°F99°F 198842°F 197619%0%
Aug 784°F59°F101°F 198839°F 198919%0%
Aug 884°F59°F101°F 200140°F 202419%0%
Aug 984°F59°F100°F 197137°F 202419%0%
Aug 1084°F59°F96°F 197134°F 199719%0%
Aug 1184°F58°F102°F 198836°F 197719%0%
Aug 1283°F58°F103°F 196929°F 196419%0%
Aug 1383°F58°F104°F 201838°F 196419%0%
Aug 1483°F58°F100°F 201535°F 197719%0%
Aug 1583°F58°F103°F 200336°F 197919%0%
Aug 1683°F57°F100°F 202142°F 200219%0%
Aug 1782°F57°F103°F 202138°F 197719%0%
Aug 1882°F57°F104°F 200339°F 197719%0%
Aug 1982°F57°F103°F 197339°F 200419%0%
Aug 2082°F56°F98°F 199139°F 197019%0%
Aug 2181°F56°F99°F 202040°F 200419%0%
Aug 2281°F56°F102°F 197139°F 201719%0%
Aug 2381°F56°F102°F 197140°F 196619%0%
Aug 2481°F55°F100°F 197636°F 201519%0%
Aug 2580°F55°F99°F 199733°F 199219%0%
Aug 2680°F55°F103°F 199135°F 197519%0%
Aug 2780°F54°F95°F 196938°F 197419%0%
Aug 2879°F54°F105°F 197333°F 198819%0%
Aug 2979°F54°F99°F 196932°F 198819%0%
Aug 3079°F54°F102°F 201234°F 196519%0%
Aug 3178°F53°F98°F 200832°F 199219%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Richardton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 7:30 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00327530 (Richardton Abbey), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324102, 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.