Ridgetop climate

Ridgetop Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Springfield Exp Stn, 10.1 km from Ridgetop

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.72 in over about 8 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 Ridgetop, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
3.72 in
Record high
106°FAug 17, 2007
Record low
42°FAug 31, 1946
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
13.3
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
5.1 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 189°F68°F99°F 198052°F 199128%0%
Aug 289°F68°F100°F 194552°F 199128%0%
Aug 389°F68°F100°F 195252°F 196528%0%
Aug 489°F68°F102°F 201153°F 195028%0%
Aug 589°F67°F103°F 201053°F 197428%0%
Aug 689°F67°F100°F 194752°F 195728%0%
Aug 789°F67°F100°F 200750°F 199028%0%
Aug 889°F67°F101°F 200746°F 198928%0%
Aug 989°F67°F102°F 200746°F 198928%0%
Aug 1089°F67°F105°F 200748°F 198927%0%
Aug 1189°F67°F100°F 200652°F 197627%0%
Aug 1289°F67°F100°F 200753°F 196727%0%
Aug 1389°F67°F101°F 199947°F 200427%0%
Aug 1489°F67°F101°F 201047°F 200427%0%
Aug 1588°F67°F103°F 195449°F 196327%0%
Aug 1688°F67°F105°F 195449°F 200427%0%
Aug 1788°F66°F106°F 200751°F 197927%0%
Aug 1888°F66°F103°F 198851°F 194327%0%
Aug 1988°F66°F103°F 200747°F 194327%0%
Aug 2088°F66°F100°F 199948°F 194327%0%
Aug 2188°F66°F100°F 198350°F 199127%0%
Aug 2288°F66°F98°F 198049°F 195627%0%
Aug 2388°F66°F103°F 200750°F 199727%0%
Aug 2488°F66°F103°F 200749°F 199726%0%
Aug 2588°F65°F103°F 200749°F 199726%0%
Aug 2687°F65°F101°F 194349°F 202526%0%
Aug 2787°F65°F100°F 194349°F 202526%0%
Aug 2887°F65°F100°F 199049°F 196826%0%
Aug 2987°F65°F100°F 199044°F 198626%0%
Aug 3087°F65°F100°F 202445°F 198626%0%
Aug 3187°F64°F101°F 195342°F 194626%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgetop, 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 5:54 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 7:16 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00408562 (Springfield Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00408562, 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.