Corning weather in August: Corning, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August

Corning in August has a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 54°F, a daily mean of 66°F, falling from 79°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal August, 3.86 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 12°C, 98 mm of precipitation in August.

  • NOAA stationCorning
  • Station IDUSC00301787
  • Location42.13°N 77.07°W
  • Elevation1,147 ft (350 m)
  • Population10,605
  1. Jan 30° 12°
  2. Feb 33° 13°
  3. Mar 42° 20°
  4. Apr 55° 31°
  5. May 68° 42°
  6. Jun 75° 51°
  7. Jul 79° 55°
  8. Aug 77° 54°
  9. Sep 70° 47°
  10. Oct 58° 36°
  11. Nov 45° 27°
  12. Dec 34° 19°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Corning in August?

The normal high is 77°F and the normal low 54°F, for a daily mean of 65.6°F. August is 1.5°F cooler than July and 7.2°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Corning and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 79°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 63°F and 68°F.

Corning in August, day by day: normal high and low

Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 43%).

Normal high and low on five days of August, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
August 179°F55°F43%26%
August 878°F55°F42%26%
August 1578°F54°F40%25%
August 2277°F53°F39%23%
August 3175°F52°F37%22%
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 31)
Corning: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of August
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
August 179°F55°F43%26%14 h 30 min
August 279°F55°F43%26%14 h 30 min
August 379°F55°F42%26%14 h 20 min
August 479°F55°F42%26%14 h 20 min
August 578°F55°F42%26%14 h 20 min
August 678°F55°F42%26%14 h 20 min
August 778°F55°F42%26%14 h 20 min
August 878°F55°F42%26%14 h 10 min
August 978°F55°F41%26%14 h 10 min
August 1078°F55°F41%25%14 h 10 min
August 1178°F55°F41%25%14 h 10 min
August 1278°F55°F41%25%14 h
August 1378°F55°F41%25%14 h
August 1478°F55°F40%25%14 h
August 1578°F54°F40%25%14 h
August 1677°F54°F40%24%13 h 50 min
August 1777°F54°F40%24%13 h 50 min
August 1877°F54°F40%24%13 h 50 min
August 1977°F54°F39%24%13 h 50 min
August 2077°F54°F39%24%13 h 40 min
August 2177°F54°F39%24%13 h 40 min
August 2277°F53°F39%23%13 h 40 min
August 2377°F53°F38%23%13 h 40 min
August 2476°F53°F38%23%13 h 30 min
August 2576°F53°F38%23%13 h 30 min
August 2676°F53°F38%23%13 h 30 min
August 2776°F53°F38%23%13 h 30 min
August 2876°F52°F38%22%13 h 20 min
August 2975°F52°F38%22%13 h 20 min
August 3075°F52°F37%22%13 h 20 min
August 3175°F52°F37%22%13 h 10 min
Normal high
77°FAugust average
Normal low
54°FAugust average
Precipitation
3.86 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
120.01 inch or more
Days at 90°F or more
1
Daylight
14 h 30 min to 13 h 10 minAugust 1 to August 31
Days at 70°F or more
28
Days at 80°F or more
14
Sunshine
76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00301787; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Corning in August?

On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around August 1 (43%). In all, 3.86 in falls on 12 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal August in Corning, 1 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00301787.

What are the records for August in Corning?

The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1992) is 100°F, on August 8, 2001; the coldest is 40°F, on August 30, 2025. The wettest August brought 9.56 in (1937).

The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.6°F: 2021 68.3°F (+2.8), 2022 67.3°F (+1.8), 2023 64.6°F (−1.0), 2024 66.0°F (+0.4), 2025 64.4°F (−1.2), 2026 66.0°F (+0.4). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Corning: August in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
AugustMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202168.3°F+2.8°F7.80 in
202267.3°F+1.8°F3.41 in
202364.6°F−1.0°F7.10 in
202466.0°F+0.4°F3.82 in
202564.4°F−1.2°F4.08 in
202666.0°F+0.4°F1.92 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00301787; recent months: ACIS, station USC00301787. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does August in Corning compare across New York?

Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, August normal highs run from 71°F in Cooperstown to 85°F in Mineola; Corning's is 77°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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