Wells County climate

Wells County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fessenden, 7 km from Wells County

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 56°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.04 in over about 5 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 Wells County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
2.04 in
Record high
105°FAug 8, 1983
Record low
32°FAug 27, 1982
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.0
Daylight
14 h 57 min to 13 h 25 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
9.8 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 198946°F 201818%0%
Aug 282°F56°F101°F 198947°F 199218%0%
Aug 382°F56°F98°F 198341°F 199218%0%
Aug 482°F56°F97°F 198341°F 200918%0%
Aug 582°F56°F99°F 198340°F 199218%0%
Aug 682°F56°F103°F 198341°F 198918%0%
Aug 782°F56°F98°F 198843°F 202318%0%
Aug 882°F56°F105°F 198339°F 199418%0%
Aug 982°F56°F96°F 199244°F 198218%0%
Aug 1082°F55°F102°F 198838°F 198218%0%
Aug 1182°F55°F98°F 200940°F 198618%0%
Aug 1282°F55°F101°F 198440°F 202118%0%
Aug 1381°F55°F100°F 198441°F 200418%0%
Aug 1481°F55°F100°F 201533°F 197918%0%
Aug 1581°F55°F101°F 201539°F 197918%0%
Aug 1681°F55°F98°F 202140°F 201218%0%
Aug 1781°F54°F98°F 199540°F 198618%0%
Aug 1881°F54°F99°F 202144°F 198517%0%
Aug 1980°F54°F97°F 198241°F 198517%0%
Aug 2080°F54°F98°F 201334°F 200417%0%
Aug 2180°F54°F97°F 198136°F 200417%0%
Aug 2280°F53°F100°F 201038°F 198717%0%
Aug 2380°F53°F93°F 200137°F 200417%0%
Aug 2479°F53°F96°F 199638°F 200417%0%
Aug 2579°F53°F100°F 199139°F 200417%0%
Aug 2679°F52°F98°F 199137°F 200417%0%
Aug 2779°F52°F99°F 199132°F 198217%0%
Aug 2878°F52°F101°F 199138°F 198817%0%
Aug 2978°F52°F95°F 198335°F 198816%0%
Aug 3078°F51°F98°F 201539°F 200416%0%
Aug 3177°F51°F93°F 200836°F 199216%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wells County, 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 (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 9:13 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00322949 (Fessenden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324013, 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.