Preston County climate

Preston County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Terra Alta #1, 10.7 km from Preston County

Average highs run from 76°F on August 1 to 74°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.85 in over about 13 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 Preston County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
4.85 in
Record high
99°FAug 17, 1988
Record low
38°FAug 29, 1982
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
3.4 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 176°F58°F97°F 197552°F 195246%0%
Aug 276°F58°F97°F 197552°F 197646%0%
Aug 376°F58°F97°F 199552°F 196546%0%
Aug 476°F58°F97°F 195547°F 196545%0%
Aug 576°F58°F95°F 195549°F 195145%0%
Aug 676°F58°F94°F 202445°F 195745%0%
Aug 776°F58°F92°F 199848°F 195745%0%
Aug 876°F58°F92°F 200748°F 197545%0%
Aug 976°F58°F94°F 189246°F 198945%0%
Aug 1076°F57°F94°F 198851°F 187945%0%
Aug 1176°F57°F95°F 198849°F 197245%0%
Aug 1276°F57°F94°F 198846°F 196844%0%
Aug 1376°F57°F94°F 195344°F 198244%0%
Aug 1476°F57°F97°F 198847°F 198244%0%
Aug 1576°F57°F98°F 196544°F 196444%0%
Aug 1676°F57°F98°F 196545°F 197944%0%
Aug 1776°F57°F99°F 198848°F 197943%0%
Aug 1876°F57°F95°F 196546°F 196243%0%
Aug 1976°F57°F94°F 189246°F 195343%0%
Aug 2076°F57°F98°F 198348°F 195342%0%
Aug 2176°F57°F93°F 196845°F 195042%0%
Aug 2276°F56°F97°F 198342°F 198242%0%
Aug 2376°F56°F93°F 195944°F 197341%0%
Aug 2475°F56°F93°F 200744°F 197141%0%
Aug 2575°F56°F92°F 194845°F 195141%0%
Aug 2675°F56°F96°F 194844°F 198240%0%
Aug 2775°F56°F98°F 194846°F 194640%0%
Aug 2875°F56°F95°F 194845°F 196840%0%
Aug 2975°F55°F96°F 195338°F 198239%0%
Aug 3075°F55°F98°F 195342°F 198639%0%
Aug 3174°F55°F99°F 195346°F 194639%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Preston County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:46 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 USC00468777 (Terra Alta #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013736, 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.