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Nor'Easter Continues to Bring Heavy Rain and Coastal Impacts; Nolo Continues to Impact Hawaii

The nor’easter will weaken tonight, easing beach conditions and coastal flooding, though locally heavy rain will continue in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England into Monday. Hurricane Nolo continues to bring strong winds and large waves to Hawaii. A multi-day rain event will return to the Four Corners region Monday and expand to the south-central U.S. by midweek. Read More >

 

August Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 78-year period of August 1949 through August 2026

 

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 1951 3.18
2 1995 0.04 42 1958 3.29
3 2026 0.25 43 2023 3.37
4 1980 0.49 44 1982 3.48
5 2021 0.56 45 1988 3.66
6 2004 0.66 46 2003 3.71
7 1956 0.70 47 2011 3.97
8 2000 0.88 48 1991 4.09
9 1999 0.95 49 1977 4.26
10 1969 0.95 50 1966 4.30
11 2016 1.09 51 2012 4.32
12 1984 1.11 52 1997 4.36
13 2020 1.14 53 2015 4.41
14 1990 1.17 54 2022 4.58
15 1998 1.19 55 1978 4.77
16 1960 1.20 56 1975 4.89
17 2001 1.35 57 1962 4.90
18 1954 1.49 58 1993 5.10
19 1983 1.51 59 2019 5.24
20 2005 1.66 60 1950 5.59
21 1953 1.79 61 2017 5.66
22 1976 1.80 62 1974 5.75
23 2014 2.08 63 1952 5.79
24 1979 2.09 64 1961 5.89
25 1989 2.13 65 2008 5.91
26 1972 2.19 66 2024 5.99
27 1970 2.31 67 2018 6.18
28 1968 2.45 68 2009 6.19
29 2007 2.56 69 1985 6.23
30 1955 2.67 70 2002 6.61
31 1949 2.69 71 1957 6.81
32 1996 2.73 72 2025 6.91
33 1959 2.73 73 1986 7.07
34 2013 2.82 74 1965 7.25
35 1971 2.82 75 1981 7.30
36 1994 2.83 76 2006 7.44
37 1963 2.92 77 1987 7.87
38 1973 3.04 78 1964 9.12
39 1992 3.10      
40 1967 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 2026 0.25
37 1958 3.29 77 1995 0.04
38 1967 3.18 78 2010 0.02
39 1951 3.18      
40 1992 3.10      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: September 25, 2026