Menard County Weather in August
Average highs run from 97°F on August 1 to 92°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.00 in over about 6 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 95°F
- Average low
- 67°F
- Precipitation
- 2.00 in
- Record high
- 110°FAug 21, 2024
- Record low
- 50°FAug 24, 1961
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 25.2
- Daylight
- 13 h 37 min to 12 h 48 min
- Cloud cover
- 41%
- Humidity
- 56%
- Dew point
- 63°F
- Wind
- 9.4 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 97°F | 68°F | 105°F 2012 | 59°F 1960 | 15% |
| Aug 2 | 97°F | 68°F | 107°F 2012 | 61°F 1949 | 15% |
| Aug 3 | 97°F | 68°F | 105°F 2012 | 57°F 1949 | 15% |
| Aug 4 | 97°F | 68°F | 105°F 1962 | 59°F 1949 | 15% |
| Aug 5 | 97°F | 68°F | 106°F 1962 | 63°F 2001 | 15% |
| Aug 6 | 97°F | 68°F | 106°F 1952 | 60°F 1949 | 15% |
| Aug 7 | 96°F | 68°F | 107°F 2023 | 66°F 1998 | 16% |
| Aug 8 | 96°F | 68°F | 107°F 2023 | 64°F 1949 | 16% |
| Aug 9 | 96°F | 68°F | 107°F 1962 | 63°F 1965 | 16% |
| Aug 10 | 96°F | 68°F | 108°F 2023 | 60°F 1965 | 16% |
| Aug 11 | 96°F | 68°F | 107°F 2023 | 60°F 1965 | 17% |
| Aug 12 | 96°F | 68°F | 106°F 1962 | 63°F 1950 | 17% |
| Aug 13 | 96°F | 68°F | 107°F 2019 | 56°F 1967 | 17% |
| Aug 14 | 96°F | 68°F | 107°F 2020 | 54°F 1967 | 17% |
| Aug 15 | 95°F | 67°F | 107°F 2020 | 63°F 1955 | 18% |
| Aug 16 | 95°F | 67°F | 105°F 1952 | 63°F 1955 | 18% |
| Aug 17 | 95°F | 67°F | 109°F 2023 | 61°F 1962 | 18% |
| Aug 18 | 95°F | 67°F | 106°F 2023 | 61°F 1948 | 18% |
| Aug 19 | 95°F | 67°F | 106°F 2023 | 57°F 1950 | 19% |
| Aug 20 | 94°F | 67°F | 105°F 2024 | 56°F 1950 | 19% |
| Aug 21 | 94°F | 67°F | 110°F 2024 | 56°F 1961 | 19% |
| Aug 22 | 94°F | 67°F | 108°F 2024 | 57°F 1956 | 19% |
| Aug 23 | 94°F | 66°F | 105°F 2010 | 58°F 1961 | 19% |
| Aug 24 | 93°F | 66°F | 105°F 2010 | 50°F 1961 | 19% |
| Aug 25 | 93°F | 66°F | 104°F 2023 | 53°F 1961 | 20% |
| Aug 26 | 93°F | 66°F | 105°F 2023 | 54°F 1961 | 20% |
| Aug 27 | 93°F | 66°F | 105°F 2023 | 54°F 1961 | 20% |
| Aug 28 | 92°F | 65°F | 108°F 2011 | 58°F 2010 | 20% |
| Aug 29 | 92°F | 65°F | 106°F 2011 | 57°F 1949 | 20% |
| Aug 30 | 92°F | 65°F | 104°F 2011 | 58°F 2017 | 20% |
| Aug 31 | 92°F | 65°F | 105°F 1952 | 56°F 2017 | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415822 (Menard), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013973, 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.