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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms for Friday

Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding Friday and Friday night from central Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected from central Texas to middle Tennessee and central Kentucky Friday afternoon into early Friday night. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats. Read More >

 

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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Updated: September 10, 2024