Tornado climate

Tornado Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charleston WFO, 11.4 km from Tornado

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.69 in over about 11 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 Tornado, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.69 in
Record high
104°FAug 16, 2007
Record low
41°FAug 29, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.3
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
2.9 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°F64°F96°F 197556°F 194939%0%
Aug 286°F63°F98°F 198852°F 199239%0%
Aug 386°F63°F98°F 199151°F 197639%0%
Aug 486°F63°F97°F 195548°F 196539%0%
Aug 585°F63°F96°F 202451°F 195139%0%
Aug 685°F63°F98°F 202449°F 195738%0%
Aug 785°F63°F99°F 202450°F 195738%0%
Aug 885°F63°F98°F 200751°F 198938%0%
Aug 985°F63°F99°F 200747°F 198938%0%
Aug 1085°F63°F95°F 198850°F 197237%0%
Aug 1185°F63°F95°F 198850°F 197237%0%
Aug 1285°F63°F96°F 200549°F 196837%0%
Aug 1385°F63°F96°F 198550°F 195437%0%
Aug 1485°F62°F99°F 198847°F 196436%0%
Aug 1585°F62°F99°F 198846°F 196436%0%
Aug 1685°F62°F104°F 200747°F 197936%0%
Aug 1785°F62°F101°F 198848°F 197935%0%
Aug 1885°F62°F99°F 198851°F 198135%0%
Aug 1985°F62°F95°F 200749°F 195335%0%
Aug 2085°F62°F99°F 198347°F 195334%0%
Aug 2185°F61°F98°F 198348°F 202434%0%
Aug 2285°F61°F98°F 198347°F 202433%0%
Aug 2385°F61°F96°F 195949°F 202433%0%
Aug 2485°F61°F98°F 200746°F 195133%0%
Aug 2585°F61°F96°F 195946°F 195132%0%
Aug 2685°F61°F96°F 202446°F 195132%0%
Aug 2784°F60°F97°F 202450°F 195832%0%
Aug 2884°F60°F100°F 202446°F 196831%0%
Aug 2984°F60°F100°F 195341°F 196531%0%
Aug 3084°F60°F100°F 195344°F 198631%0%
Aug 3184°F60°F99°F 195345°F 197631%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tornado, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:37 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:59 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00461579 (Charleston WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013866, 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.