Medicine Lodge weather in August: Medicine Lodge, Kansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Medicine Lodge in August has a normal high of 92°F and a normal low of 68°F, a daily mean of 80°F, falling from 94°F on the 1st to 90°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal August, 3.51 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 34°C and low of 20°C, 89 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationMedicine Lodge
- Station IDUSW00003957
- Location37.28°N 98.55°W
- Elevation1,535 ft (468 m)
- Population1,708
- Jan 46° 22°
- Feb 50° 26°
- Mar 60° 35°
- Apr 70° 44°
- May 79° 55°
- Jun 90° 65°
- Jul 94° 70°
- Aug 92° 68°
- Sep 84° 59°
- Oct 72° 45°
- Nov 58° 33°
- Dec 47° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Medicine Lodge in August?
The normal high is 92°F and the normal low 68°F, for a daily mean of 80.0°F. August is 2.0°F cooler than July and 8.3°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Medicine Lodge and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 94°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 77°F and 83°F.
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 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 94°F | 70°F | 26% | 16% |
| August 8 | 94°F | 69°F | 27% | 16% |
| August 15 | 93°F | 68°F | 27% | 16% |
| August 22 | 92°F | 67°F | 26% | 16% |
| August 31 | 90°F | 65°F | 23% | 14% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 94°F | 70°F | 26% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 94°F | 70°F | 26% | 16% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 94°F | 69°F | 26% | 16% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 94°F | 69°F | 26% | 16% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 94°F | 69°F | 26% | 16% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 94°F | 69°F | 27% | 16% | 14 h |
| August 7 | 94°F | 69°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 94°F | 69°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 94°F | 69°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 93°F | 69°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 93°F | 69°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 93°F | 69°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 93°F | 68°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 93°F | 68°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 93°F | 68°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 93°F | 68°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 93°F | 68°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 92°F | 68°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 92°F | 67°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 92°F | 67°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 92°F | 67°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 92°F | 67°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 92°F | 67°F | 25% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 91°F | 66°F | 25% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 91°F | 66°F | 25% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 91°F | 66°F | 25% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 91°F | 66°F | 24% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 90°F | 65°F | 24% | 15% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 90°F | 65°F | 24% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 90°F | 65°F | 24% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 90°F | 65°F | 23% | 14% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 92°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 68°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 3.51 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 20
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 30
- Sunshine
- 86%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003957; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Medicine Lodge in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around August 10 (27%). In all, 3.51 in falls on 9 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Medicine Lodge, 20 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003957.
How humid and windy is Medicine Lodge in August?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 89°F with 37% relative humidity and a dew point of 60°F; at 6 a.m. it is 67°F with 81% humidity. The wind averages 8.0 mph, most often from the south-southeast in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 67°F | 61°F | 81% | 5.5 mph | – |
| 9 a.m. | 76°F | 63°F | 64% | 8.1 mph | – |
| noon | 85°F | 62°F | 45% | 10.3 mph | – |
| 3 p.m. | 89°F | 60°F | 37% | 11.0 mph | – |
| 6 p.m. | 86°F | 60°F | 41% | 9.9 mph | – |
| 9 p.m. | 77°F | 61°F | 57% | 8.0 mph | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00003957. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for August in Medicine Lodge?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 115°F, on August 24, 2024; the coldest is 51°F, on August 20, 2012. The wettest August brought 7.38 in (2003).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 80.0°F: 2021 82.1°F (+2.1), 2022 81.7°F (+1.7), 2023 80.5°F (+0.5), 2024 83.7°F (+3.7), 2025 81.0°F (+1.0), 2026 86.8°F (+6.8). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82.1°F | +2.1°F | 1.28 in |
| 2022 | 81.7°F | +1.7°F | 0.05 in |
| 2023 | 80.5°F | +0.5°F | 2.96 in |
| 2024 | 83.7°F | +3.7°F | 1.01 in |
| 2025 | 81.0°F | +1.0°F | 4.26 in |
| 2026 | 86.8°F | +6.8°F | 0.90 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003957; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003957. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Medicine Lodge compare across Kansas?
Across the 137 places PlainClimate covers in Kansas, August normal highs run from 85°F in Baileyville to 93°F in Ashland; Medicine Lodge's is 92°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Medicine Lodge in July94°F by day, 70°F at night
- Medicine Lodge in September84°F by day, 59°F at night
- Medicine Lodge through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Kansas in AugustThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Ashland: Kansas's warmest Augustnormal high 93°F