Whitney climate

Whitney Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitney Dam, 11.3 km from Whitney

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 Whitney, 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 10, 1936
Record low
53°FAug 28, 1906
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°F108°F 201260°F 193612%
Aug 297°F72°F107°F 201160°F 192512%
Aug 397°F72°F109°F 201162°F 193612%
Aug 497°F72°F109°F 192964°F 192512%
Aug 597°F72°F107°F 193766°F 194812%
Aug 697°F72°F108°F 195163°F 197312%
Aug 797°F72°F107°F 191562°F 199013%
Aug 897°F72°F108°F 202362°F 198913%
Aug 997°F72°F108°F 193660°F 198913%
Aug 1097°F72°F112°F 193664°F 198913%
Aug 1197°F72°F112°F 193661°F 191513%
Aug 1297°F72°F108°F 192958°F 200413%
Aug 1397°F72°F108°F 193056°F 196714%
Aug 1497°F72°F107°F 193456°F 196714%
Aug 1596°F72°F107°F 195663°F 196714%
Aug 1696°F72°F109°F 194356°F 199214%
Aug 1796°F72°F109°F 190964°F 196715%
Aug 1896°F72°F110°F 202362°F 192715%
Aug 1996°F72°F111°F 202363°F 192715%
Aug 2096°F72°F110°F 202359°F 194015%
Aug 2195°F71°F112°F 202361°F 192716%
Aug 2295°F71°F111°F 201460°F 194916%
Aug 2395°F71°F110°F 202662°F 192016%
Aug 2495°F71°F109°F 201061°F 196116%
Aug 2595°F71°F108°F 202358°F 191716%
Aug 2694°F71°F111°F 202358°F 191717%
Aug 2794°F71°F109°F 202358°F 192617%
Aug 2894°F70°F109°F 201153°F 190617%
Aug 2994°F70°F109°F 201161°F 190617%
Aug 3093°F70°F106°F 201358°F 191717%
Aug 3193°F70°F108°F 193954°F 191518%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 7:54 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 USC00414182, 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.