Ward County climate

Ward County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minot Exp Stn, 18.8 km from Ward County

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 76°F on August 31, and lows from 56°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.11 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 Ward County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
2.11 in
Record high
107°FAug 7, 1949
Record low
32°FAug 20, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.6
Daylight
15 h 00 min to 13 h 26 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
51°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 182°F56°F99°F 195845°F 194828%0%
Aug 282°F56°F98°F 195542°F 200228%0%
Aug 382°F56°F100°F 196143°F 194828%0%
Aug 482°F56°F102°F 200145°F 200928%0%
Aug 582°F56°F99°F 198845°F 197727%0%
Aug 682°F56°F102°F 198844°F 198927%0%
Aug 782°F56°F107°F 194946°F 196427%0%
Aug 882°F56°F104°F 195842°F 199427%0%
Aug 982°F56°F95°F 200744°F 196827%0%
Aug 1081°F55°F98°F 198841°F 198227%0%
Aug 1181°F55°F103°F 201841°F 195227%0%
Aug 1281°F55°F106°F 201836°F 196427%0%
Aug 1381°F55°F99°F 197839°F 196427%0%
Aug 1481°F55°F101°F 201537°F 196827%0%
Aug 1581°F55°F103°F 202143°F 198927%0%
Aug 1681°F54°F104°F 202143°F 197527%0%
Aug 1780°F54°F104°F 200337°F 195027%0%
Aug 1880°F54°F97°F 201838°F 200226%0%
Aug 1980°F54°F99°F 202038°F 195026%0%
Aug 2080°F53°F96°F 196032°F 200426%0%
Aug 2179°F53°F103°F 197142°F 196726%0%
Aug 2279°F53°F99°F 196941°F 196726%0%
Aug 2379°F53°F99°F 195239°F 195026%0%
Aug 2478°F52°F101°F 199636°F 195826%0%
Aug 2578°F52°F98°F 198439°F 196426%0%
Aug 2678°F52°F96°F 198437°F 198226%0%
Aug 2778°F52°F99°F 197334°F 198226%0%
Aug 2877°F51°F101°F 197139°F 196526%0%
Aug 2977°F51°F104°F 201237°F 198826%0%
Aug 3076°F51°F96°F 200839°F 194926%0%
Aug 3176°F50°F97°F 200837°F 199226%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ward 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 6:22 AM, sunset 9:22 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 8:29 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325993 (Minot Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024013, 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.