Richland County Weather in August
Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.42 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
- 81°F
- Average low
- 58°F
- Precipitation
- 2.42 in
- Record high
- 100°FAug 1, 2006
- Record low
- 37°FAug 21, 2004
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 3.2
- Daylight
- 14 h 48 min to 13 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 50%
- Humidity
- 63%
- Dew point
- 56°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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 | 83°F | 60°F | 100°F 2006 | 49°F 2009 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 83°F | 60°F | 88°F 2005 | 50°F 2002 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 83°F | 60°F | 93°F 2022 | 48°F 2020 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 83°F | 60°F | 87°F 2006 | 49°F 2004 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 83°F | 60°F | 87°F 2006 | 49°F 2009 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 82°F | 60°F | 96°F 2001 | 50°F 2004 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 82°F | 60°F | 96°F 2001 | 50°F 2013 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 82°F | 60°F | 96°F 2001 | 50°F 2019 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 82°F | 59°F | 96°F 2001 | 51°F 2013 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 82°F | 59°F | 92°F 2016 | 49°F 2004 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 82°F | 59°F | 92°F 2000 | 48°F 2004 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 82°F | 59°F | 89°F 1940 | 48°F 2004 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 82°F | 59°F | 93°F 2009 | 44°F 2004 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 82°F | 59°F | 90°F 2009 | 44°F 2004 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 81°F | 59°F | 98°F 1940 | 45°F 2020 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 81°F | 58°F | 97°F 2003 | 48°F 2000 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 81°F | 58°F | 95°F 2003 | 44°F 2012 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 81°F | 58°F | 95°F 2003 | 40°F 2000 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 81°F | 58°F | 97°F 2003 | 41°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 81°F | 58°F | 94°F 2003 | 39°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 80°F | 58°F | 94°F 2003 | 37°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 80°F | 57°F | 87°F 2001 | 40°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 80°F | 57°F | 89°F 2020 | 44°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 80°F | 57°F | 93°F 2003 | 42°F 2008 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 80°F | 57°F | 92°F 2013 | 43°F 2025 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 79°F | 56°F | 93°F 2013 | 45°F 2015 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 79°F | 56°F | 93°F 2003 | 45°F 2015 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 79°F | 56°F | 92°F 2013 | 48°F 2008 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 79°F | 56°F | 88°F 2016 | 42°F 2009 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 78°F | 55°F | 95°F 2013 | 38°F 2009 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 78°F | 55°F | 89°F 2010 | 44°F 2009 | 29% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:58 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325186 (Lidgerwood), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218947, 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.