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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley Tuesday

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms appear likely Tuesday across the Midwest and Ohio Valley, with severe wind gusts in excess of 75 mph as the primary threat. Heavy to excessive rainfall may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding impacts Tuesday across portions of the Ohio Valley. A Moderate Risk (level 3 of 4) of excessive rainfall has been issued. 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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Updated: November 7, 2025