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Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall This Week

A significant heat wave is underway for the Intermountain West, Northern Plains, and Upper Great Lakes, peaking in intensity through midweek and lingering across parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest until this weekend. In southwest Texas, excessive rainfall may bring a risk for potentially life-threatening flash and arroyo flooding through Thursday. 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