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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 Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 76 year period of August 1949 through August 2024

 

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 2024 5.99
26 1970 2.31 66 2018 6.18
27 1968 2.45 67 2009 6.19
28 2007 2.56 68 1985 6.23
29 1955 2.67 69 2002 6.61
30 1949 2.69 70 1957 6.81
31 1996 2.73 71 1986 7.07
32 1959 2.73 72 1965 7.25
33 2013 2.82 73 1981 7.30
34 1971 2.82 74 2006 7.44
35 1994 2.83 75 1987 7.87
36 1963 2.92 76 1964 9.12
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 1963 2.92
2 1987 7.87 42 1994 2.83
3 2006 7.44 43 2013 2.82
4 1981 7.30 44 1971 2.82
5 1965 7.25 45 1996 2.73
6 1986 7.07 46 1959 2.73
7 1957 6.81 47 1949 2.69
8 2002 6.61 48 1955 2.67
9 1985 6.23 49 2007 2.56
10 2009 6.19 50 1968 2.45
11 2018 6.18 51 1970 2.31
12 2024 5.99 52 1972 2.19
13 2008 5.91 53 1989 2.13
14 1961 5.89 54 1979 2.09
15 1952 5.79 55 2014 2.08
16 1974 5.75 56 1976 1.80
17 2017 5.66 57 1953 1.79
18 1950 5.59 58 2005 1.66
19 2019 5.24 59 1983 1.51
20 1993 5.10 60 1954 1.49
21 1962 4.90 61 2001 1.35
22 1975 4.89 62 1960 1.20
23 1978 4.77 63 1998 1.19
24 2022 4.58 64 1990 1.17
25 2015 4.41 65 2020 1.14
26 1997 4.36 66 1984 1.11
27 2012 4.32 67 2016 1.09
28 1966 4.30 68 1999 0.95
29 1977 4.26 69 1969 0.95
30 1991 4.09 70 2000 0.88
31 2011 3.97 71 1956 0.70
32 2003 3.71 72 2004 0.66
33 1988 3.66 73 2021 0.56
34 1982 3.48 74 1980 0.49
35 2023 3.37 75 1995 0.04
36 1958 3.29 76 2010 0.02
37 1967 3.18      
38 1951 3.18      
39 1992 3.10      
40 1973 3.04      
           
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: September 10, 2024