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Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

August Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 77-year period of August 1949 through August 2025

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	2025	6.91
32	1959	2.73	72	1986	7.07
33	2013	2.82	73	1965	7.25
34	1971	2.82	74	1981	7.30
35	1994	2.83	75	2006	7.44
36	1963	2.92	76	1987	7.87
37	1973	3.04	77	1964	9.12
38	1992	3.10
39	1967	3.18
40	1951	3.18

RANK	YEAR	RAIN	RANK	YEAR	RAIN

1	1964	9.12	41	1973	3.04
2	1987	7.87	42	1963	2.92
3	2006	7.44	43	1994	2.83
4	1981	7.30	44	2013	2.82
5	1965	7.25	45	1971	2.82
6	1986	7.07	46	1996	2.73
7	2025	6.91	47	1959	2.73
8	1957	6.81	48	1949	2.69
9	2002	6.61	49	1955	2.67
10	1985	6.23	50	2007	2.56
11	2009	6.19	51	1968	2.45
12	2018	6.18	52	1970	2.31
13	2024	5.99	53	1972	2.19
14	2008	5.91	54	1989	2.13
15	1961	5.89	55	1979	2.09
16	1952	5.79	56	2014	2.08
17	1974	5.75	57	1976	1.80
18	2017	5.66	58	1953	1.79
19	1950	5.59	59	2005	1.66
20	2019	5.24	60	1983	1.51
21	1993	5.10	61	1954	1.49
22	1962	4.90	62	2001	1.35
23	1975	4.89	63	1960	1.20
24	1978	4.77	64	1998	1.19
25	2022	4.58	65	1990	1.17
26	2015	4.41	66	2020	1.14
27	1997	4.36	67	1984	1.11
28	2012	4.32	68	2016	1.09
29	1966	4.30	69	1999	0.95
30	1977	4.26	70	1969	0.95
31	1991	4.09	71	2000	0.88
32	2011	3.97	72	1956	0.70
33	2003	3.71	73	2004	0.66
34	1988	3.66	74	2021	0.56
35	1982	3.48	75	1980	0.49
36	2023	3.37	76	1995	0.04
37	1958	3.29	77	2010	0.02
38	1967	3.18
39	1951	3.18
40	1992	3.10

Data is for Drake Field

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