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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 Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 75 year period of August 1949 through August 2023

 

Wettest August was 9.12 recorded in 1964

Driest August was 0.02 recorded in 2010

Difference between the wettest and driest August was 9.10

 

Driest August      Wettest August
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2010 0.02 41 1958 3.29
2 1995 0.04 42 2023 3.37
3 1980 0.49 43 1982 3.48
4 2021 0.56 44 1988 3.66
5 2004 0.66 45 2003 3.71
6 1956 0.70 46 2011 3.97
7 2000 0.88 47 1991 4.09
8 1999 0.95 48 1977 4.26
9 1969 0.95 49 1966 4.30
10 2016 1.09 50 2012 4.32
11 1984 1.11 51 1997 4.36
12 2020 1.14 52 2015 4.41
13 1990 1.17 53 2022 4.58
14 1998 1.19 54 1978 4.77
15 1960 1.20 55 1975 4.89
16 2001 1.35 56 1962 4.90
17 1954 1.49 57 1993 5.10
18 1983 1.51 58 2019 5.24
19 2005 1.66 59 1950 5.59
20 1953 1.79 60 2017 5.66
21 1976 1.80 61 1974 5.75
22 2014 2.08 62 1952 5.79
23 1979 2.09 63 1961 5.89
24 1989 2.13 64 2008 5.91
25 1972 2.19 65 2018 6.18
26 1970 2.31 66 2009 6.19
27 1968 2.45 67 1985 6.23
28 2007 2.56 68 2002 6.61
29 1955 2.67 69 1957 6.81
30 1949 2.69 70 1986 7.07
31 1996 2.73 71 1965 7.25
32 1959 2.73 72 1981 7.30
33 2013 2.82 73 2006 7.44
34 1971 2.82 74 1987 7.87
35 1994 2.83 75 1964 9.12
36 1963 2.92      
37 1973 3.04      
38 1992 3.10      
39 1967 3.18      
40 1951 3.18      
           
           
 
           
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 1964 9.12 41 1994 2.83
2 1987 7.87 42 2013 2.82
3 2006 7.44 43 1971 2.82
4 1981 7.30 44 1996 2.73
5 1965 7.25 45 1959 2.73
6 1986 7.07 46 1949 2.69
7 1957 6.81 47 1955 2.67
8 2002 6.61 48 2007 2.56
9 1985 6.23 49 1968 2.45
10 2009 6.19 50 1970 2.31
11 2018 6.18 51 1972 2.19
12 2008 5.91 52 1989 2.13
13 1961 5.89 53 1979 2.09
14 1952 5.79 54 2014 2.08
15 1974 5.75 55 1976 1.80
16 2017 5.66 56 1953 1.79
17 1950 5.59 57 2005 1.66
18 2019 5.24 58 1983 1.51
19 1993 5.10 59 1954 1.49
20 1962 4.90 60 2001 1.35
21 1975 4.89 61 1960 1.20
22 1978 4.77 62 1998 1.19
23 2022 4.58 63 1990 1.17
24 2015 4.41 64 2020 1.14
25 1997 4.36 65 1984 1.11
26 2012 4.32 66 2016 1.09
27 1966 4.30 67 1999 0.95
28 1977 4.26 68 1969 0.95
29 1991 4.09 69 2000 0.88
30 2011 3.97 70 1956 0.70
31 2003 3.71 71 2004 0.66
32 1988 3.66 72 2021 0.56
33 1982 3.48 73 1980 0.49
34 2023 3.37 74 1995 0.04
35 1958 3.29 75 2010 0.02
36 1967 3.18      
37 1951 3.18      
38 1992 3.10      
39 1973 3.04      
40 1963 2.92      
           
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

July August September

 

Updated: October 10, 2023