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Frigid Airmass to Bring Significantly Colder Temperatures; Snow Continues Downwind of the Great Lakes

A frigid cold airmass will bring significantly colder weather across the eastern two thirds of the country early this week. Record low temperatures are expected in the Southeast by Tuesday morning. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Great Lakes through Monday. Several inches of snow accumulation is expected, including in portions of the Chicago Metro Read More >

 

August Rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 144-year period of August 1882 through August 2025

 

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 76 1912 2.76
2 1932 0.12 77 1945 2.78
3 1929 0.12 78 1976 2.82
4 1999 0.20 79 1987 2.83
5 1916 0.23 80 1955 2.83
6 1923 0.29 81 2006 2.87
7 1973 0.44 82 1966 2.87
8 1978 0.47 83 1994 2.91
9 1995 0.50 84 1885 2.99
10 1936 0.50 85 1900 3.01
11 1907 0.52 86 1938 3.03
12 1901 0.58 87 1941 3.05
13 1980 0.65 88 1902 3.07
14 1925 0.76 89 2025 3.09
15 1946 0.78 90 1970 3.11
16 1909 0.82 91 1917 3.18
17 1913 0.84 92 1892 3.36
18 2021 0.86 93 1948 3.39
19 1963 0.86 94 1942 3.46
20 1930 0.95 95 2002 3.55
21 2007 0.98 96 1985 3.57
22 1918 0.99 97 1990 3.60
23 1988 1.05 98 1884 3.73
24 1972 1.13 99 1894 3.74
25 1899 1.15 100 1965 3.81
26 1939 1.19 101 2013 3.84
27 1943 1.22 102 1893 3.87
28 2004 1.27 103 2016 3.88
29 1968 1.27 104 1910 3.91
30 1937 1.29 105 1928 4.02
31 1896 1.31 106 2011 4.13
32 1883 1.32 107 1903 4.15
33 1882 1.34 108 1996 4.38
34 1947 1.38 109 2015 4.43
35 1949 1.42 110 1979 4.44
36 1889 1.44 111 1921 4.45
37 2014 1.58 112 1958 4.51
38 1935 1.60 113 1975 4.91
39 1960 1.63 114 1919 4.92
40 1967 1.64 115 1927 4.93
41 1920 1.68 116 1887 4.94
42 1924 1.72 117 1951 4.96
43 1998 1.73 118 1895 4.98
44 1905 1.73 119 2009 5.10
45 1959 1.76 120 1961 5.17
46 1991 1.80 121 1914 5.21
47 1934 1.80 122 1940 5.26
48 1891 1.80 123 1964 5.62
49 2005 1.82 124 1986 5.63
50 1886 1.82 125 1957 5.83
51 2001 1.88 126 1897 5.97
52 1922 1.88 127 1898 6.10
53 1984 2.00 128 1933 6.19
54 2022 2.02 129 1974 6.22
55 1954 2.02 130 1911 6.25
56 1950 2.12 131 1888 6.26
57 1997 2.16 132 1906 6.48
58 1981 2.17 133 1971 6.57
59 2012 2.18 134 2017 7.00
60 2010 2.27 135 1944 7.19
61 1992 2.34 136 2024 7.20
62 1982 2.35 137 1908 7.32
63 1956 2.36 138 2008 7.42
64 1969 2.37 139 1931 8.71
65 1904 2.38 140 2018 9.53
66 1983 2.39 141 1915 9.64
67 1989 2.45 142 2020 9.98
68 1952 2.50 143 1890 10.89
69 1953 2.52 144 2019 11.70
70 1962 2.55      
71 1993 2.57      
72 1977 2.61      
73 2023 2.65      
74 1926 2.70      
75 2003 2.71      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2019 11.70 76 1953 2.52
2 1890 10.89 77 1952 2.50
3 2020 9.98 78 1989 2.45
4 1915 9.64 79 1983 2.39
5 2018 9.53 80 1904 2.38
6 1931 8.71 81 1969 2.37
7 2008 7.42 82 1956 2.36
8 1908 7.32 83 1982 2.35
9 2024 7.20 84 1992 2.34
10 1944 7.19 85 2010 2.27
11 2017 7.00 86 2012 2.18
12 1971 6.57 87 1981 2.17
13 1906 6.48 88 1997 2.16
14 1888 6.26 89 1950 2.12
15 1911 6.25 90 2022 2.02
16 1974 6.22 91 1954 2.02
17 1933 6.19 92 1984 2.00
18 1898 6.10 93 2001 1.88
19 1897 5.97 94 1922 1.88
20 1957 5.83 95 2005 1.82
21 1986 5.63 96 1886 1.82
22 1964 5.62 97 1991 1.80
23 1940 5.26 98 1934 1.80
24 1914 5.21 99 1891 1.80
25 1961 5.17 100 1959 1.76
26 2009 5.10 101 1998 1.73
27 1895 4.98 102 1905 1.73
28 1951 4.96 103 1924 1.72
29 1887 4.94 104 1920 1.68
30 1927 4.93 105 1967 1.64
31 1919 4.92 106 1960 1.63
32 1975 4.91 107 1935 1.60
33 1958 4.51 108 2014 1.58
34 1921 4.45 109 1889 1.44
35 1979 4.44 110 1949 1.42
36 2015 4.43 111 1947 1.38
37 1996 4.38 112 1882 1.34
38 1903 4.15 113 1883 1.32
39 2011 4.13 114 1896 1.31
40 1928 4.02 115 1937 1.29
41 1910 3.91 116 2004 1.27
42 2016 3.88 117 1968 1.27
43 1893 3.87 118 1943 1.22
44 2013 3.84 119 1939 1.19
45 1965 3.81 120 1899 1.15
46 1894 3.74 121 1972 1.13
47 1884 3.73 122 1988 1.05
48 1990 3.60 123 1918 0.99
49 1985 3.57 124 2007 0.98
50 2002 3.55 125 1930 0.95
51 1942 3.46 126 2021 0.86
52 1948 3.39 127 1963 0.86
53 1892 3.36 128 1913 0.84
54 1917 3.18 129 1909 0.82
55 1970 3.11 130 1946 0.78
56 2025 3.09 131 1925 0.76
57 1902 3.07 132 1980 0.65
58 1941 3.05 133 1901 0.58
59 1938 3.03 134 1907 0.52
60 1900 3.01 135 1995 0.50
61 1885 2.99 136 1936 0.50
62 1994 2.91 137 1978 0.47
63 2006 2.87 138 1973 0.44
64 1966 2.87 139 1923 0.29
65 1987 2.83 140 1916 0.23
66 1955 2.83 141 1999 0.20
67 1976 2.82 142 1932 0.12
68 1945 2.78 143 1929 0.12
69 1912 2.76 144 2000 TRACE
70 2003 2.71      
71 1926 2.70      
72 2023 2.65      
73 1977 2.61      
74 1993 2.57      
75 1962 2.55      
           

 

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Updated: November 7, 2025