Polk County climate

Polk County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Livingston 2 Nne, 10.9 km from Polk County

Average highs run from 96°F on August 1 to 93°F on August 31, and lows from 76°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.41 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 Polk County, 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
74°F
Precipitation
3.41 in
Record high
111°FAug 27, 2023
Record low
54°FAug 17, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
27.7
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 12 h 48 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
71°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 196°F76°F107°F 199864°F 193620%0%
Aug 296°F75°F108°F 199861°F 196520%0%
Aug 396°F75°F106°F 201160°F 192020%0%
Aug 496°F75°F106°F 201163°F 191520%0%
Aug 596°F75°F106°F 196464°F 197620%0%
Aug 696°F75°F105°F 201160°F 200120%0%
Aug 796°F75°F105°F 196262°F 192021%0%
Aug 896°F75°F106°F 193460°F 192021%0%
Aug 996°F75°F107°F 193558°F 198921%0%
Aug 1096°F75°F108°F 193559°F 198921%0%
Aug 1196°F75°F106°F 194862°F 192021%0%
Aug 1296°F75°F108°F 196256°F 196721%0%
Aug 1396°F75°F106°F 202360°F 193121%0%
Aug 1496°F75°F106°F 202361°F 193122%0%
Aug 1596°F75°F105°F 195159°F 193122%0%
Aug 1696°F74°F105°F 195156°F 196322%0%
Aug 1796°F74°F107°F 190954°F 199222%0%
Aug 1896°F74°F109°F 190959°F 196222%0%
Aug 1996°F74°F110°F 190963°F 192022%0%
Aug 2095°F74°F110°F 202362°F 195722%0%
Aug 2195°F74°F105°F 192558°F 194023%0%
Aug 2295°F74°F105°F 202357°F 194923%0%
Aug 2395°F74°F106°F 202355°F 194923%0%
Aug 2495°F73°F108°F 202359°F 192023%0%
Aug 2595°F73°F107°F 202360°F 191623%0%
Aug 2694°F73°F107°F 202359°F 196623%0%
Aug 2794°F73°F111°F 202360°F 192023%0%
Aug 2894°F73°F105°F 194356°F 199223%0%
Aug 2994°F73°F102°F 200055°F 195223%0%
Aug 3094°F72°F106°F 200058°F 198623%0%
Aug 3193°F72°F109°F 200056°F 191123%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Polk County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 7:43 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415271 (Livingston 2 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093987, 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.