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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

Fort Smith, Arkansas
August Climate Data (Page 2)

    |-- Temp. Records --||- Precip Records -||------ Degree Day Normals -------|
     Hi        Lo         Record    Record    Heating          Cooling
Day  Mean Year Mean Year  Rain Year Snow Year Day Month Season Day Month Season  Day
 1   95.0 2011 71.0 1971  1.63 1895  0.0  --    0    0      0   19   19   1269    1 
 2   98.0 2011 71.0 1973  1.74 1974  0.0  --    0    0      0   19   38   1288    2 
 3  (99.5)2011 69.5 1976  1.58 1933  0.0  --    0    0      0   19   57   1307    3 
 4   93.5 2012 69.5 1912  4.35 1931  0.0  --    0    0      0   19   76   1326    4 
 5   97.5 2011 68.0*1912  1.64 2010  0.0  --    0    0      0   19   95   1345    5 
 
 6   96.0 2011 68.5 1912 (5.09)1971  0.0  --    0    0      0   19  114   1364    6 
 7   94.0 1934 65.5 1997  0.90*1921  0.0  --    0    0      0   19  133   1383    7 
 8   93.0 1934 67.5 1997  4.25 1897  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  151   1401    8 
 9   95.5 1934 70.0 1989  1.94 1974  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  169   1419    9 
10   96.5 1936 71.0 1940  3.92 2008  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  187   1437   10 
 
11   92.5*1936 69.5*2004  2.40 1893  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  205   1455   11 
12   95.0 1934 67.5 1967  2.06 1957  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  223   1473   12 
13   93.0 1943 67.5*2004  2.52 2002  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  241   1491   13 
14   93.0 1943 67.0 1961  3.44 2020  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  259   1509   14 
15   93.0 1943 67.0 1964  3.63 2018  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  277   1527   15 
 
16   93.0 1943 66.5 1992  2.93 1938  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  295   1545   16 
17   93.0*1954 67.0 1992  2.60 1940  0.0  --    0    0      0   18  313   1563   17 
18   91.0 1934 67.5 1992  1.96 1915  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  330   1580   18 
19   94.0 1934 70.5 2015  3.99 1915  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  347   1597   19 
20   93.0 1934 68.5 1950  5.07 1890  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  364   1614   20 
 
21   92.0*2023 68.5 1956  1.42 1894  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  381   1631   21 
22   91.0 1922 70.0 1961  3.74 2019  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  398   1648   22 
23   91.0 2023 62.0 1891  1.29 2019  0.0  --    0    0      0   17  415   1665   23 
24   92.0 2023(60.5)1891  4.04 2019  0.0  --    0    0      0   16  431   1681   24 
25   92.5 2023 64.0 1887  1.76 2002  0.0  --    0    0      0   16  447   1697   25 
 
26   91.0 1998 67.0 1887  2.70 1944  0.0  --    0    0      0   16  463   1713   26 
27   90.5 1936 63.5 1927  1.62 1965  0.0  --    0    0      0   16  479   1729   27 
28   89.5 1963 64.5 1927  2.67 1964  0.0  --    0    0      0   15  495   1745   28 
29   89.0 1932 64.5 1986  1.22 1935  0.0  --    0    0      0   15  510   1760   29 
30   89.0 1954 63.5 1915  0.97 1944  0.0  --    0    0      0   15  525   1775   30
31   90.0 2011 62.5 1915  2.47 2020  0.0  --    0    0      0   15  540   1790   31
* Indicates occurrences in previous years     ( ) Indicates monthly extremes
Period of Record:

Temperature:  June 1882 - Present
Rainfall:     June 1882 - Present
Snowfall:     October 1883 - Present
Normals:      1991-2020 (30 Year Average)
(Monthly normals are computed by adding all of the daily mean data
 and then dividing by the number of days in the month)

 

Updated:  November 1, 2023