Clifton climate

Clifton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitney Dam, 21 km from Clifton

Average highs run from 97°F on August 1 to 93°F on August 31, and lows from 72°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.03 in over about 4 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 Clifton, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
96°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
2.03 in
Record high
112°FAug 11, 1969
Record low
53°FAug 28, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
27.9
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 12 h 50 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 197°F72°F107°F 201164°F 199112%
Aug 297°F72°F109°F 201166°F 196512%
Aug 397°F72°F108°F 201166°F 196512%
Aug 497°F72°F108°F 201165°F 197312%
Aug 597°F72°F106°F 195164°F 197312%
Aug 697°F72°F105°F 195167°F 197512%
Aug 797°F72°F107°F 198865°F 199013%
Aug 897°F72°F108°F 198861°F 199013%
Aug 997°F72°F106°F 196259°F 198913%
Aug 1097°F72°F109°F 196960°F 198913%
Aug 1197°F72°F112°F 196967°F 199413%
Aug 1297°F72°F109°F 196962°F 200413%
Aug 1397°F72°F110°F 196960°F 196714%
Aug 1497°F72°F108°F 196960°F 196714%
Aug 1596°F72°F106°F 202067°F 198414%
Aug 1696°F72°F106°F 201061°F 199214%
Aug 1796°F72°F109°F 202360°F 199215%
Aug 1896°F72°F107°F 201161°F 199215%
Aug 1996°F72°F107°F 201164°F 201315%
Aug 2096°F72°F110°F 202364°F 199215%
Aug 2195°F71°F106°F 194861°F 199216%
Aug 2295°F71°F107°F 198063°F 199216%
Aug 2395°F71°F107°F 201064°F 194916%
Aug 2495°F71°F107°F 202363°F 196116%
Aug 2595°F71°F110°F 202363°F 199716%
Aug 2694°F71°F107°F 202363°F 196617%
Aug 2794°F71°F110°F 201161°F 199217%
Aug 2894°F70°F109°F 201153°F 199217%
Aug 2994°F70°F106°F 201159°F 199217%
Aug 3093°F70°F106°F 195457°F 198617%
Aug 3193°F70°F109°F 199062°F 200418%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clifton, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419715 (Whitney Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013959, 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.