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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 >

 

Average August Temperatures for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 75 year period of August 1949 through August 2023

 

Warmest August was 83.3 recorded in 1980

Coldest August was 71.2 recorded in 1992

Difference between the warmest and coldest August was 12.1

 

Coldest August      Warmest August
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1992 71.2 41 1960 77.1
2 1967 71.5 42 2012 77.4
3 1950 71.8 43 1985 77.5
4 2004 72.0 44 1968 77.5
5 1976 73.1 45 1959 77.5
6 2017 73.4 46 1978 77.6
7 1966 73.4 47 2019 77.7
8 2015 73.8 48 1977 77.7
9 1971 73.9 49 1952 78.2
10 2009 74.0 50 2001 78.4
11 1974 74.0 51 1990 78.4
12 1949 74.0 52 1963 78.5
13 1986 74.3 53 1999 78.6
14 1961 74.3 54 1951 78.7
15 1997 74.4 55 2022 78.8
16 1994 74.8 56 2021 78.8
17 1953 74.8 57 2003 78.8
18 1981 75.2 58 1988 79.1
19 2020 75.3 59 1998 79.3
20 1969 75.5 60 1982 79.4
21 2008 75.6 61 1970 79.5
22 1996 75.7 62 1956 79.6
23 1955 75.7 63 2005 79.8
24 1973 75.8 64 1987 79.8
25 1958 75.8 65 2023 80.7
26 1957 75.8 66 2007 80.8
27 2013 76.0 67 1993 80.9
28 1979 76.1 68 2000 81.0
29 1964 76.1 69 2006 81.1
30 2018 76.2 70 1995 81.4
31 1965 76.3 71 1983 81.5
32 1972 76.4 72 2010 82.0
33 1962 76.5 73 1954 82.3
34 2002 76.6 74 2011 82.5
35 2014 76.8 75 1980 83.3
36 1975 76.8      
37 2016 77.0      
38 1991 77.0      
39 1989 77.0      
40 1984 77.0      
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1980 83.3 41 1975 76.8
2 2011 82.5 42 2002 76.6
3 1954 82.3 43 1962 76.5
4 2010 82.0 44 1972 76.4
5 1983 81.5 45 1965 76.3
6 1995 81.4 46 2018 76.2
7 2006 81.1 47 1979 76.1
8 2000 81.0 48 1964 76.1
9 1993 80.9 49 2013 76.0
10 2007 80.8 50 1973 75.8
11 2023 80.7 51 1958 75.8
12 2005 79.8 52 1957 75.8
13 1987 79.8 53 1996 75.7
14 1956 79.6 54 1955 75.7
15 1970 79.5 55 2008 75.6
16 1982 79.4 56 1969 75.5
17 1998 79.3 57 2020 75.3
18 1988 79.1 58 1981 75.2
19 2022 78.8 59 1994 74.8
20 2021 78.8 60 1953 74.8
21 2003 78.8 61 1997 74.4
22 1951 78.7 62 1986 74.3
23 1999 78.6 63 1961 74.3
24 1963 78.5 64 2009 74.0
25 2001 78.4 65 1974 74.0
26 1990 78.4 66 1949 74.0
27 1952 78.2 67 1971 73.9
28 2019 77.7 68 2015 73.8
29 1977 77.7 69 2017 73.4
30 1978 77.6 70 1966 73.4
31 1985 77.5 71 1976 73.1
32 1968 77.5 72 2004 72.0
33 1959 77.5 73 1950 71.8
34 2012 77.4 74 1967 71.5
35 1960 77.1 75 1992 71.2
36 2016 77.0      
37 1991 77.0      
38 1989 77.0      
39 1984 77.0      
40 2014 76.8      
           
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: October 10, 2023