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August Daily Records for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Avoca), PA
Period of Record: 1955-Present
| | Maximum Temperature | Minimum Temperature | Rainfall |
| Date | High | Year | Low | Year | High | Year | Low | Year | Maximum | Year |
| 01 | 96 | 1955 | 67 | 1976 | 73 | (2006) | 49 | (1998) | 1.36 | 1965 |
| 02 | 96 | 2002 | 69 | 1961 | 76 | (2006) | 49 | (1976) | 0.90 | 1971 |
| 03 | 96 | 2005 | 70 | 1965 | 72 | (1995) | 47 | (1959) | 1.34 | 1971 |
| 04 | 97 | 2005 | 67 | 1971 | 74 | (1975) | 49 | (1956) | 0.71 | 1969 |
| 05 | 94 | 1955 | 67 | 1959 | 73 | (2012) | 45 | (1972) | 1.81 | 1990 |
| 06 | 95 | 1955 | 67 | 2004 | 71 | (1977) | 43 | (1957) | 2.83 | 2011 |
| 07 | 96 | 2001 | 64 | 1975 | 70 | (2006) | 48 | (1994) | 1.60 | 2007 |
| 08 | 94 | 2001 | 67 | 1989 | 73 | (1980) | 46 | (1989) | 0.98 | 2007 |
| 09 | 98 | 2001 | 68 | 1962 | 71 | (1965) | 46 | (1989) | 0.97 | 2012 |
| 10 | 90 | 2005 | 61 | 1962 | 71 | (2001) | 48 | (1964) | 0.90 | 1986 |
| 11 | 92 | 2005 | 65 | 1982 | 71 | (1966) | 46 | (1972) | 3.69 | 2003 |
| 12 | 94 | 2005 | 61 | 1979 | 72 | (1988) | 48 | (2006) | 1.83 | 1964 |
| 13 | 97 | 2005 | 67 | 1964 | 71 | (2005) | 45 | (1957) | 2.86 | 1955 |
| 14 | 96 | 2005 | 68 | 2000 | 76 | (1988) | 48 | (1983) | 0.98 | 1994 |
| 15 | 94 | 1995 | 60 | 1979 | 74 | (1995) | 50 | (1964) | 2.41 | 1969 |
| 16 | 92 | 1995 | 68 | 1992 | 72 | (1995) | 49 | (1979) | 3.18 | 1966 |
| 17 | 94 | 1995 | 63 | 1972 | 71 | (1955) | 43 | (1979) | 1.55 | 1994 |
| 18 | 93 | 1995 | 63 | 1979 | 71 | (1965) | 45 | (1981) | 4.40 | 1955 |
| 19 | 89 | 1983 | 68 | 2007 | 69 | (2005) | 46 | (1977) | 0.60 | 2009 |
| 20 | 94 | 1983 | 61 | 1990 | 70 | (1983) | 45 | (1998) | 1.22 | 1997 |
| 21 | 93 | 2005 | 60 | 2007 | 69 | (1968) | 43 | (2000) | 1.07 | 1991 |
| 22 | 91 | 1968 | 65 | 1965 | 70 | (1959) | 42 | (1982) | 1.33 | 1965 |
| 23 | 89 | 1972 | 67 | 2000 | 72 | (1968) | 44 | (1973) | 1.27 | 1986 |
| 24 | 89 | 1993 | 67 | 1971 | 72 | (1968) | 44 | (1971) | 1.58 | 1988 |
| 25 | 93 | 2007 | 64 | 1967 | 72 | (2007) | 43 | (1987) | 1.53 | 1961 |
| 26 | 93 | 1959 | 68 | 2006 | 69 | (1975) | 47 | (1989) | 0.90 | 1961 |
| 27 | 92 | 1993 | 62 | 1987 | 70 | (1979) | 46 | (1969) | 1.85 | 1987 |
| 28 | 93 | 1973 | 61 | 1986 | 73 | (1973) | 44 | (1957) | 3.23 | 2011 |
| 29 | 92 | 1991 | 62 | 2002 | 71 | (1979) | 38 | (1982) | 1.95 | 2006 |
| 30 | 93 | 1991 | 66 | 1976 | 73 | (2005) | 41 | (1986) | 0.98 | 1955 |
| 31 | 92 | 1995 | 63 | 1985 | 71 | (1980) | 42 | (1976) | 1.22 | 1956 |
August Extremes:
Daily
- Record High: 98 °F on the 9th in 2001
- Record Low: 38 °F on the 29th in 1982
- Lowest Maximum: 60 °F on the 21st in 2007
- Highest Minimum: 76 °F on the 2nd in 2006
- Highest Rainfall: 4.40" on the 18th in 1955
Daily Top Five:
Highest Temperature (°F)
| Rank | Highest | Date | Year |
| 1 | 98 | 9 | 2001 |
| 2 | 97 | 13 | 2005 |
| 3 | 97 | 4 | 2005 |
| 4 | 96 | 14 | 2005 |
| 5 | 96 | <3/td> | 2005 |
Lowest Temperature (°F)
| Rank | Lowest | Date | Year |
| 1 | 38 | 29 | 1982 |
| 2 | 40 | 29 | 1986 |
| 3 | 41 | 30 | 1986 |
| 4 | 42 | 22 | 1982 |
| 5 | 42 | 31 | 1976 |
Highest Rainfall (inches)
| Rank | Highest | Date | Year |
| 1 | 4.40 | 18 | 1955 |
| 2 | 3.69 | 11 | 2003 |
| 3 | 3.23 | 6 | 2011 |
| 4 | 3.18 | 16 | 1966 |
| 5 | 2.86 | 13 | 1955 |
Month's Top Five:
Month's Average Temperature (Normal: 69.7 °F):
Warmest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 75.5 | 2005 |
| 2 | 75.2 | 1980 |
| 3 | 74.7 | 1995 |
| 4 | 73.6 | 1955 |
| 5 | 73.3 | 1959 |
Coldest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 66.1 | 1982 |
| 2 | 66.1 | 1957 |
| 3 | 67.3 | 1994 |
| 4 | 67.4 | 1986 |
| 5 | 67.5 | 1997 |
Month's Precipitation (Normal: 3.41"):
Wettest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 11.76 | 1955 |
| 2 | 8.03 | 2011 |
| 3 | 6.78 | 1994 |
| 4 | 6.17 | 2003 |
| 5 | 5.69 | 1990 |
Driest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 0.95 | 1995 |
| 2 | 1.23 | 1980 |
| 3 | 1.24 | 1996 |
| 4 | 1.38 | 1957 |
| 5 | 1.43 | 1968 |
Page last updated: 08.23.2011
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Please note this information is preliminary and subject to revision. Official and certified climatic data
can be accessed at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
(http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html).
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