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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

 

July August September

 

Updated: September 10, 2024