Shelby County climate

Shelby County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sidney 1 S, 8.2 km from Shelby County

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.76 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 Shelby County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
3.76 in
Record high
101°FAug 20, 1983
Record low
37°FAug 29, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.3
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 13 h 07 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
7.2 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 184°F61°F95°F 200249°F 196232%0%
Aug 284°F61°F95°F 196450°F 195931%0%
Aug 384°F61°F99°F 196444°F 196531%0%
Aug 484°F61°F94°F 200248°F 196631%0%
Aug 584°F61°F95°F 195645°F 197231%0%
Aug 683°F61°F93°F 196544°F 199431%0%
Aug 783°F61°F92°F 198048°F 199430%0%
Aug 883°F61°F94°F 198347°F 197630%0%
Aug 983°F61°F92°F 200747°F 196430%0%
Aug 1083°F61°F92°F 198843°F 197230%0%
Aug 1183°F61°F93°F 198844°F 196730%0%
Aug 1283°F61°F94°F 198843°F 196730%0%
Aug 1383°F60°F94°F 195945°F 196729%0%
Aug 1483°F60°F95°F 196541°F 196429%0%
Aug 1583°F60°F97°F 196543°F 196429%0%
Aug 1683°F60°F95°F 196541°F 197929%0%
Aug 1783°F60°F99°F 198846°F 198128%0%
Aug 1883°F60°F96°F 198843°F 196328%0%
Aug 1983°F60°F99°F 198346°F 196428%0%
Aug 2083°F60°F101°F 198347°F 199228%0%
Aug 2183°F59°F98°F 198344°F 202428%0%
Aug 2283°F59°F95°F 195945°F 202427%0%
Aug 2383°F59°F95°F 195948°F 195727%0%
Aug 2483°F59°F95°F 195943°F 198727%0%
Aug 2583°F59°F94°F 198347°F 198427%0%
Aug 2683°F58°F93°F 202445°F 201727%0%
Aug 2782°F58°F95°F 202445°F 196827%0%
Aug 2882°F58°F98°F 202443°F 198627%0%
Aug 2982°F58°F93°F 198337°F 196526%0%
Aug 3082°F58°F97°F 202441°F 197626%0%
Aug 3182°F57°F92°F 202442°F 200927%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shelby County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:51 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 8:10 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00337693 (Sidney 1 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00331390, 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.