Monthly outlook for Great Bend, ND: average high 85.4°, average low 59.8°. That is 3.5° above the climate normal for August. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 0.7 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.8 inches. The warmest day looks like 17 August (93.8°), the coolest 19 August (53.2°).
85.4°/59.8°
Average high / low
+3.5°
Above normal
5 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.7 in
Precipitation this month
Ten-day blocks vs climate normal
Period
Forecast high
Normal
Difference
8 August – 17 August
86.7°
79.5°
+4°
18 August – 27 August
83.3°
78.7°
+2.6°
28 August – 6 September
at normal
77.1°
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August records over 66 years
101.1°18 August 1976All-time high
42.4°28 August 1965All-time low
Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Hankinson (7 mi).
Sun, 0985° / 58°0.07
85 °
Great Bend, Sunday, 9 August
Light rain. High 85°, low 58°.
Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind12.3 mph N
Humidity33%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°
Mon, 1093° / 58°0.07
93 °
Great Bend, Monday, 10 August
Light rain. High 93°, low 58°.
Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind11.3 mph SE
Humidity27%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°
Tue, 1191° / 60°0.02
91 °
Great Bend, Tuesday, 11 August
Light rain. High 91°, low 60°.
Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind9.8 mph NE
Humidity37%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°
Wed, 1284° / 60°0
84 °
Great Bend, Wednesday, 12 August
Overcast. High 84°, low 60°.
Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind8.2 mph NE
Humidity32%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Thu, 1386° / 63°0
86 °
Great Bend, Thursday, 13 August
Overcast. High 86°, low 63°.
Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind8.2 mph E
Humidity24%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Fri, 1488° / 58°0
88 °
Great Bend, Friday, 14 August
Overcast. High 88°, low 58°.
Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind12.1 mph S
Humidity21%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Sat, 1575° / 64°0
75 °
Great Bend, Saturday, 15 August
Light rain. High 75°, low 64°.
Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind14.5 mph S
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Sun, 1685° / 62°0.01
85 °
Great Bend, Sunday, 16 August
Light rain. High 85°, low 62°.
Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind14.1 mph NW
Humidity32%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Mon, 1794° / 63°0.03
94 °
Great Bend, Monday, 17 August
Light rain. High 94°, low 63°.
Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind11.1 mph SE
Humidity32%
Visibility—
Dew point51°
Tue, 1886° / 63°0.11
86 °
Great Bend, Tuesday, 18 August
Light rain. High 86°, low 63°.
Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind16.8 mph NW
Humidity29%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Wed, 1981° / 53°0.12
81 °
Great Bend, Wednesday, 19 August
Light rain. High 81°, low 53°.
Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind11.4 mph N
Humidity30%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Thu, 2085° / 62°0
85 °
Great Bend, Thursday, 20 August
Partly cloudy. High 85°, low 62°.
Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind13.6 mph S
Humidity22%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Fri, 2185° / 57°0
85 °
Great Bend, Friday, 21 August
Overcast. High 85°, low 57°.
Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind19.8 mph SE
Humidity33%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Sat, 2282° / 64°0.24
82 °
Great Bend, Saturday, 22 August
Light rain. High 82°, low 64°.
Pressure29.68 inHg
Wind25.4 mph NW
Humidity31%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Sun, 2381° / 56°0
81 °
Great Bend, Sunday, 23 August
Clear. High 81°, low 56°.
Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind15.2 mph NW
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Mon, 2480° / 62°0.11
80 °
Great Bend, Monday, 24 August
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high80°
Average low62°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high96° (1976)
Record low50° (1966)
Tue, 2578° / 62°0.07
78 °
Great Bend, Tuesday, 25 August
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high78°
Average low62°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high95° (2013)
Record low46° (2025)
Wed, 2679° / 61°0.13
79 °
Great Bend, Wednesday, 26 August
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high79°
Average low61°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high96° (1991)
Record low45° (1992)
Thu, 2778° / 60°0.05
78 °
Great Bend, Thursday, 27 August
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high78°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high93° (1991)
Record low44° (1982)
Fri, 2878° / 61°0.07
78 °
Great Bend, Friday, 28 August
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high78°
Average low61°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high95° (1984)
Record low42° (1965)
Sat, 2978° / 60°0.07
78 °
Great Bend, Saturday, 29 August
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high78°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high94° (2013)
Record low46° (1988)
Sun, 3077° / 60°0.09
77 °
Great Bend, Sunday, 30 August
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high77°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high92° (1961)
Record low49° (2009)
Mon, 3178° / 60°0.07
78 °
Great Bend, Monday, 31 August
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high78°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high91° (1979)
Record low45° (1987)
Tue, 0177° / 60°0.1
77 °
Great Bend, Tuesday, 1 September
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high77°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high91° (1983)
Record low43° (1974)
Wed, 0277° / 60°0.17
77 °
Great Bend, Wednesday, 2 September
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high77°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.17 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high96° (1983)
Record low41° (1974)
Thu, 0377° / 59°0.07
77 °
Great Bend, Thursday, 3 September
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high77°
Average low59°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high93° (2007)
Record low39° (1974)
Fri, 0477° / 59°0.09
77 °
Great Bend, Friday, 4 September
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high77°
Average low59°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high96° (1979)
Record low44° (1962)
Sat, 0576° / 58°0.11
76 °
Great Bend, Saturday, 5 September
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high76°
Average low58°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high94° (1978)
Record low39° (1965)
Sun, 0676° / 57°0.09
76 °
Great Bend, Sunday, 6 September
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high76°
Average low57°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high95° (1978)
Record low44° (1968)
About the monthly outlook
How accurate is a 30-day forecast?
The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Great Bend, ND are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.
What does "above normal" mean?
We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.
Where do the 66-year records come from?
They are real temperature extremes recorded in Great Bend, ND since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.
How often is it updated?
The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.