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Heavy Rainfall This Weekend in the Southern Plains and in South Florida; Bering Sea Storm in Alaska

A slow moving front will produce a threat for heavy rainfall and severe weather from New Mexico into the western High Plains through the weekend. Heavy rainfall is also expected this weekend in South Florida. The Bering Sea storm continues to bring heavy precipitation, strong winds, and minor to major coastal flooding through the weekend across western Alaska. Read More >

 

August Rainfall for Fayetteville, Arkansas

All rainfall amounts are in inches

For the 78-year period of August 1949 through August 2026

 

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 1951 3.18
2 1995 0.04 42 1958 3.29
3 2026 0.25 43 2023 3.37
4 1980 0.49 44 1982 3.48
5 2021 0.56 45 1988 3.66
6 2004 0.66 46 2003 3.71
7 1956 0.70 47 2011 3.97
8 2000 0.88 48 1991 4.09
9 1999 0.95 49 1977 4.26
10 1969 0.95 50 1966 4.30
11 2016 1.09 51 2012 4.32
12 1984 1.11 52 1997 4.36
13 2020 1.14 53 2015 4.41
14 1990 1.17 54 2022 4.58
15 1998 1.19 55 1978 4.77
16 1960 1.20 56 1975 4.89
17 2001 1.35 57 1962 4.90
18 1954 1.49 58 1993 5.10
19 1983 1.51 59 2019 5.24
20 2005 1.66 60 1950 5.59
21 1953 1.79 61 2017 5.66
22 1976 1.80 62 1974 5.75
23 2014 2.08 63 1952 5.79
24 1979 2.09 64 1961 5.89
25 1989 2.13 65 2008 5.91
26 1972 2.19 66 2024 5.99
27 1970 2.31 67 2018 6.18
28 1968 2.45 68 2009 6.19
29 2007 2.56 69 1985 6.23
30 1955 2.67 70 2002 6.61
31 1949 2.69 71 1957 6.81
32 1996 2.73 72 2025 6.91
33 1959 2.73 73 1986 7.07
34 2013 2.82 74 1965 7.25
35 1971 2.82 75 1981 7.30
36 1994 2.83 76 2006 7.44
37 1963 2.92 77 1987 7.87
38 1973 3.04 78 1964 9.12
39 1992 3.10      
40 1967 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 2026 0.25
37 1958 3.29 77 1995 0.04
38 1967 3.18 78 2010 0.02
39 1951 3.18      
40 1992 3.10      
           

 

Data is for Drake Field

 

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Updated: September 25, 2026