Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

AUGUST TOP TENS
ALEXANDRIA

10 Warmest August's
Alexandria
1892-2025

1	91.4	2023
2	87.7	2011
3	87.3	1999
4	86.8	1924
5	86.4	1902
6	86.3	2010
7	85.9	1951
8	85.6	1998
9	85.6	1947
10	85.6	1962

10 Coolest August's
Alexandria
1892-2025

1	76.7	1893
2	78.1	1894
3	79.1	1992
4	79.5	1961
5	79.6	1940
6	79.7	1967
7	79.9	1904
8	79.9	2004
9	79.9	1895
10	80.1	1914

10 Wettest August's
Alexandria
1892-2025

1	10.44	1998
2	10.35	2016
3	9.85	2017
4	9.59	1938
5	9.36	1978
6	8.78	1926
7	8.27	1944
8	8.02	1940
9	7.99	1983
10	7.74	1894

10 Driest August's
Alexandria
1892-2025

1	0.03	2023
2	0.10	1954
3	0.13	1999
4	0.29	1957
5	0.30	1969
6	0.37	1972
7	0.42	2009
8	0.52	1952
9	0.58	1948
10	0.61	1943

Warmest & Coolest represents temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Temperature ties, if possible, have been broken by going to ten thousandths of a degree
Wettest & Driest represents rainfall in inches

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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

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