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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

 

August Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 142 year period of August 1882 through August 2023

 

Wettest August was 11.70 recorded in 2019

Driest August was Trace recorded in 2000

Difference between the wettest and driest August was 11.70

 

Driest August      Wettest August
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2000 TRACE 71 1993 2.57
2 1932 0.12 72 1977 2.61
3 1929 0.12 73 2023 2.65
4 1999 0.20 74 1926 2.70
5 1916 0.23 75 2003 2.71
6 1923 0.29 76 1912 2.76
7 1973 0.44 77 1945 2.78
8 1978 0.47 78 1976 2.82
9 1995 0.50 79 1987 2.83
10 1936 0.50 80 1955 2.83
11 1907 0.52 81 2006 2.87
12 1901 0.58 82 1966 2.87
13 1980 0.65 83 1994 2.91
14 1925 0.76 84 1885 2.99
15 1946 0.78 85 1900 3.01
16 1909 0.82 86 1938 3.03
17 1913 0.84 87 1941 3.05
18 2021 0.86 88 1902 3.07
19 1963 0.86 89 1970 3.11
20 1930 0.95 90 1917 3.18
21 2007 0.98 91 1892 3.36
22 1918 0.99 92 1948 3.39
23 1988 1.05 93 1942 3.46
24 1972 1.13 94 2002 3.55
25 1899 1.15 95 1985 3.57
26 1939 1.19 96 1990 3.60
27 1943 1.22 97 1884 3.73
28 2004 1.27 98 1894 3.74
29 1968 1.27 99 1965 3.81
30 1937 1.29 100 2013 3.84
31 1896 1.31 101 1893 3.87
32 1883 1.32 102 2016 3.88
33 1882 1.34 103 1910 3.91
34 1947 1.38 104 1928 4.02
35 1949 1.42 105 2011 4.13
36 1889 1.44 106 1903 4.15
37 2014 1.58 107 1996 4.38
38 1935 1.60 108 2015 4.43
39 1960 1.63 109 1979 4.44
40 1967 1.64 110 1921 4.45
41 1920 1.68 111 1958 4.51
42 1924 1.72 112 1975 4.91
43 1998 1.73 113 1919 4.92
44 1905 1.73 114 1927 4.93
45 1959 1.76 115 1887 4.94
46 1991 1.80 116 1951 4.96
47 1934 1.80 117 1895 4.98
48 1891 1.80 118 2009 5.10
49 2005 1.82 119 1961 5.17
50 1886 1.82 120 1914 5.21
51 2001 1.88 121 1940 5.26
52 1922 1.88 122 1964 5.62
53 1984 2.00 123 1986 5.63
54 2022 2.02 124 1957 5.83
55 1954 2.02 125 1897 5.97
56 1950 2.12 126 1898 6.10
57 1997 2.16 127 1933 6.19
58 1981 2.17 128 1974 6.22
59 2012 2.18 129 1911 6.25
60 2010 2.27 130 1888 6.26
61 1992 2.34 131 1906 6.48
62 1982 2.35 132 1971 6.57
63 1956 2.36 133 2017 7.00
64 1969 2.37 134 1944 7.19
65 1904 2.38 135 1908 7.32
66 1983 2.39 136 2008 7.42
67 1989 2.45 137 1931 8.71
68 1952 2.50 138 2018 9.53
69 1953 2.52 139 1915 9.64
70 1962 2.55 140 2020 9.98
      141 1890 10.89
      142 2019 11.70
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2019 11.70 71 1977 2.61
2 1890 10.89 72 1993 2.57
3 2020 9.98 73 1962 2.55
4 1915 9.64 74 1953 2.52
5 2018 9.53 75 1952 2.50
6 1931 8.71 76 1989 2.45
7 2008 7.42 77 1983 2.39
8 1908 7.32 78 1904 2.38
9 1944 7.19 79 1969 2.37
10 2017 7.00 80 1956 2.36
11 1971 6.57 81 1982 2.35
12 1906 6.48 82 1992 2.34
13 1888 6.26 83 2010 2.27
14 1911 6.25 84 2012 2.18
15 1974 6.22 85 1981 2.17
16 1933 6.19 86 1997 2.16
17 1898 6.10 87 1950 2.12
18 1897 5.97 88 2022 2.02
19 1957 5.83 89 1954 2.02
20 1986 5.63 90 1984 2.00
21 1964 5.62 91 2001 1.88
22 1940 5.26 92 1922 1.88
23 1914 5.21 93 2005 1.82
24 1961 5.17 94 1886 1.82
25 2009 5.10 95 1991 1.80
26 1895 4.98 96 1934 1.80
27 1951 4.96 97 1891 1.80
28 1887 4.94 98 1959 1.76
29 1927 4.93 99 1998 1.73
30 1919 4.92 100 1905 1.73
31 1975 4.91 101 1924 1.72
32 1958 4.51 102 1920 1.68
33 1921 4.45 103 1967 1.64
34 1979 4.44 104 1960 1.63
35 2015 4.43 105 1935 1.60
36 1996 4.38 106 2014 1.58
37 1903 4.15 107 1889 1.44
38 2011 4.13 108 1949 1.42
39 1928 4.02 109 1947 1.38
40 1910 3.91 110 1882 1.34
41 2016 3.88 111 1883 1.32
42 1893 3.87 112 1896 1.31
43 2013 3.84 113 1937 1.29
44 1965 3.81 114 2004 1.27
45 1894 3.74 115 1968 1.27
46 1884 3.73 116 1943 1.22
47 1990 3.60 117 1939 1.19
48 1985 3.57 118 1899 1.15
49 2002 3.55 119 1972 1.13
50 1942 3.46 120 1988 1.05
51 1948 3.39 121 1918 0.99
52 1892 3.36 122 2007 0.98
53 1917 3.18 123 1930 0.95
54 1970 3.11 124 2021 0.86
55 1902 3.07 125 1963 0.86
56 1941 3.05 126 1913 0.84
57 1938 3.03 127 1909 0.82
58 1900 3.01 128 1946 0.78
59 1885 2.99 129 1925 0.76
60 1994 2.91 130 1980 0.65
61 2006 2.87 131 1901 0.58
62 1966 2.87 132 1907 0.52
63 1987 2.83 133 1995 0.50
64 1955 2.83 134 1936 0.50
65 1976 2.82 135 1978 0.47
66 1945 2.78 136 1973 0.44
67 1912 2.76 137 1923 0.29
68 2003 2.71 138 1916 0.23
69 1926 2.70 139 1999 0.20
70 2023 2.65 140 1932 0.12
      141 1929 0.12
      142 2000 TRACE
           

 

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Updated: November 5, 2023