GREENSBORO, N.C. — Unusual. That’s what August was for most of North Carolina. When it comes to the weather, there wasn’t a ton of heat, there were more clouds than usual, and overall, it just wasn’t all that summer-like. We crunched the numbers.
8th Coolest on Record
When we look at the numbers, August was below average for temperatures in most categories. Taking an average of highs and lows, the temperature was 73.5°F for the month. That makes it the 8th coolest month all-time in Greensboro. Records go back to 1903.
The average high for the month was just 81.3 degrees. That’s the second coolest on record, and pretty similar to a typical August in Boston, MA.
Every Day of the Month
Here’s the data for every day in the month of August. You’ll see quickly that the aren’t many hot days.
The biggest cool stretches happened at the beginning of the month and at the end of the month…