Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. 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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