Spencer climate

Spencer Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sparta Wastewater Plant, 17.8 km from Spencer

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.42 in over about 10 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 Spencer, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
4.42 in
Record high
106°FAug 9, 1930
Record low
43°FAug 26, 1917
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.8
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 12 h 57 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
3.6 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 188°F66°F105°F 191552°F 189535%0%
Aug 288°F66°F102°F 191855°F 189535%0%
Aug 388°F66°F99°F 190151°F 197634%0%
Aug 488°F66°F100°F 201050°F 190734%0%
Aug 588°F66°F101°F 193050°F 191234%0%
Aug 688°F66°F102°F 193052°F 191534%0%
Aug 788°F66°F102°F 191353°F 200434%0%
Aug 888°F66°F105°F 193050°F 198934%0%
Aug 988°F66°F106°F 193049°F 198934%0%
Aug 1088°F66°F101°F 191853°F 192234%0%
Aug 1188°F66°F101°F 191852°F 196733%0%
Aug 1288°F66°F100°F 191351°F 193033%0%
Aug 1388°F66°F101°F 201046°F 196433%0%
Aug 1488°F66°F100°F 191850°F 200433%0%
Aug 1588°F66°F101°F 200749°F 200833%0%
Aug 1688°F66°F103°F 200751°F 192932%0%
Aug 1788°F65°F102°F 191853°F 191432%0%
Aug 1887°F65°F100°F 191353°F 190232%0%
Aug 1987°F65°F101°F 192554°F 195332%0%
Aug 2087°F65°F101°F 192553°F 192732%0%
Aug 2187°F65°F102°F 198350°F 192731%0%
Aug 2287°F65°F102°F 192448°F 195631%0%
Aug 2387°F65°F102°F 200749°F 195631%0%
Aug 2487°F65°F101°F 200750°F 199731%0%
Aug 2587°F65°F100°F 191848°F 191730%0%
Aug 2687°F64°F99°F 191343°F 191730%0%
Aug 2787°F64°F102°F 192450°F 202530%0%
Aug 2886°F64°F101°F 191350°F 192730%0%
Aug 2986°F64°F101°F 192449°F 198630%0%
Aug 3086°F64°F99°F 190749°F 194330%0%
Aug 3186°F64°F100°F 195148°F 194630%0%

Chance of rain

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

August 1
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 7:10 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00408522 (Sparta Wastewater Plant), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405882, 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.