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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 Fort Smith, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 145-year period of August 1882 through August 2026

 

Wettest August was 11.70 recorded in 2019

Driest August was Trace recorded in 2000

Difference between the wettest and driest August was 11.70

 

Driest August      Wettest August
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2000 TRACE 76 2003 2.71
2 1932 0.12 77 1912 2.76
3 1929 0.12 78 1945 2.78
4 1999 0.20 79 1976 2.82
5 1916 0.23 80 1987 2.83
6 2026 0.26 81 1955 2.83
7 1923 0.29 82 2006 2.87
8 1973 0.44 83 1966 2.87
9 1978 0.47 84 1994 2.91
10 1995 0.50 85 1885 2.99
11 1936 0.50 86 1900 3.01
12 1907 0.52 87 1938 3.03
13 1901 0.58 88 1941 3.05
14 1980 0.65 89 1902 3.07
15 1925 0.76 90 2025 3.09
16 1946 0.78 91 1970 3.11
17 1909 0.82 92 1917 3.18
18 1913 0.84 93 1892 3.36
19 2021 0.86 94 1948 3.39
20 1963 0.86 95 1942 3.46
21 1930 0.95 96 2002 3.55
22 2007 0.98 97 1985 3.57
23 1918 0.99 98 1990 3.60
24 1988 1.05 99 1884 3.73
25 1972 1.13 100 1894 3.74
26 1899 1.15 101 1965 3.81
27 1939 1.19 102 2013 3.84
28 1943 1.22 103 1893 3.87
29 2004 1.27 104 2016 3.88
30 1968 1.27 105 1910 3.91
31 1937 1.29 106 1928 4.02
32 1896 1.31 107 2011 4.13
33 1883 1.32 108 1903 4.15
34 1882 1.34 109 1996 4.38
35 1947 1.38 110 2015 4.43
36 1949 1.42 111 1979 4.44
37 1889 1.44 112 1921 4.45
38 2014 1.58 113 1958 4.51
39 1935 1.60 114 1975 4.91
40 1960 1.63 115 1919 4.92
41 1967 1.64 116 1927 4.93
42 1920 1.68 117 1887 4.94
43 1924 1.72 118 1951 4.96
44 1998 1.73 119 1895 4.98
45 1905 1.73 120 2009 5.10
46 1959 1.76 121 1961 5.17
47 1991 1.80 122 1914 5.21
48 1934 1.80 123 1940 5.26
49 1891 1.80 124 1964 5.62
50 2005 1.82 125 1986 5.63
51 1886 1.82 126 1957 5.83
52 2001 1.88 127 1897 5.97
53 1922 1.88 128 1898 6.10
54 1984 2.00 129 1933 6.19
55 2022 2.02 130 1974 6.22
56 1954 2.02 131 1911 6.25
57 1950 2.12 132 1888 6.26
58 1997 2.16 133 1906 6.48
59 1981 2.17 134 1971 6.57
60 2012 2.18 135 2017 7.00
61 2010 2.27 136 1944 7.19
62 1992 2.34 137 2024 7.20
63 1982 2.35 138 1908 7.32
64 1956 2.36 139 2008 7.42
65 1969 2.37 140 1931 8.71
66 1904 2.38 141 2018 9.53
67 1983 2.39 142 1915 9.64
68 1989 2.45 143 2020 9.98
69 1952 2.50 144 1890 10.89
70 1953 2.52 145 2019 11.70
71 1962 2.55      
72 1993 2.57      
73 1977 2.61      
74 2023 2.65      
75 1926 2.70      
           
 
RANK YEAR RAIN RANK YEAR RAIN
           
1 2019 11.70 76 1953 2.52
2 1890 10.89 77 1952 2.50
3 2020 9.98 78 1989 2.45
4 1915 9.64 79 1983 2.39
5 2018 9.53 80 1904 2.38
6 1931 8.71 81 1969 2.37
7 2008 7.42 82 1956 2.36
8 1908 7.32 83 1982 2.35
9 2024 7.20 84 1992 2.34
10 1944 7.19 85 2010 2.27
11 2017 7.00 86 2012 2.18
12 1971 6.57 87 1981 2.17
13 1906 6.48 88 1997 2.16
14 1888 6.26 89 1950 2.12
15 1911 6.25 90 2022 2.02
16 1974 6.22 91 1954 2.02
17 1933 6.19 92 1984 2.00
18 1898 6.10 93 2001 1.88
19 1897 5.97 94 1922 1.88
20 1957 5.83 95 2005 1.82
21 1986 5.63 96 1886 1.82
22 1964 5.62 97 1991 1.80
23 1940 5.26 98 1934 1.80
24 1914 5.21 99 1891 1.80
25 1961 5.17 100 1959 1.76
26 2009 5.10 101 1998 1.73
27 1895 4.98 102 1905 1.73
28 1951 4.96 103 1924 1.72
29 1887 4.94 104 1920 1.68
30 1927 4.93 105 1967 1.64
31 1919 4.92 106 1960 1.63
32 1975 4.91 107 1935 1.60
33 1958 4.51 108 2014 1.58
34 1921 4.45 109 1889 1.44
35 1979 4.44 110 1949 1.42
36 2015 4.43 111 1947 1.38
37 1996 4.38 112 1882 1.34
38 1903 4.15 113 1883 1.32
39 2011 4.13 114 1896 1.31
40 1928 4.02 115 1937 1.29
41 1910 3.91 116 2004 1.27
42 2016 3.88 117 1968 1.27
43 1893 3.87 118 1943 1.22
44 2013 3.84 119 1939 1.19
45 1965 3.81 120 1899 1.15
46 1894 3.74 121 1972 1.13
47 1884 3.73 122 1988 1.05
48 1990 3.60 123 1918 0.99
49 1985 3.57 124 2007 0.98
50 2002 3.55 125 1930 0.95
51 1942 3.46 126 2021 0.86
52 1948 3.39 127 1963 0.86
53 1892 3.36 128 1913 0.84
54 1917 3.18 129 1909 0.82
55 1970 3.11 130 1946 0.78
56 2025 3.09 131 1925 0.76
57 1902 3.07 132 1980 0.65
58 1941 3.05 133 1901 0.58
59 1938 3.03 134 1907 0.52
60 1900 3.01 135 1995 0.50
61 1885 2.99 136 1936 0.50
62 1994 2.91 137 1978 0.47
63 2006 2.87 138 1973 0.44
64 1966 2.87 139 1923 0.29
65 1987 2.83 140 2026 0.26
66 1955 2.83 141 1916 0.23
67 1976 2.82 142 1999 0.20
68 1945 2.78 143 1932 0.12
69 1912 2.76 144 1929 0.12
70 2003 2.71 145 2000 TRACE
71 1926 2.70      
72 2023 2.65      
73 1977 2.61      
74 1993 2.57      
75 1962 2.55      
           

 

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Updated: September 25, 2026