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Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

 

August Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 143 year period of August 1882 through August 2024

 

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 2024 7.20
66 1983 2.39 136 1908 7.32
67 1989 2.45 137 2008 7.42
68 1952 2.50 138 1931 8.71
69 1953 2.52 139 2018 9.53
70 1962 2.55 140 1915 9.64
      141 2020 9.98
      142 1890 10.89
      143 2019 11.70
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2019 11.70 71 2023 2.65
2 1890 10.89 72 1977 2.61
3 2020 9.98 73 1993 2.57
4 1915 9.64 74 1962 2.55
5 2018 9.53 75 1953 2.52
6 1931 8.71 76 1952 2.50
7 2008 7.42 77 1989 2.45
8 1908 7.32 78 1983 2.39
9 2024 7.20 79 1904 2.38
10 1944 7.19 80 1969 2.37
11 2017 7.00 81 1956 2.36
12 1971 6.57 82 1982 2.35
13 1906 6.48 83 1992 2.34
14 1888 6.26 84 2010 2.27
15 1911 6.25 85 2012 2.18
16 1974 6.22 86 1981 2.17
17 1933 6.19 87 1997 2.16
18 1898 6.10 88 1950 2.12
19 1897 5.97 89 2022 2.02
20 1957 5.83 90 1954 2.02
21 1986 5.63 91 1984 2.00
22 1964 5.62 92 2001 1.88
23 1940 5.26 93 1922 1.88
24 1914 5.21 94 2005 1.82
25 1961 5.17 95 1886 1.82
26 2009 5.10 96 1991 1.80
27 1895 4.98 97 1934 1.80
28 1951 4.96 98 1891 1.80
29 1887 4.94 99 1959 1.76
30 1927 4.93 100 1998 1.73
31 1919 4.92 101 1905 1.73
32 1975 4.91 102 1924 1.72
33 1958 4.51 103 1920 1.68
34 1921 4.45 104 1967 1.64
35 1979 4.44 105 1960 1.63
36 2015 4.43 106 1935 1.60
37 1996 4.38 107 2014 1.58
38 1903 4.15 108 1889 1.44
39 2011 4.13 109 1949 1.42
40 1928 4.02 110 1947 1.38
41 1910 3.91 111 1882 1.34
42 2016 3.88 112 1883 1.32
43 1893 3.87 113 1896 1.31
44 2013 3.84 114 1937 1.29
45 1965 3.81 115 2004 1.27
46 1894 3.74 116 1968 1.27
47 1884 3.73 117 1943 1.22
48 1990 3.60 118 1939 1.19
49 1985 3.57 119 1899 1.15
50 2002 3.55 120 1972 1.13
51 1942 3.46 121 1988 1.05
52 1948 3.39 122 1918 0.99
53 1892 3.36 123 2007 0.98
54 1917 3.18 124 1930 0.95
55 1970 3.11 125 2021 0.86
56 1902 3.07 126 1963 0.86
57 1941 3.05 127 1913 0.84
58 1938 3.03 128 1909 0.82
59 1900 3.01 129 1946 0.78
60 1885 2.99 130 1925 0.76
61 1994 2.91 131 1980 0.65
62 2006 2.87 132 1901 0.58
63 1966 2.87 133 1907 0.52
64 1987 2.83 134 1995 0.50
65 1955 2.83 135 1936 0.50
66 1976 2.82 136 1978 0.47
67 1945 2.78 137 1973 0.44
68 1912 2.76 138 1923 0.29
69 2003 2.71 139 1916 0.23
70 1926 2.70 140 1999 0.20
      141 1932 0.12
      142 1929 0.12
      143 2000 TRACE
           

 

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Updated: September 12, 2024