Palouse climate

Palouse Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Potlatch 3 Nne, 17.7 km from Palouse

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 50°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.75 in over about 3 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 Palouse, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
0.75 in
Record high
105°FAug 2, 2024
Record low
34°FAug 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
11%
Days of 90°F or more
8.2
Daylight
14 h 52 min to 13 h 22 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
4.9 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 186°F50°F99°F 200938°F 20029%0%
Aug 286°F50°F105°F 202439°F 20029%0%
Aug 386°F50°F96°F 199834°F 20029%0%
Aug 486°F49°F100°F 199840°F 20089%0%
Aug 586°F49°F101°F 199842°F 20029%0%
Aug 686°F49°F98°F 200840°F 20029%0%
Aug 786°F49°F99°F 201234°F 20029%0%
Aug 886°F49°F99°F 201837°F 20029%0%
Aug 985°F49°F105°F 201841°F 20129%0%
Aug 1085°F49°F101°F 201843°F 20079%0%
Aug 1185°F49°F100°F 201438°F 20079%0%
Aug 1285°F49°F99°F 200137°F 20009%0%
Aug 1385°F48°F100°F 201539°F 20009%0%
Aug 1485°F48°F98°F 200441°F 20209%0%
Aug 1584°F48°F100°F 202340°F 20009%0%
Aug 1684°F48°F100°F 202036°F 20009%0%
Aug 1784°F48°F102°F 200838°F 20009%0%
Aug 1884°F48°F99°F 202238°F 19989%0%
Aug 1983°F48°F95°F 201239°F 19989%0%
Aug 2083°F47°F98°F 200937°F 20019%0%
Aug 2183°F47°F100°F 202634°F 20009%0%
Aug 2283°F47°F91°F 201738°F 20159%0%
Aug 2382°F47°F96°F 199939°F 20109%0%
Aug 2482°F47°F93°F 202537°F 200510%0%
Aug 2582°F47°F96°F 202537°F 201210%0%
Aug 2682°F46°F93°F 200141°F 201710%0%
Aug 2781°F46°F97°F 200938°F 200010%0%
Aug 2881°F46°F100°F 200935°F 200010%0%
Aug 2981°F46°F101°F 201736°F 200010%0%
Aug 3080°F46°F95°F 202236°F 201011%0%
Aug 3180°F45°F101°F 202237°F 200611%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palouse, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:28 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00107301 (Potlatch 3 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094129, 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.