Wisconsin Rapids weather in August: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Wisconsin Rapids in August has a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 57°F, a daily mean of 68°F, falling from 82°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal August, 3.83 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 14°C, 97 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationWisconsin Rapids Alexander Field
- Station IDUSW00004826
- Location44.36°N 89.84°W
- Elevation1,019 ft (311 m)
- Population18,675
- Jan 25° 8°
- Feb 29° 11°
- Mar 42° 22°
- Apr 56° 33°
- May 69° 45°
- Jun 78° 55°
- Jul 82° 59°
- Aug 80° 57°
- Sep 72° 49°
- Oct 58° 37°
- Nov 43° 26°
- Dec 30° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Wisconsin Rapids in August?
The normal high is 80°F and the normal low 57°F, for a daily mean of 68.4°F. August is 2.2°F cooler than July and 8.1°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Wisconsin Rapids and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 82°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 66°F and 71°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 82°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% |
| August 8 | 81°F | 58°F | 39% | 21% |
| August 15 | 80°F | 58°F | 40% | 21% |
| August 22 | 79°F | 56°F | 40% | 21% |
| August 31 | 77°F | 54°F | 41% | 21% |
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 | 82°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 2 | 82°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 3 | 82°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 4 | 82°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 5 | 81°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 6 | 81°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 7 | 81°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 8 | 81°F | 58°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 9 | 81°F | 58°F | 39% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 10 | 81°F | 58°F | 40% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 11 | 81°F | 58°F | 40% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 12 | 81°F | 58°F | 40% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 13 | 80°F | 58°F | 40% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 14 | 80°F | 58°F | 40% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 15 | 80°F | 58°F | 40% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 16 | 80°F | 57°F | 40% | 21% | 14 h |
| August 17 | 80°F | 57°F | 40% | 21% | 14 h |
| August 18 | 80°F | 57°F | 40% | 21% | 14 h |
| August 19 | 79°F | 57°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 20 | 79°F | 57°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 21 | 79°F | 57°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 22 | 79°F | 56°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 23 | 79°F | 56°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 24 | 79°F | 56°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 25 | 78°F | 56°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 26 | 78°F | 55°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 27 | 78°F | 55°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 28 | 78°F | 55°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 29 | 77°F | 55°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 30 | 77°F | 54°F | 41% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 31 | 77°F | 54°F | 41% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 80°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 57°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 3.83 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Daylight
- 14 h 40 min to 13 h 20 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 29
- Days at 80°F or more
- 17
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00004826; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Wisconsin Rapids in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around August 30 (41%). In all, 3.83 in falls on 12 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Wisconsin Rapids, 2 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00004826.
What are the records for August in Wisconsin Rapids?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 99°F, on August 23, 2023; the coldest is 35°F, on August 21, 2004. The wettest August brought 9.57 in (2021).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 68.4°F: 2021 70.5°F (+2.1), 2022 69.1°F (+0.7), 2023 70.1°F (+1.7), 2024 69.2°F (+0.8), 2025 67.1°F (−1.3), 2026 69.4°F (+1.0). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70.5°F | +2.1°F | 9.57 in |
| 2022 | 69.1°F | +0.7°F | 6.61 in |
| 2023 | 70.1°F | +1.7°F | 2.09 in |
| 2024 | 69.2°F | +0.8°F | 4.52 in |
| 2025 | 67.1°F | −1.3°F | 2.69 in |
| 2026 | 69.4°F | +1.0°F | 2.30 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00004826; recent months: ACIS, station USW00004826. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Wisconsin Rapids compare across Wisconsin?
Across the 165 places PlainClimate covers in Wisconsin, August normal highs run from 71°F in Laona to 83°F in Lake Geneva; Wisconsin Rapids's is 80°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Wisconsin Rapids in July82°F by day, 59°F at night
- Wisconsin Rapids in September72°F by day, 49°F at night
- Wisconsin Rapids through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Wisconsin in AugustThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Lake Geneva: Wisconsin's warmest Augustnormal high 83°F