Clay County climate

Clay County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gainesboro, 22.8 km from Clay County

Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31, and lows from 65°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.07 in over about 7 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 Clay County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
4.07 in
Record high
104°FAug 21, 1983
Record low
43°FAug 3, 1976
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
13.9
Daylight
14 h 00 min to 12 h 59 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
3.8 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 190°F65°F97°F 199955°F 196928%0%
Aug 290°F65°F97°F 198852°F 197628%0%
Aug 390°F65°F94°F 198843°F 197628%0%
Aug 490°F65°F97°F 201148°F 197627%0%
Aug 590°F65°F97°F 198350°F 197427%0%
Aug 690°F65°F97°F 198354°F 196927%0%
Aug 790°F65°F97°F 198351°F 200427%0%
Aug 890°F65°F96°F 198349°F 198927%0%
Aug 990°F64°F98°F 198347°F 197626%0%
Aug 1090°F64°F99°F 198046°F 197626%0%
Aug 1190°F64°F96°F 198048°F 196726%0%
Aug 1290°F64°F99°F 198350°F 196726%0%
Aug 1390°F64°F98°F 199946°F 196426%0%
Aug 1490°F64°F98°F 201047°F 200426%0%
Aug 1590°F64°F97°F 198847°F 197925%0%
Aug 1690°F64°F100°F 200748°F 197925%0%
Aug 1790°F63°F102°F 198846°F 197925%0%
Aug 1890°F63°F102°F 198849°F 197625%0%
Aug 1990°F63°F97°F 196252°F 197325%0%
Aug 2090°F63°F102°F 198349°F 197625%0%
Aug 2189°F63°F104°F 198352°F 201225%0%
Aug 2289°F63°F102°F 198351°F 197325%0%
Aug 2389°F62°F99°F 198348°F 197324%0%
Aug 2489°F62°F103°F 200749°F 199724%0%
Aug 2589°F62°F100°F 200752°F 196924%0%
Aug 2689°F62°F96°F 201148°F 196624%0%
Aug 2789°F62°F94°F 198348°F 196624%0%
Aug 2888°F61°F94°F 199049°F 197124%0%
Aug 2988°F61°F94°F 197346°F 198625%0%
Aug 3088°F61°F94°F 199546°F 196525%0%
Aug 3188°F61°F97°F 200046°F 197625%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay 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 5:48 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 7:12 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00403370 (Gainesboro), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405332, 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.