Taft climate

Taft Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Welder Wildlife Foundation, 15.1 km from Taft

Average highs run from 94°F on August 1 to 92°F on August 31, and lows from 75°F to 73°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.02 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 Taft, in °F, with the record for each date.60708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
94°F
Average low
74°F
Precipitation
3.02 in
Record high
108°FAug 15, 1998
Record low
62°FAug 13, 1967
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
28.7
Daylight
13 h 27 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
74°F
Wind
9.2 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°F75°F101°F 196571°F 197812%0%
Aug 294°F75°F104°F 197769°F 199412%0%
Aug 394°F75°F102°F 195869°F 197112%0%
Aug 494°F75°F102°F 197570°F 197612%0%
Aug 594°F75°F101°F 196770°F 197112%0%
Aug 694°F75°F102°F 200470°F 196113%0%
Aug 794°F75°F101°F 195970°F 197113%0%
Aug 894°F75°F105°F 195970°F 197113%0%
Aug 994°F75°F102°F 197669°F 197814%0%
Aug 1094°F75°F104°F 196766°F 198914%0%
Aug 1194°F75°F107°F 196265°F 198914%0%
Aug 1294°F75°F104°F 196967°F 198915%0%
Aug 1394°F74°F103°F 196262°F 196715%0%
Aug 1494°F74°F105°F 196263°F 196716%0%
Aug 1594°F74°F108°F 199865°F 198416%0%
Aug 1694°F74°F102°F 196963°F 200417%0%
Aug 1794°F74°F106°F 196966°F 199217%0%
Aug 1894°F74°F104°F 196964°F 199218%0%
Aug 1994°F74°F104°F 198364°F 199219%0%
Aug 2094°F74°F103°F 196367°F 197619%0%
Aug 2194°F74°F102°F 195868°F 197620%0%
Aug 2293°F74°F105°F 195869°F 196121%0%
Aug 2393°F74°F103°F 195869°F 196121%0%
Aug 2493°F74°F103°F 201068°F 196122%0%
Aug 2593°F74°F102°F 196265°F 196123%0%
Aug 2693°F74°F100°F 198466°F 196123%0%
Aug 2793°F73°F101°F 196367°F 196124%0%
Aug 2893°F73°F103°F 201167°F 197625%0%
Aug 2992°F73°F103°F 201165°F 196726%0%
Aug 3092°F73°F102°F 198067°F 195826%0%
Aug 3192°F73°F101°F 198368°F 197827%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Taft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419559 (Welder Wildlife Foundation), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00418354, 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.