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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 >

Fayetteville, Arkansas
August Climate Data (Page 1)

 

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    |------Normals 1991-2020------| |--------- Record Temperatures ---------|
     Temperature   Precipitation     Hi        Lo        Hi        Lo
Day  Mx/Mn  Mean  Day  Month  Year   Max  Year Max  Year Min  Year Min  Year   Day
 1   90/67   78   .09   .09  28.39   105  2011  73 *2017  75 *2006  51  1971    1 
 2   90/67   78   .09   .18  28.48   108  2011  74  1976  82  2012  52 *1973    2 
 3   90/66   78   .11   .29  28.59  (110) 2011  79  2019  78 *2011  47  1976    3 
 4   90/66   78   .10   .39  28.69   106  1964  70  1978  81  2012  49  1974    4 
 5   90/66   78   .10   .49  28.79   107  2011  75  1993 (83) 2011  51  1974    5 
 
 6   90/66   78   .11   .60  28.90   106  2011  70  1971  80  2011  54 *1990    6 
 7   90/66   78   .10   .70  29.00   104  1954  77  1989  78  1951  50  1957    7 
 8   90/66   78   .10   .80  29.10   102 *2011  69  1997  75 *2022  48  1989    8 
 9   90/66   78   .10   .90  29.20   102  1969  75  1986  77  2006  50  1989    9 
10   90/66   78   .11  1.01  29.31   101  2006  78  2008  75  2021  52  1965   10 
 
11   90/66   78   .10  1.11  29.41   105  1954  72  2004  77  1993  52 *1989   11 
12   90/66   78   .11  1.22  29.52   101  1999  72  2004  77  1999  46  1967   12 
13   90/66   78   .10  1.32  29.62   101 *2007  71  2017  76  1988  46  1967   13 
14   90/66   78   .10  1.42  29.72   100 *2010  67  1961  77  2010  50  1967   14 
15   90/65   78   .11  1.53  29.83    99 *2007  73  1964  76  2010  49  1992   15 
 
16   89/65   77   .10  1.63  29.93   102 *1956  74  1992  77  1997  47  1992   16 
17   89/65   77   .10  1.73  30.03   101  1954  71  1981  75 *1978  47  1992   17 
18   89/65   77   .11  1.84  30.14   101 *2006  76  1992  77  1978  53  1992   18 
19   89/65   77   .11  1.95  30.25   101  2006  74  2015  75  1984  50  1976   19 
20   89/65   77   .10  2.05  30.35   103  2023  69  1950  75 *2010  50 *2015   20 
 
21   89/64   76   .10  2.15  30.45   103  2023  78 *1956  77  2010  46  1956   21 
22   88/64   76   .10  2.25  30.55   100  2023  73  1961  75 *2014 (45) 1956   22 
23   88/64   76   .09  2.34  30.64    99  2023  67 *1961  73 *2011  48  1949   23 
24   88/64   76   .10  2.44  30.74   100  2023  73  1966  75  1982  52  1949   24 
25   88/64   76   .11  2.55  30.85   101  2023  76  1982  77  2004  49 *2015   25 
 
26   88/63   75   .10  2.65  30.95   100 *1990  71  1964  76  2006  47  1962   26 
27   87/63   75   .11  2.76  31.06   100 *1963  71  1992  75 *2004  50  2010   27 
28   87/63   75   .10  2.86  31.16   100 *1990  71  1986  76  1963  46  1967   28 
29   87/63   75   .10  2.96  31.26   104  1984  73  2006  75  1984  47  1986   29 
30   87/62   74   .10  3.06  31.36   101  2000 (66) 1968  73  2010  47  1988   30 
 
31   86/62   74   .11  3.17  31.47   101  2000  69  1950  75 *2011  48  1967   31 

* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
August Monthly Normals 1991-2020:
 
Normal Max Temperature:   89.0F   Monthly Heating Degree Days:         1 
Normal Min Temperature:   64.9F   Season Total Heating Degree Days:    1 
Normal Mean Temperature:  76.9F   Monthly Cooling Degree Days:       372 
Normal Monthly Rainfall:  3.17"   Season Total Cooling Degree Days: 1159 
Normal Monthly Snowfall:   0.0"
August Monthly Records:
Warmest Month:  83.3F in 1980     Wettest Month:  9.12" in 1964
Coolest Month:  71.2F in 1992     Driest Month:   0.02" in 2010
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated: October 10, 2023