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AUGUST NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

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  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
1 93 75 84 101/2023 75/1971 69/1994* 79/2010 0.19 2.40/1983 0 18
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0527 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
2 93 75 84 100/2023* 80/1975* 67/1949* 79/2023* 0.19 2.80/1955 0 18
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
3 93 74 84 100/2023 78/1960 68/1956 80/2010 0.19 4.16/1983 0 18
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
4 93 74 84 101/2023 84/2018* 69/1973* 80/2010 0.19 2.06/1981 0 18
CT STARTS 0503 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
5 93 74 84 101/2023 82/1956 68/1969 78/2023* 0.20 1.80/1995 0 19
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
6 93 74 84 101/2023 82/1984 67/1957 79/2023 0.20 3.55/1966 0 19
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1922 CST
7 93 74 84 100/2023 80/1996 66/1975 80/2023 0.20 3.35/2017 0 19
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
8 93 74 84 101/2023 82/1989 67/1990* 79/2023 0.19 1.05/1948 0 19
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
9 93 74 84 99/2023* 82/1989 61/1989 82/2015 0.19 1.76/1952 0 19
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
10 93 74 84 102/2015 79/1957 63/1989 81/2023 0.19 2.84/1966 0 18
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1918 CST
11 93 74 84 102/2023* 84/2016* 65/1976 80/2023* 0.19 3.00/1996 0 18
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1852 CST    CT ENDS 1917 CST
12 93 74 84 102/2023 79/1968 59/1967 79/2011 0.18 13.54/2016 0 18
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
13 93 74 84 101/2007 77/2016 60/2004 79/2023 0.19 7.97/2016 0 18
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1915 CST
14 93 74 84 103/2023 82/2002 59/2004 79/2012 0.19 2.76/1977 0 18
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
15 93 74 83 103/2023 79/1985 61/2004 79/2023* 0.21 2.52/1985 0 18
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
16 93 74 83 99/2023 81/1998 62/2004* 78/2011* 0.20 2.64/2016 0 18
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1912 CST
17 93 74 83 102/2023 79/1973 63/1963 78/2007* 0.21 2.15/2008 0 18
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
18 93 74 83 103/2023 83/2010 67/2004 78/1995* 0.21 2.20/1988 0 18
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1910 CST
19 93 74 83 104/2023 80/2012 67/1961 78/2021 0.21 2.45/2015 0 18
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
20 93 74 83 102/2023 80/1950 62/1976 79/2023 0.23 2.29/1969 0 18
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1908 CST
21 92 74 83 100/2023 80/1956 65/1957 79/2023 0.22 1.79/2019 0 18
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1842 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
22 92 74 83 102/2023 80/1960 59/1961* 80/2011 0.23 4.82/1953 0 18
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
23 92 74 83 105/2023 78/1958 59/1956 80/2023 0.22 1.67/1967 0 18
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
24 92 74 83 105/2023 81/2008* 61/1956 81/2023 0.23 2.00/1989 0 18
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
25 92 74 83 101/2023 79/1967* 62/1966 80/2023 0.22 2.00/1989 0 18
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1837 CST    CT ENDS 1902 CST
26 92 74 83 106/2023 78/1967 64/1966 79/2020 0.23 5.20/1992 0 18
CT STARTS 0517 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
27 92 74 83 109/2023 79/1967 63/1958 80/2023 0.22 2.85/2020* 0 18
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
28 92 73 83 99/2011 78/2017 62/2015* 79/2023 0.21 3.92/2017 0 18
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
29 92 73 82 99/1998 79/2001* 62/1992 79/1983 0.22 6.40/1978 0 17
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
30 92 73 82 100/2011 80/2003* 63/1992 78/2024* 0.21 2.13/2014 0 17
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
31 91 73 82 103/2000 80/1987 64/1968 79/2020* 0.21 0.86/2024 0 17
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
MON 92.4 74.0 83.2         6.37   0 564

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  25 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  14 9 4 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1948-2024) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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