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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

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