Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

August Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of August 1949 through August 2025

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	2025	6.91
32	1959	2.73	72	1986	7.07
33	2013	2.82	73	1965	7.25
34	1971	2.82	74	1981	7.30
35	1994	2.83	75	2006	7.44
36	1963	2.92	76	1987	7.87
37	1973	3.04	77	1964	9.12
38	1992	3.10
39	1967	3.18
40	1951	3.18

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1964	9.12	41	1973	3.04
2	1987	7.87	42	1963	2.92
3	2006	7.44	43	1994	2.83
4	1981	7.30	44	2013	2.82
5	1965	7.25	45	1971	2.82
6	1986	7.07	46	1996	2.73
7	2025	6.91	47	1959	2.73
8	1957	6.81	48	1949	2.69
9	2002	6.61	49	1955	2.67
10	1985	6.23	50	2007	2.56
11	2009	6.19	51	1968	2.45
12	2018	6.18	52	1970	2.31
13	2024	5.99	53	1972	2.19
14	2008	5.91	54	1989	2.13
15	1961	5.89	55	1979	2.09
16	1952	5.79	56	2014	2.08
17	1974	5.75	57	1976	1.80
18	2017	5.66	58	1953	1.79
19	1950	5.59	59	2005	1.66
20	2019	5.24	60	1983	1.51
21	1993	5.10	61	1954	1.49
22	1962	4.90	62	2001	1.35
23	1975	4.89	63	1960	1.20
24	1978	4.77	64	1998	1.19
25	2022	4.58	65	1990	1.17
26	2015	4.41	66	2020	1.14
27	1997	4.36	67	1984	1.11
28	2012	4.32	68	2016	1.09
29	1966	4.30	69	1999	0.95
30	1977	4.26	70	1969	0.95
31	1991	4.09	71	2000	0.88
32	2011	3.97	72	1956	0.70
33	2003	3.71	73	2004	0.66
34	1988	3.66	74	2021	0.56
35	1982	3.48	75	1980	0.49
36	2023	3.37	76	1995	0.04
37	1958	3.29	77	2010	0.02
38	1967	3.18
39	1951	3.18
40	1992	3.10

Data is for Drake Field

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