Thompson climate

Thompson Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Forks Univ (nws), 16.5 km from Thompson

Average highs run from 81°F on August 1 to 76°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.03 in over about 9 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 Thompson, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
3.03 in
Record high
104°FAug 7, 1983
Record low
31°FAug 28, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.2
Daylight
14 h 57 min to 13 h 25 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
9.6 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 181°F59°F100°F 198942°F 195929%0%
Aug 281°F59°F100°F 194639°F 197129%0%
Aug 381°F59°F103°F 198933°F 197229%0%
Aug 481°F58°F102°F 194741°F 197228%0%
Aug 581°F58°F98°F 196443°F 195728%0%
Aug 681°F58°F99°F 196142°F 198928%0%
Aug 781°F58°F104°F 198341°F 197228%0%
Aug 881°F58°F103°F 195843°F 199428%0%
Aug 981°F58°F95°F 201040°F 197228%0%
Aug 1081°F58°F99°F 198839°F 196728%0%
Aug 1180°F58°F96°F 195840°F 197728%0%
Aug 1280°F58°F98°F 197843°F 194628%0%
Aug 1380°F57°F99°F 196137°F 196428%0%
Aug 1480°F57°F101°F 196133°F 196829%0%
Aug 1580°F57°F96°F 195636°F 197929%0%
Aug 1680°F57°F96°F 196142°F 198129%0%
Aug 1780°F57°F99°F 194539°F 196829%0%
Aug 1879°F57°F101°F 195537°F 197529%0%
Aug 1979°F56°F96°F 197637°F 200429%0%
Aug 2079°F56°F100°F 197632°F 200429%0%
Aug 2179°F56°F99°F 194738°F 196729%0%
Aug 2278°F56°F99°F 194740°F 194229%0%
Aug 2378°F55°F95°F 194835°F 194229%0%
Aug 2478°F55°F100°F 197639°F 200829%0%
Aug 2578°F55°F97°F 195337°F 195030%0%
Aug 2677°F55°F97°F 195337°F 198230%0%
Aug 2777°F54°F98°F 199132°F 198230%0%
Aug 2877°F54°F99°F 199131°F 198630%0%
Aug 2977°F54°F97°F 201237°F 198830%0%
Aug 3076°F53°F93°F 196138°F 198230%0%
Aug 3176°F53°F97°F 195335°F 198730%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thompson, 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 6:06 AM, sunset 9:03 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 8:11 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00323621 (Grand Forks Univ (nws)), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014916, 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.