August Climatology for Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, Alliance, Scottsbluff, Chadron and Sidney
Please see the following table for August Climatology for Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, Alliance, Scottsbluff, Chadron and Sidney. As you can see, the record highest temperature in August for all of the locales was a blistering 108 degrees at Chadron on August 6th, 1980. The record lowest temperature in August for all of the locales was a shivering 25 degrees at Cheyenne on August 25th, 1910. Cheyenne had the record highest daily precipitation with 6.06 inches on August 1st, 1985, during the infamous Cheyenne flash flood. The highest average maximum temperature is 88.4 degrees at Alliance and lowest average maximum temperature is 77.4 degrees at Laramie. The highest average minimum temperature is 58.1 degrees at Chadron and the lowest average minimum temperature is 46.0 degrees at Laramie. The highest average precipitation is 2.25 inches at Sidney and the lowest average preciptation falls in Rawlins with 0.81 inches.
City |
Record Highest Temperature (Fahrenheit) |
Date and Year |
Record Lowest Temperature (Fahrenheit) |
Date and Year |
Highest Record Daily Precipitation (Inches) |
Date and Year |
Average Monthly Maximum Temperature (Fahrenheit) |
Average Monthly Minimum Temperature (Fahrenheit) |
Average Monthly Precipitation (Inches) |
Average Wind Speed (MPH) |
Cheyenne |
96 |
1st in 1938;6th in 1979; 8th in 1969; 10th in 1969 |
25 |
25th in 1910 |
6.06 |
1st in 1985 |
79.8 |
52.0 |
1.82 |
10.4 |
Laramie |
94 |
5th in 1979 |
28 |
19th in 1978 |
2.28 |
24th in 1958 |
77.4 |
46.0 |
1.23 |
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Rawlins |
98 |
2nd in 2000 |
34 |
18th in 1960; 21st and 22nd in 1966 |
1.27 |
18th in 1977 |
83.8 |
49.2 |
0.81 |
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Alliance |
107 |
13th in 2007 |
33 |
11th in 2004 and 28th in 2004 |
2.81 |
30th in 1963 |
88.4 |
55.2 |
1.63 |
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Scottsbluff |
106 |
27th in 1898 |
30 |
25th in 1910 |
2.30 |
7th and 17th in 1915 |
86.8 |
54.9 |
1.19 |
9.1 |
Chadron |
108 |
6th in 1980 |
35 |
11th in 2004 |
1.82 |
19th in 1979 |
87.8 |
58.1 |
1.67 |
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Sidney |
104 |
5th in 1979; 7th in 1980 |
35 |
19th in 1978; 28th in 1976 |
2.34 |
15th in 1968 |
86.0 |
54.5 |
2.25 |
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