Delta climate

Delta Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Conowingo Dam, 15.2 km from Delta

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.54 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 Delta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
67°F
Precipitation
4.54 in
Record high
104°FAug 2, 2002
Record low
40°FAug 22, 2005
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
10.6
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
6.0 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 187°F69°F100°F 200251°F 198131%0%
Aug 287°F69°F104°F 200253°F 198131%0%
Aug 387°F69°F99°F 200250°F 196531%0%
Aug 487°F68°F100°F 199551°F 196431%0%
Aug 586°F68°F100°F 199552°F 195131%0%
Aug 686°F68°F99°F 195549°F 195731%0%
Aug 786°F68°F104°F 200851°F 196431%0%
Aug 886°F68°F100°F 200150°F 198931%0%
Aug 986°F68°F101°F 200148°F 198931%0%
Aug 1086°F68°F96°F 202250°F 196431%0%
Aug 1186°F68°F99°F 200150°F 197231%0%
Aug 1286°F68°F98°F 200551°F 197430%0%
Aug 1386°F68°F97°F 200245°F 198630%0%
Aug 1486°F68°F102°F 200251°F 195030%0%
Aug 1586°F67°F102°F 198845°F 196430%0%
Aug 1685°F67°F102°F 199750°F 196430%0%
Aug 1785°F67°F98°F 199749°F 197930%0%
Aug 1885°F67°F98°F 199748°F 198130%0%
Aug 1985°F67°F100°F 200250°F 195329%0%
Aug 2085°F67°F100°F 198347°F 196429%0%
Aug 2185°F67°F96°F 199547°F 194929%0%
Aug 2285°F66°F94°F 199840°F 200529%0%
Aug 2385°F66°F96°F 193649°F 195728%0%
Aug 2485°F66°F95°F 199148°F 195228%0%
Aug 2584°F66°F100°F 199350°F 195228%0%
Aug 2684°F66°F104°F 199347°F 198328%0%
Aug 2784°F65°F100°F 199351°F 196328%0%
Aug 2884°F65°F101°F 199347°F 198628%0%
Aug 2984°F65°F98°F 195346°F 198627%0%
Aug 3084°F65°F97°F 195340°F 198727%0%
Aug 3183°F65°F100°F 195347°F 197627%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Delta, 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 6:04 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:38 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00182060 (Conowingo Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00182060, 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.