Washburn climate

Washburn Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madeline Island, 15.3 km from Washburn

Average highs run from 78°F on August 1 to 74°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.17 in over about 9 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 Washburn, 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
56°F
Precipitation
3.17 in
Record high
94°FAug 6, 2001
Record low
34°FAug 29, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
14 h 51 min to 13 h 22 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
6.5 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 178°F57°F92°F 200746°F 202530%0%
Aug 277°F57°F90°F 200543°F 201829%0%
Aug 377°F57°F88°F 201040°F 201829%0%
Aug 477°F57°F91°F 200143°F 202029%0%
Aug 577°F57°F92°F 200140°F 202029%0%
Aug 677°F57°F94°F 200143°F 200229%0%
Aug 777°F57°F92°F 200143°F 201729%0%
Aug 877°F57°F93°F 200147°F 200629%0%
Aug 977°F57°F88°F 201043°F 200829%0%
Aug 1077°F57°F91°F 200738°F 200829%0%
Aug 1177°F57°F91°F 200740°F 200829%0%
Aug 1277°F57°F90°F 201839°F 200429%0%
Aug 1377°F56°F90°F 201535°F 200429%0%
Aug 1477°F56°F93°F 201538°F 200429%0%
Aug 1577°F56°F93°F 201542°F 202329%0%
Aug 1676°F56°F87°F 200347°F 200729%0%
Aug 1776°F56°F90°F 200839°F 200729%0%
Aug 1876°F56°F92°F 200338°F 200729%0%
Aug 1976°F56°F92°F 202140°F 200429%0%
Aug 2076°F56°F91°F 202138°F 200430%0%
Aug 2176°F56°F87°F 201341°F 200430%0%
Aug 2276°F55°F86°F 200840°F 200930%0%
Aug 2375°F55°F93°F 202135°F 200930%0%
Aug 2475°F55°F88°F 200339°F 200830%0%
Aug 2575°F55°F94°F 201335°F 201730%0%
Aug 2675°F55°F92°F 202439°F 200830%0%
Aug 2775°F54°F88°F 199935°F 202330%0%
Aug 2874°F54°F86°F 201337°F 202530%0%
Aug 2974°F54°F91°F 201234°F 200430%0%
Aug 3074°F54°F89°F 201038°F 200931%0%
Aug 3174°F54°F88°F 200838°F 201731%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washburn, 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 (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:44 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00474953 (Madeline Island), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094929, 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.