Sterling County climate

Sterling County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sterling City, 6.4 km from Sterling County

Average highs run from 94°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31, and lows from 72°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.42 in over about 5 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 Sterling County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
93°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
2.42 in
Record high
112°FAug 26, 2019
Record low
50°FAug 8, 1989
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
24.5
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 12 h 50 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
9.8 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 194°F72°F105°F 195861°F 197113%0%
Aug 294°F72°F104°F 201260°F 197113%0%
Aug 394°F72°F106°F 201260°F 197113%0%
Aug 494°F72°F104°F 201161°F 197113%0%
Aug 594°F72°F105°F 200362°F 197813%0%
Aug 694°F72°F105°F 195253°F 199514%0%
Aug 794°F72°F104°F 196252°F 198914%0%
Aug 894°F72°F105°F 195250°F 198914%0%
Aug 994°F71°F106°F 200361°F 197114%0%
Aug 1094°F71°F105°F 201164°F 197114%0%
Aug 1194°F71°F107°F 201162°F 196614%0%
Aug 1294°F71°F110°F 201960°F 197915%0%
Aug 1394°F71°F108°F 201960°F 196515%0%
Aug 1494°F71°F106°F 201964°F 196615%0%
Aug 1594°F71°F105°F 195262°F 199115%0%
Aug 1693°F71°F104°F 195262°F 199115%0%
Aug 1793°F71°F106°F 196963°F 199215%0%
Aug 1893°F70°F104°F 196960°F 196715%0%
Aug 1993°F70°F106°F 197860°F 195015%0%
Aug 2093°F70°F105°F 198659°F 195615%0%
Aug 2192°F70°F103°F 198458°F 195615%0%
Aug 2292°F70°F103°F 198460°F 195615%0%
Aug 2392°F70°F102°F 198559°F 196115%0%
Aug 2492°F69°F107°F 197756°F 196615%0%
Aug 2592°F69°F105°F 201958°F 196115%0%
Aug 2691°F69°F112°F 201958°F 196615%0%
Aug 2791°F69°F104°F 202061°F 199215%0%
Aug 2891°F68°F103°F 202060°F 195015%0%
Aug 2991°F68°F105°F 201161°F 198815%0%
Aug 3090°F68°F105°F 201161°F 198815%0%
Aug 3190°F68°F107°F 195959°F 199315%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sterling County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 8:41 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418630 (Sterling City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023041, 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.